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Mahwah, Nj, Us

Montornès Del Vallès, Barcelona, Es

• Lead and grow the Savory, Sweet, Wellness, and Feed divisions to provide value-added customer solutions.• Collaborate with multiple functions to ensure organizational growth.• Strategic planning and guidance of Flavor Creations. Develop and implement policies and procedures for continuous improvement.• Hiring decisions, training, and mentoring the next generation of flavor chemists.• Cross-functional collaboration with support functions, senior management, and board of directors.• Work closely with operations to oversee the production of new flavors and troubleshoot technical issues.• Assist with Local and Global flavor development projects.• Continued research, improvement, and growth of the flavor portfolio.• Technical and sales support.• Training customers and stakeholders about flavors and their use in finished applications.

Holzminden, Lower Saxony, De

• Creative leadership in working with global R&D and Innovation programs. Flavor creation and development to meet customer-specific requirements.• Internal and global development projects to support subsidiaries, global branding initiatives, and customer-driven projects.• Cross-functional collaboration and support in flavor research and optimization. • Provide optimized solutions to support local and global Innovation Teams and Business Units.• Strategic decision-making on overall manufacturing efficiencies and risk mitigation.• Continuous improvement of the flavor portfolio through introducing and using advanced flavor materials.• Develop the next generation of flavorists. Manage technologists and technicians in the areas of flavor development and formulation.• Drum Drying technologies and research.• Works on internal and global development projects to support Symrise subsidiaries, global branding initiatives, and customer-driven projects.• Oversee the production of critical flavors in production while troubleshooting any technical or formulae-related issues that may arise.• Drive new initiatives, and provide leadership on projects' strategic and technical aspects.• Fostering teamwork and collaboration to meet goals.

Lombard, Il, Us

• Lead flavor creation initiatives to meet customer and project requirements, identify potential risks, and develop customized solutions.• Consolidate and identify synergies in raw materials.• Reduce complexity and streamline formulas for manufacturing and operational efficiency. Continuous Improvement through raw materials and process optimization.• Expertise in a wide range of savory flavors (meat, dairy, vegetables, seasonings, snacks) top-notes, reactions flavors, compounded, pan-dried and spray-dried flavors.• Communicate frequently with account managers and customers for better collaboration and results.• Assist in troubleshooting any quality issues and complaints.• Work closely with the Regulatory team to reformulate and meet customer and country regulations.• Reformulate to meet margin improvement targets.• Support the Procurement group to evaluate new sources of raw materials.• Collaborate with customers, provide insightful partnerships, and build trusting relationships.• Mentor Flavor trainees/technicians in specific technical areas and provides project exposure.• Innovation, Research, Cost reduction, troubleshooting manufacturing issues.• Skilled in sensory evaluation, marketing support, research studies, and technical support to cross-functional teams. Excellent organoleptic skills.• Ideation for new product development for future flavor trends. Work closely with a team of application scientists to meet customer requests.

Lombard, Il, Us

• Business continuity: Ingredient replacement, regulatory compliance, supply issue resolution, acquisition integration support.• Reduce complexity and streamline formula for production efficiency.• Raw materials and reformulation to meet customer and regulatory needs.• Managed multiple projects and established technical relationships providing support to both internal and external customers.• Broad exposure to a range of processing operations.• Managing multiple priorities.• Implementation and integration of new technologies.• Lead all technical aspects of a flavor development opportunity.• Collaborate effectively with other functions.• Ensure proper ingredients are being used and entered into the system.• Request chemicals/ingredients along with appropriate documentation.

Lombard, Il, Us

• Support Sr. Flavor Chemist on various projects.• Record keeping, and completion of assigned projects in the required time frame.• Raw material procurement, maintaining lab supply, and replenishment of raw materials.• Maintenance and operation of equipment in the pilot plant and lab.• Optimize/Modify formulas.• Manage and complete projects under the direction of a Sr. Flavor Chemist.• Continue flavor training with an emphasis on the evaluation of chemicals, knowing how to use them and how they apply to FDA and USDA guidelines.

Lombard, Il, Us

• Support all aspects of flavor development.• Record keeping, and completion of assigned projects in the required time frame.• Raw material procurement, maintaining lab supply of raw materials.• Maintain and operate equipment in the pilot plant and lab.

Stillwater, Ok, Us

• Developing and optimizing new food products.• Conducting physical, chemical, and sensory evaluations on foods.• Assisting with ongoing research work and analytical testing.• Conduct GC analysis on volatiles.• Set up sensory tastings for new product development.

• Ensure that safe and quality product is produced to meet customer demands.• Manage plant safety protocols.• Optimizing quality, food, and employee safety.• Quality checks and Product Inspection., sample collection for microbiological analysis.• Production Floor and Employee supervision, knowledge of GMPs, FDA, and USDA (FSIS) guidelines.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Master'S Degree, Food Science

Master'S Degree, Food Science

Bachelor'S Degree, Food Science And Nutrition