Senior Flavorist Sweet and Beverages
About The Position
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. We are looking for a Senior Flavorist to join our Sweet and Beverage team. This Senior Flavorist will support several global key accounts and specialize in brown flavor profiles (vanilla, cocoa, coffee) across multiple regional and global accounts.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Life Sciences, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering.
- Minimum 10-15 years of active flavor work on the bench.
- Strong background in organic chemistry, food chemistry, flavor applications.
- Good math skills for problem-solving calculations.
- Strong trouble-shooting skills
- Strong and discerning sense of smell and taste.
Nice To Haves
- SFC certification preferred.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for Flavor creation projects within America’s region
- Independently develop flavors in line with business need and in response to customer brief
- Independently lead projects
- Proactively work with new ingredients
- Utilize Kerry technology to deliver unique solutions to project brief
- Demonstrate creative leadership working with global R&D to maximize the company’s technology
- Work closely with all EUM within Kerry
- Lead technical presentation to customers
- Interact with key customers regionally or globally to understand requirements
- Responsible for the development of the next generation of flavorists
- Perform physical, chemical, and organoleptic testing and analysis of flavors
- Employ thorough knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements for flavors
- Work with cross functional team to optimize the strengths of Kerry and deliver the best Taste and Nutrition experience for our customers
- Participate in sensory panels
- Represent Kerry at industry events to promote the company, network, and scout for talent
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- paid time off
- a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities
- Employee Share Plan
- Life, disability, and accident insurance
- tuition reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
