Senior Savoury Flavour Lead – Europe

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

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.

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