What are the responsibilities and job description for the Flavorist position at Vibrant Ingredients?
JOB SUMMARY: Vibrant Ingredients is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Flavorist to support beverage and food category projects while driving growth with innovative and winning flavors.
Skills, Traits, & Competencies:
- Flavor Creation Skills of > 7 years of experience creating innovative flavors with a proven track record of sales and flavor expertise
- Excellent project management skills and attention to details
- Good communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively throughout all levels of the organization.
- Well-developed presentation skills are necessary
- Ability to travel up to 25%
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead and manage creative flavor projects
- Develop creative and innovative flavors from scratch, as well as optimizing existing formulations to deliver winning flavor solutions to our customers
- Introducing new and novel flavor ingredients into the FFP portfolio leveraging relationships with industry vendors and suppliers
- Develop a robust portfolio of consumer preferred flavors and flavor systems that support our targeted customer needs in various formats including liquid, spray dry and emulsion flavors
- Work closely with product developers to create great tasting prototypes for both proactive and reactive projects
- Collaboration with analytical team to develop a robust database of flavor and ingredient analysis
- Work closely with procurement to ensure best pricing and ingredient quality in flavor formulation
- Support sales and marketing to deliver customer presentations and prototype development that promote existing and new business growth opportunities
Minimum Qualifications:
- Science degree or higher (preferably in Food Science/Chemistry) from a reputable school
- Certification by the Society of Flavor Chemists preferred
- Proven track record of success in the Flavor industry
- Full working knowledge of flavor raw materials, flavor creation and flavor chemistry
- Good knowledge of manufacturing processes and delivery technologies
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Highly established project management skills including MS Office (Excel, PPT, Word, etc.)
About Vibrant Ingredients
Founded in 1954, Vibrant Ingredients is a leading provider of natural, clean label ingredients and systems that power extraordinary food and beverage experiences. The company’s broad portfolio — including natural flavors, botanical extracts, functional nutrition, cold brew coffee, tea essences, and food protection solutions — enhances taste, texture, color, shelf life, and performance across a wide range of applications. Vibrant operates four state-of-the-art facilities across the United States and works with leading brands, manufacturers, and foodservice operators. With vertically integrated capabilities and a proven track record of innovation and execution, Vibrant helps customers accelerate to market without compromise. Learn more at www.vibrantingredients.com