Food & Beverage Application Technologist Germany (m/f/d)

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There's much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.  

As a Food & Beverage Application Technologist, you are a technical expert and advisor for our beverage and dairy customers in Germany. You'll be part of a passionate team that works together to develop innovative flavors and shape the products of tomorrow

You will be based in Dortmund, Germany, and report directly to the Application Manager.

The position is available immediately and is permanent.

In this exciting role, you will take on the following responsibilities:

• Flavor Selection: Choose suitable flavors from our portfolio according to customer requirements and preferences.

• Product Development: Develop innovative concepts and products, focusing on carbonated soft drinks, functional beverages, and several dairy products.

• Cross-Segment Support: Provide support to both the beverage and dairy segments.

• Project Management: Manage customer projects from initiation to successful completion, ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards.

• Customer Workshops & Co-Creation Sessions: Lead inspiring workshops and joint development sessions with customers to facilitate efficient product creation.

• Communication: Maintain active exchanges with our customers and within the Givaudan community. Create and deliver presentations for both internal and external audiences.

• Market Understanding & Innovation: Analyze markets and observe trends to identify relevant developments early in the German food & beverage sector.

• Teamwork: Collaborate actively as a valued team member to support our shared success.

Your Profile:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Beverage Technology, or a comparable field

• At least 3 years of professional experience in product development or the flavor industry, as an advantage in the beverage sector

• Solid expertise in formulation, processing, and stability of beverages; as an advanage additional dairy experience

• Experience in project management including experience leading customer projects

• Experienced in transforming market trends into innovative products tailored to specific customer needs

• Fluent German and English skills, both written and spoken

What makes us stand out in Dortmund:

You'll enjoy short, open, and honest communication paths within a great team. You will work a 37.5-hour week with flexible working hours under the chemical industry collective agreement. You'll benefit from 30 days of vacation, parking options, a canteen, bike leasing, and fresh fruit, water, coffee, and tea — available as much as you like.

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At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives.

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.

Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.

Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.