What are the responsibilities and job description for the Savory Flavorist position at Symrise?
Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavors, food, nutrition, and cosmetic ingredients. Its clients include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and producers of nutritional supplements and pet food.
Its sales of € 3.8 billion in the 2021 fiscal year make Symrise a leading global provider. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, the Group is represented by more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the United States and Latin America.
Symrise works with its clients to develop new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an integral part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked as part of this process.
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Tasks
Position Summary:
Create flavors primarily (but not limited) for all Savory applications, as well as providing technical solutions to a wide variety of flavor-related issues. Keep on top of technical innovations that could be used for our task of creating flavors, observing the market and competitors too. Maintain a link to center of excellence in Germany for latest innovative flavor / key developments related to progress achieved in our basic research activities.
Essential Functions:
A. Develop flavors within set commercial guidelines, which are suitable for the North American market fitting the technical parameters for required stability in the application as well as preference by targeted consumers observing regulatory requirements and customer restrictions.
B. Evaluate newly developed flavors with Savory team for customer briefs; and interact with the team to enable Symrise to offer the best possible option with greatest chances to win and be adopted as a new flavor, resulting in new business.
C. Oversee the flavor blending and application work performed by Laboratory Assistants.
D. Coordinate flavor development for multinational projects with colleagues in other flavor developing locations, especially Germany.
E. Evaluate and introduce new raw materials / flavor bouquet notes suitable for Savory flavors and the market of NA and beyond.
F. Identify desirable technologies or effects related to the performance of flavors, mouth-feel sensations, or other benefits adding value in the “and” product philosophy. Introducing newly available and/or existing technologies to our clients.
G. Actively participate in customer presentations, workshops and other functions related to the Savory flavor industry which includes travel and mobility.
H. Efficiently communicate information within the Local and Global Savory BU’s on issues concerning our clients, projects and market relevant info on technologies and flavors ingredients. Objective is to strengthen our local and global team effort.
Qualifications
Knowledge and Experience Requirements:
BS in Chemistry and or an equivalent, minimum three year training as a Flavorist performed by either a dedicated school or a Flavor company. A minimum of 3 years of experience developing Compounded and Processed Savory Flavors.
Skills & Abilities:
Good communication and interpersonal skills, computer-literate using the systems managing the flavor development process as well as appropriate Microsoft applications.
Our Offer
Become part of our open and transparent culture. It will give you the opportunity to flourish and to develop inspiring experiences that contribute to the health and well-being of consumers in 160 countries around the world. Putting our employees in the focus fuels our strong company growth above market rates and makes us an excellent place to develop your career.
Come join us and embark on a fascinating journey with Symrise.
If you feel that you fit the above criteria, then please apply by using our online application system. Your application will be treated confidentially.
Your contact: Brian Albanese
Job location: Teterboro
Job Reference: US00861