Senior Application Technologist (Savoury)

Givaudan; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international flavour and fragrance company in Malaysia is seeking a Senior Application Technologist (Savoury) to develop and optimise savoury product prototypes. The successful candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams, ensuring technical excellence and innovation in sauces, noodles, and snacks. With over 5 years of relevant experience and a degree in Food Science, you'll thrive in a creative environment that values collaboration and professional growth. Attractive package with excellent benefits included.

Benefits

Attractive package with benefits

Excellent opportunities for learning and development

Comprehensive healthcare and retirement plan

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of relevant work experience in product development.
• Experience in flavours and food manufacturing industries.
• Strong technical skills in sensory evaluation and formulation optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimise savoury product prototypes.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver innovative solutions.
• Conduct sensory testing and record results.

Skills

Product development

Flavour application

Sensory evaluation

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field

Job description

Senior Application Technologist (Savoury)

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Feel empowered in our modern Malaysian sites. Be part of an international community made up of 250 colleagues from 14 different nationalities, where collaboration and friendship meets excellence. Every day, your passion, your creativity, and your growth will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Senior Application Technologist (Savoury) - Your future position?

As the Senior Application Technologist (Savoury), you will develop and optimise savoury product prototypes such as sauces, noodles, and snacks, using Givaudan flavours and technologies. You\'ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, customer-focused solutions while ensuring technical excellence, sensory quality, and compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

You will report directly to the Technical Manager and will be based in Kelana Jaya, Selangor.

Sounds interesting? In this exciting role you also will be responsible in:

• Execute customer and internal savoury briefs across categories like instant noodles, sauces, snacks, processed meats, and food service applications.
• Formulate and optimise prototypes using Givaudan flavours and technologies to ensure sensory, technical, and commercial success.
• Select, dose, and evaluate flavours, managing cost-in-use, application fit, and regulatory compliance.
• Conduct sensory and application testing, accurately recording results and maintaining formulations in Givaudan systems.
• Collaborate with creation, sales, and marketing teams to deliver innovative, customer-focused savoury solutions.
• Present and demonstrate prototypes to customers through tastings and technical discussions with Sales and the Technical Manager.
• Uphold EH&S standards, ensuring laboratory and kitchen safety while handling ingredients and equipment.
• Actively champion new technologies and best practices within the savoury applications team.

You?

Are you someone who wants to grow and shape your own world? Who needs a new challenge and bring excellent contribution to the company? Then come and join us - and impact your world.

Your professional profile includes:

• Bachelor\'s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, or a related field.
• 5–8 years of relevant work experience in hands-on product development or application experience.
• Experience working in flavours, food ingredients, food-service/QSR or food manufacturing industries.
• Proven expertise in developing savoury projects such as sauces, instant noodles, snacks, processed meats, or food-service applications.
• Strong technical skills in flavour application, sensory evaluation, and formulation optimisation.
• Additional chef or kitchen background would be advantageous.
• Sound understanding of analytical and sensory methodologies relevant to flavour selection and evaluation.
• Proficiency in managing data, recipes, and projects within technical or formulation systems.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills for engaging with internal teams and customers.
• Organised, adaptable, and able to showcase good project management skills.
• Physical capability to perform tasks requiring moderate lifting.
• Attractive package with benefits
• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development
• A creative team environment that will inspire you
• Comprehensive healthcare and retirement plan

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.