Group Manager (m/f/d) Creation Sweet - Fulltime (37,5 hrs. / week)

Your tasks:

• Leading the team Creation Sweet (Beverages, Dairy, Confectionary, Bakery, Oral Care) for the EMEA region, reporting to the Director Sweet (Creation & Application)
• Organizing the team Creation Sweet (Flavorists and Lab Assistants) and ensuring the delivery of agreed projects in close collaboration with relevant teams (Application, Analytics, Sensory, etc.)
• Development of new Flavors based on customer projects, pro-active projects and personal creativity
• The work generally involves matching of competitor Flavors and development of Top-note-, Powder Blended- and Spraydried Flavors
• Optimization and modification of existing Flavors for special applications and/or for harmonization/rationalization purposes
• Professionally use analytical and/or sensory data for development of Flavors
• Evaluation of new raw materials
• Cooperate with Application Teams for evaluation & development of Flavors & Applications
• Support our Sales team & customers with relevant consulting, visits, trainings and workshops

Your profile:

• We prefer a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Food Technology, Food Science or Chemistry
• Experience in managing a team
• Years of experience in the Flavor industry
• Current job title Flavorist or Senior Flavorist
• Experience with development of Top-note- & Powder Blended Flavors
• Willingness to travel abroad (EMEA region) up to 10% of working time
• Knowledge of Sweet Applications (Beverages, Dairy, Confectionary, Bakery, Oral Care)
• Good knowledge of spoken and written English language - Good knowledge of spoken and written German language is an advantage
• You are able to work autonomously but also in a team and a multi-cultural environment

Benefits:

• Continuous development
• 30 days of vacation per year
• Flexible working hours
• Accident insurance
• Capital-forming payments
• Job bike

Equal opportunities for all:

We welcome applications from people who are as diverse as we are - for example, regardless of age, disability, ethnic origin and nationality, gender, religion, sexual orientation or social background.