Principal Flavourist Lead

Givaudan Schweiz AG

Kemptthal

Hybrid

CHF 190,000 - 280,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Learning & development

40 hour work week

Remote one day per week

Pension contributions

Staff restaurant meals

Company shop discounts

REKA vouchers

SBB travelcard

Private accident coverage

Family/education allowance

Job summary

Givaudan Schweiz AG in Kemptthal seeks a Principal Flavourist Lead to guide Europe’s savoury flavour innovation and mentor talent. You will champion best practices, define strategic frameworks, and align design goals with performance targets while representing flavour expertise to customers and industry partners.

You will also lead regional collaboration, drive digital adoption in flavour creation, and translate global plans into profitable regional success.

Qualifications

Over 20 years as a flavourist, predominantly in savoury.
Experience across multiple countries.
Advanced expertise in flavour formulation and sensory evaluation.
Strong leadership, innovation and community engagement.

Responsibilities

Lead the European Savoury flavourist community and drive innovation.
Define strategic frameworks and design identity goals for excellence.
Act as spokesperson for Savoury flavour expertise to customers and partners.
Integrate digital tools into flavour creation and accelerate speed to market.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Doctorate

MSc/BSc in food science/chemistry/biology

Tools

Digital tools

Data analytics

Modelling

Job description

Principal Flavourist Lead

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.

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 similarMinimum 20 years of experience as a flavourist - majority within the savoury segmentExperience across multiple countriesExperience technical leadership, innovation and community engagementAdvanced expertise in flavour formulation and sensory evaluation, delivering innovative flavour solutions that meet market needs and guide commercial successEngaging communicator, translating complex topics into clear, applicable insights that influence decisions and foster organizational agreementExpertise in digital tools, data analytics, sustainable sourcing, and modelling to accelerate speed to market, and deliver customer valueExperience connecting technical innovation to strategic results, influencing investment decisions, and strengthening market leadership

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