Food Technologist for ME (Beverages) - 1 Year

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier,
healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity,
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.
Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination 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.
Taste & Wellbeing Food/Application Technologist (Beverages) for the Middle
East region (Full-time role on a ‎1-year open contract)
A Food/Application Technologist with a global leader in the creation of Taste
& Wellbeing and Fragrance & Beauty, and a key member of our Regional Taste &
Wellbeing Creation & Application team leading the Beverages category and
supporting our customers in the Middle East region, while being based in our
Dubai office - Your future position?
The Taste & Wellbeing Creation and Application (T&WCA) organisation within
Givaudan is at the forefront of discovering and developing new innovative
ingredients and flavours for all kinds of food applications, focusing on
Beverages, Sweet Goods, Dairy, Bakery, Snacks, Savoury, Natural, and other
exciting categories. We are a truly global organisation with multidisciplinary
experts in science, creation, application, and sensory science.
Application Technologists in Givaudan are specialists whose primary goal is to
support customers by providing them with suitable flavours for their
applications and supporting Flavourist's in the flavour development process.
Their key responsibilities are to compound formulas developed by our
Flavourist's and then apply the flavours and seasonings in suitable
applications.

We are currently expanding the T&WCA team and hiring a ' Food/Application
Technologist' to focus on the Beverages category for the Middle East region,
which includes key markets in the GCC, Iran, and Pakistan. Reporting to the
Taste & Wellbeing Technical Manager for the Middle East and based in our
regional office in Dubai, you will be a key player in our T&WCA team.
The role offers excellent opportunities for personal and professional
development. This is a contract role with us on an open contract for ‎1 year to
start with and working ‎5 days a week. The contract could be extended later
depending on our business requirements with a high potential to become a
permanent role with us.
You will work for a company that touches billions of consumers more than a
hundred times a day. With its heritage stretching back over ‎250 years,
Givaudan has a long history of innovating scents and tastes. Our passion is to
collaborate with customers and partners to develop game-changing innovations
in the food & beverage, fragrance and beauty industries. We have a culture
that works to inspire, challenge and capture the heart and soul of consumers
and customers. Our customers in the Middle East region have local, regional,
and international profiles, bringing diversity and curiosity to your daily
job.
Sounds interesting? It could well be your perfect opportunity if, like us, you
always aim to exceed customer needs, can deliver value, are skilled at
fostering excellent relationships, and have a strong passion for food
technology with a highly discerning palate!

In this exciting role, you will be responsible for:
Evaluation and selection of flavours -
* Compound seasonings and flavour formulas developed by our Flavourist's.
* Apply and evaluate flavours for Beverages applications for relevant briefs.
* Proactively monitor flavour performance and stability
* Select optimal flavours for projects according to all relevant requirements (taste profile, legislation, technical suitability, costs, etc.).
* Prepare state-of-the-art flavoured products and samples for customer presentations and capability demonstrations
* Identify appropriate flavour delivery systems and technologies.
* Translate market trends into new product concepts and developments.
Innovation -
* Support the development and implementation of new technologies by working with the broader teams and Innovation Centres within the region and the wider Givaudan.
* Support marketing initiatives, and train our commercial force and customers on our new capabilities.
Maintain systems -
* Actively maintain the performance data for the flavour portfolio by evaluating finished products and capturing profiles.
* Timely order of raw materials and ensure in-house stock is available for all lab activities.

Prioritise safety -
* Maintain a safe, clean, and organised lab environment following Givaudan safety policies and hold others accountable for following these guidelines.
You?
Are you someone who wants to grow and shape your own world? Who thrives being
in a culture where you can express yourself in a creative team environment?
Who wants to collaborate and learn together with teams who are as passionate
as you are? Then come join us - and impact your world!
Your professional profile includes:
* A Bachelor's degree in Food Science or Food Technology. Advanced studies or certifications will be advantageous.
* ‎3+ years of relevant work experience focussing on applications for the Beverages category in a food/beverage application lab, R&D, or a production facility, with a Flavour house or a reputed company in the food or beverages or ingredients sectors.
* Knowledge of JBC and Emulsion applications will be advantageous.
* Experience in industrial product development and leading customer projects will be advantageous.
* Have a strong passion and interest in new flavours and foods with well-developed tasting skills.
* Have excellent project management and presentation skills.
* A good awareness of market trends.
* Strong oral and written proficiency in the English language. Proficiency in additional languages like Arabic and/or French will be advantageous but not mandatory.
* A team player and comfortable with diversity.
Our benefits:
* A creative team environment that will inspire you.
* Attractive remuneration package.
* Excellent opportunities for progressive professional and personal learning & development.

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.