Seasoning Developer (M/F/D) - Symrise

Symrise; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 55.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Symrise is seeking an experienced seasoning developer to lead concepts from idea to production, ensuring performance and customer satisfaction. You will work with cross-functional teams and engage with a key snack customer to optimize formulations and validate them through lab and industrial trials.

You will support scale-up, troubleshoot production issues, and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards while translating market trends into relevant product development.

Formación

• 5–9 years of experience in seasoning, savory, or flavor development (ideally in snacks or savory foods).
• Fluent in English and Spanish (both required).
• Strong understanding of seasoning functionality in industrial food production.

Responsabilidades

• Lead development of seasoning solutions tailored to customer product portfolios.
• Create, optimize, and adapt formulations based on performance targets, customer needs, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure excellent application performance in finished products, including taste, stability, and process behavior.
• Evaluate formulations through lab work, pilot trials, and industrial validation.
• Support scale-up and production trials, both internally and at customer sites.
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement corrective actions when needed.
• Act as a key technical contact for the customer on ongoing projects and innovation initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with R&D, Operations, Quality, Regulatory, Sales, and Supply Chain.
• Deliver projects on time, fully documented, and aligned with internal processes and customer constraints.
• Ensure compliance with safety, hygiene, and environmental standards.

Conocimientos

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer-facing communication

Problem solving

Seasoning formulation

Manufacturing trials

Descripción del empleo

As an experienced seasoning developer, you lead seasoning concepts from idea to production, ensuring technical performance and customer satisfaction. You work closely with cross-functional teams and directly engage with a key snack customer. You optimize formulations, validate them through lab and industrial trials, and support scale-up and production, driving on-time delivery and compliant results. This role blends hands-on development with strategic customer collaboration to shape savory product offerings.

• Lead development of seasoning solutions tailored to customer product portfolios
• Create, optimize, and adapt formulations based on performance targets, customer needs, and regulatory requirements
• Ensure excellent application performance in finished products, including taste, stability, and process behavior
• Evaluate formulations through lab work, pilot trials, and industrial validation
• Support scale-up and production trials, both internally and at customer sites
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement corrective actions when needed
• Act as a key technical contact for the customer on ongoing projects and innovation initiatives
• Collaborate closely with R&D, Operations, Quality, Regulatory, Sales, and Supply Chain
• Deliver projects on time, fully documented, and aligned with internal processes and customer constraints
• Ensure compliance with safety, hygiene, and environmental standards
• 5–9 years of experience in seasoning, savory, or flavor development (ideally in snacks or savory foods)
• Fluent in English and Spanish (both required)
• Strong understanding of seasoning functionality in industrial food production
• Hands-on experience with manufacturing trials and scale-up
• Solid knowledge of ingredients, processing technologies, and regulatory requirements
• Ability to translate market trends into relevant product development
• Experience managing cost optimization, raw material selection, and margin targets
• Confident in customer-facing situations, able to clarify needs and present solutions
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
• cross-functional collaboration
• customer-facing communication
• problem solving
• seasoning formulation
• manufacturing trials and scale-up