Welcome to the Home of Food at Nestlé! With 220 experts at Nestlé Product Technology Centre Food (NPTC Food) we are responsible for the innovation and renovation of culinary products. Every day we embody the entrepreneurial mindset and transform science into technologies. The aim: Deliver tasty and balanced meals with the highest freshness perception and convenience. Within Nestlés worldwide research and development network we are centrally seated in Singen, Germany. So are you ready to join our international team?

Most important facts at a glance:
Location: Singen
Department: Research and Development 
Workload: Fulltime / part-time
Contract: unlimited 
Start: immediately
Travelling: rarely
 

The Flavor development Manager will lead the knowledge development in Savoury flavours for Nestle Food Business. You will be responsible to identify innovative ways to bring more value into our products via Flavour knowledge and you will contribute to the development and implementation of innovative and competitive products / technology / process systems. This resource will provide specific technical training and guidance in Savoury flavors composition.

Your Responsibilities: 

• Implement flavours innovation ahead of competition
• Capture, leverage and disseminate new flavours technologies and competencies across Food R&D
• Support multiple functions (R&D/Markets/strategy) in culinary flavour related subjects, including strategy definition and implementation, flavour selection, briefing to suppliers & others
• Development of industrial food recipes & samples for flavour evaluations
• Guide the development of new solutions which work in our specific food matrix
• Maintain relationship with flavour suppliers and lead strategic collaboration
• Be informed about news/trends on-going in the flavour industry

Our Requirements:

• Master’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, food engineering or related field
• Minimum 5 years in a Flavour company focused on Food/Savoury topics
• Good knowledge of flavours analytical tools, sensory and consumer understanding techniques
• Good understanding of Food legislation 
• Self-starter, problem solver, proactive and skilled in dealing with ambiguity
• Curios and result oriented
• Team player
• Ability to present and communicate complex technical topics in an easy and understandable way
• International experience preferred
• Fluent in English, any other language will be a plus

Your Benefits:

• Company pension fund: Our Nestlé Pension Fund has been advising our employees for many years.
• 30 days of vacation: Breaks and time off are important. That's why all Nestlé employees have more vacation days than required by law.  
• 38 hrs week

Ready for the next step?

Please apply online - don't forget to indicate the earliest possible starting date and attach all relevant documents. Your contact person for this position is Laura Rabe von Pappenheim.
 

Become part of something big 
Nestlé offers endless possibilities for you. We are a leader in nutrition, health and wellness with our brands that are loved around the world. A real opportunity to positively impact the lives of millions. From breakfast to dinner, from medical nutrition to healthy snacks for four-legged friends, from sustainable farming to eco-friendly packaging. So much is already here, now make it even better. In a team of diverse characters learning with and from each other - be a force for good.