About this role
As Principal Flavourist Lead, you will serve as the leading expert for the European Savoury segment, driving innovation, technical excellence, and best practices across the flavour creation community. You will develop and mentor talent to build future capabilities, strengthen commercial and business expertise, and create differentiated flavour solutions that reinforce Givaudan's competitive advantage in the savoury market.
You will be based in Kemptthal and reporting directly to the Creation Director Europe.
Please attach to the application your Cover Letter explaing your interest in the role!
In this exciting role you will be responsible for:
Functional Leadership of the Savoury Flavourist Community
Lead the European flavourist community, promoting knowledge sharing, collaboration, and innovation.
Represent Region in global expert communities of practice to ensure regional relevance in flavour innovation.
Accountable for talent and development process within the regional flavour community, by active participation in training and learning programmes for flavourists.
Creation Excellence and Innovation
Define and oversee strategic frameworks, tools and design identity goals supporting flavour excellence and innovation. Aligning them with our performance goals.
Be the spokesperson for Savoury flavour expertise, representing the function to other teams, industry associations, and key customers.
Integrate new digital tools into flavour creation processes, being a champion to the wider community to promote use and to enhance efficiency.
Regional Innovation and Customer Partnership
Lead mid-term development programmes, connecting with the sub-regions to understand their needs, then translating global S&T plans into successful and profitable commercial solutions for the region.
Partner with cross-functional teams (Commercial, S&T, Procurement, Regulatory, Operations, Pricing & Controlling) to improve and deliver superior flavour performance.
Serve as a strategic partner to strategic customers, representing Givaudan's creation capabilities in top to top strategic discussions.
Your professional profile includes
Bachelor or Master's degree in food science, Chemistry, Biology or similar
Minimum 20 years of experience as a flavourist - majority within the savoury segment
Experience across multiple countries
Experience technical leadership, innovation and community engagement
Advanced expertise in flavour formulation and sensory evaluation, delivering innovative flavour solutions that meet market needs and guide commercial success
Engaging communicator, translating complex topics into clear, applicable insights that influence decisions and foster organizational agreement
Expertise in digital tools, data analytics, sustainable sourcing, and modelling to accelerate speed to market, and deliver customer value
Experience connecting technical innovation to strategic results, influencing investment decisions, and strengthening market leadership
Your benefits in Kemptthal
Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development
40 hour working week
1 remote working day per week
Additional paid days off
Favorable pension fund contributions
Subsidized meals in the Staff restaurant
Sport and leisure club (amenities/showers on site)
Discounts at the company shop
Subsidized: REKA vouchers and SBB half fare travelcard
Worldwide private accident coverage and free choice of hospital
Worldwide private accident insurance
Additional family/education allowance