Flavourist / Flavorist

Requisition ID: 54460
Position Type: FT Permanent
Workplace Arrangement: #LI-Onsite

Kerry is the world’s leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers‘ most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

The Savoury Flavourist will independently lead projects, developing flavours in line with business strategy and in response to customer briefs. The role requires utilizing Kerry technology to deliver unique solutions and the ability to work with cross-functional teams to optimize the strengths of Kerry and deliver the best Taste and Nutrition experience for customers. The Savoury Flavourist role requires demonstrating professionalism, flexibility, and adaptability to change together with good interpersonal and communication skills.

Key responsibilities

• Develop Savoury Flavour formulations in line with internal and external customer requirements.
• Northern Europe customer interaction as required to drive business growth including supporting pipeline activity.
• Partner with regional D&A Teams to embed Savoury Taste, with focus on Snack, Meat, PMSSD.
• Utilise Kerry proprietary Building Blocks and Kerry technologies in flavour creation to meet regional Taste needs and expectations.
• Develop regional portfolio in partnership with Technology Business Development and Portfolio Manager.
• Product compliance to all regulatory requirements in partnership with Regulatory.
• Link with operations to ensure efficient manufacturing of developed savoury flavours.
• Implement and ensure best practice in accordance with Kerry Global Creative Practice.
• Prepare and maintain accurate recordkeeping on all assigned projects and respect project deadlines.

Qualifications and skills

• Bachelor or Masters‘ Degree in Science, Chemistry or related fields.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working as a Savoury Flavourist with proven track record of creating savoury top note flavours, compound flavours, and seasonings. German language preferable but not essential.
• Work Environment: mix of offices, laboratories.
• Ability to work in multicultural and virtual teams.
• Ability to present technical work to internal stakeholders and external customers.
• Team player.
• Flexible to travel.
• Aligned to Kerry shared values: courage, ownership, inclusiveness, open-mindedness, and enterprising spirit.

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