Integrated beverages solutions expert

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Integrated Beverages Solutions Expert, based in the Netherlands – Your future position?

As an Integrated Beverage Solutions Expert in our Taste and Wellbeing division, you will contribute to our business growth by developing beverage juice based compounds for our Beverages customers in Europe. You will work on reactive customer briefs, but also come with pro-active ideas that will help our customers bring consumer preferred and differentiating beverages on the market. We are looking for an integrated beverage solutions expert, with expertise in a varied range of beverages, where juice based compounds are of particular importance. You will be part of the RI Creation & Application team will be based in Naarden, Netherlands.

Sounds interesting?

It could well be your perfect opportunity if, like us, you always aim to exceed customer needs, deliver value and are skilled at fostering strong customer relationships. In this exciting role you will:

• Develop integrated beverage solutions: you will develop or modify beverage Juice based compound to meet commercial, technical and legal needs. This includes evaluating performance and stability of our integrated solutions and supporting transfer of our solutions from lab to industrial production scale.
• Evaluate and select flavours: you will select and apply new or existing flavours into integrated beverage solutions; support flavourists with the creation of flavour keys suitable for juice based compound application; identify appropriate flavour delivery systems and technologies.
• Develop beverage recipes: you will develop new beverage application recipes as well as concepts for customer projects and capability demonstrations.
• Provide technical service to our customers: you will be responsible for technical customer communication to achieve a positive outcome of projects; work with our customers to optimize their recipes; support our customers in trial productions of new recipes, or implementing integrated beverage solutions from Givaudan.
• Build and share expertise and know-how: you will support regional and global innovation initiatives, provide training to internal groups and customers, and connect with other regional and global experts.
• Prioritize safety: you will maintain a safe, clean and organized lab environment in accordance with 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:

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Food Technology, Food Science or equivalent
• At least 7 years of relevant working experience in the food industry, as beverages Juice based compound and/or emulsion developer or Beverages Application technologist with expertise in integrated beverage solutions
• Good knowledge and understanding of both product recipes and main processes of beverage manufacturers
• Practical experience in food manufacturing and flavour applications
• Technological problem solving skills
• Well-developed olfactory and sensory skills
• Good knowledge of English (spoken and written)
• Strong and experienced project manager
• Excellent communication, presentation skills
• Strong customer focus (internal and external)
• Team-focused work style
• Willingness to travel to support customers in Europe.

What's in it for you?

Enjoy outstanding rewards a competitive salary, bonus, a monthly gross allowance of € 150 on a full-time basis towards your health insurance and a solid pension scheme. 25 vacation days and 13 additional scheduled days off per year (based on full-time employment), along with flexible working hours. Grow without limits through inspiring training programmes, hands-on workshops, and exciting career advancement opportunities. Many health-related programs, such as free fruit and the option to purchase a bicycle with tax benefits. Free shuttle bus to the site in Naarden from Naarden-Bussum train station.

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