Flavour Creation Specialist

Bayfield Food Ingredients; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Bayfield Food Ingredients Pvt. Ltd. in Kochi invites a Flavour Creation Specialist to join our growing team.

You will lead development of differentiated flavour systems across savoury, bakery, confectionery, dairy and beverages, translating customer briefs into commercially viable solutions. With 5–10+ years of hands‑on flavour creation experience and training, you will build Bayfield's flavour library, mentor junior technologists, and collaborate with application, R&D, quality, procurement and

Qualifications

• Degree/diploma in flavour technology or related field.
• 5–10+ years of hands-on flavour creation experience.
• Experience spanning savoury and sweet categories preferred.
• Flavour creation training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative flavour formulations for savoury, bakery, confectionery, dairy and beverage applications.
• Translate customer briefs into commercially successful flavour solutions.
• Create proprietary flavour concepts and platform technologies for future growth.
• Help establish Bayfield's flavour library, laboratory, raw material repertoire, technical systems and best practices as the company scales.
• Recommend new raw materials, flavour technologies and processing approaches.
• Work closely with application, R&D, quality, procurement and commercial teams.
• Participate in customer visits, sensory sessions and technical presentations.
• Conduct flavour matching, optimisation and benchmarking.
• Validate flavour performance across baking, frying, extrusion, retort and other processing systems.
• Ensure documentation, costing, regulatory compliance and allergen declarations meet required standards.
• Monitor emerging global and regional flavour trends and convert them into commercially viable innovation platforms.
• Mentor junior technologists and help build Bayfield's flavour capability.

Skills

Flavour creation experience

Sensory evaluation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree/Diploma in Flavour Technology, Food Science, Food Technology, Chemistry

Job description

Bayfield Food Ingredients Pvt. Ltd.

Job Description

Position : Flavour Creation Specialist

Location : Kochi, Kerala

Qualification : Degree/Diploma in Flavour Technology, Food Science, Food Technology, Chemistry or related discipline. Had flavour creation training preferred.

Experience : 5–10+ years of hands‑on flavour creation experience, ideally spanning sweet & savoury categories.

Why Join Bayfield?

If you are looking for another flavourist job, Bayfield may not be the right place for you. If you are looking to help build one of India's next‑generation flavour companies, we'd love to meet you. Most flavourists spend their careers working within large global organisations supported by extensive flavour libraries, mature systems and specialist teams. Bayfield offers a different opportunity. We are building a world‑class flavour company in India. This role is for someone who wants to create—not simply maintain—a flavour capability. You will have the freedom to innovate, influence technical direction, build Bayfield's flavour library, work directly with customers and help shape the future of the organisation.

As Bayfield enters its next phase of growth, we are building access to international flavour technologies and capabilities through a strategic global collaboration. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to building a flavour business at an early stage while benefiting from growing access to international technical capabilities. This provides our technical team with the opportunity to combine entrepreneurial agility with world‑class flavour expertise.

Purpose of the Role

To establish and strengthen Bayfield's flavour creation capability by developing differentiated flavour systems that delight customers, strengthen Bayfield's intellectual property, and establish a sustainable competitive advantage. The Flavour Creation Specialist will combine science, creativity, and commercial understanding to develop proprietary flavour solutions that create lasting value for customers and for Bayfield.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop innovative flavour formulations for savoury, bakery, confectionery, dairy and beverage applications.
• Translate customer briefs into commercially successful flavour solutions.
• Create proprietary flavour concepts and platform technologies for future growth.
• Help establish Bayfield's flavour creation laboratory, flavour library, raw material repertoire, technical systems and best practices as the company scales.
• Recommend new raw materials, flavour technologies and processing approaches.
• Work closely with application, R&D, quality, procurement and commercial teams.
• Participate in customer visits, sensory sessions and technical presentations.
• Conduct flavour matching, optimisation and benchmarking.
• Validate flavour performance across baking, frying, extrusion, retort and other processing systems
• Ensure documentation, costing, regulatory compliance and allergen declarations meet required standards.
• Monitor emerging global and regional flavour trends and convert them into commercially viable innovation platforms.
• Mentor junior technologists and help build Bayfield's flavour capability.

Who Will Thrive in This Role?

• Enjoys building something new rather than operating within established systems.
• Curious, creative and passionate about taste.
• Self-driven with strong ownership and accountability.
• Comfortable making decisions independently.
• Learns quickly and adapts to changing priorities.
• Enjoys collaborating across functions and interacting with customers.
• Aspires to become a future technical leader.

Technical Competencies

• Strong sensory evaluation and flavour matching capability.
• Good understanding of flavour chemistry, raw materials and processing behaviour.
• Knowledge of FSSAI and relevant international flavour regulations.
• Commercial understanding of flavour costing and formulation economics.
• Strong documentation and analytical skills.

Preferred Industry Background

Experience in leading flavour companies is preferred. However, candidates with proven flavour creation experience and a strong track record of innovation, irrespective of the size of the organisation they have worked with, are equally encouraged to apply.

Our Working Philosophy

• Ownership over hierarchy
• Innovation over imitation
• Speed with discipline
• Customer‑first thinking
• Integrity in everything we do
• Continuous learning

Success Measures

• First 12 Months:
• Deliver differentiated flavour solutions for strategic customer projects.
• Establish a robust flavour library and documentation system.
• Strengthen flavour creation and validation processes.
• Build credibility with customers and internal teams.
• Within 3 Years:
• Become a recognised technical leader within Bayfield.
• Build proprietary flavour platforms across key categories.
• Help establish Bayfield as a respected Indian flavour company with strong innovation capability.

Career Opportunity

This is more than a flavour creation role. It is an opportunity to become one of the founding architects of Bayfield's flavour business. As the organisation grows, this position is expected to evolve into a broader technical and innovation leadership role with significant influence over the company's long-term direction. At Bayfield, your contribution will not be measured only by the flavours you create, but by the capability you build and the legacy you help establish.

Skills: chemistry,flavour,innovation