Flavourist (m/f/d)

We are looking for a hands-on Flavourist to support our mission to design innovative taste solutions and co-create signature products with our customers. As a member of our team, Flavour Development Tobacco & Nicotine, you will work with your R&D colleagues and our technical sales team at Hertz Flavors to exceed our customers' expectations and create novel, signature products. We seek a highly motivated, energetic, and eager individual interested in transforming the future of our industry. 

• Independent development of new flavour solutions as part of innovation and customer projects that meet the project brief's technical and market-specific regulatory and sensory requirements.
  • Collaboration with the application and development department in the development of new successful product-integrated flavour solutions
  • Optimization and development of flavours with the help of analytical and test data (including chromatographic (especially GC-MS) evaluations) from the Flavour Analytics and Sensory & Consumer Science departments
  • Tasting of end products (including nicotine) and sensory evaluation with internal and external project participants
  • Adaptation of flavours to special technological requirements, regional market requirements or special customer specifications
  • Support with customer visits at home and abroad
• Contribution to sales, innovation and product management
  • Technical expert advisor for selecting flavours for customer projects, as well as a partner of choice for internet and external customers through technical expertise and problem-solving skills.
  • Sensory evaluation and tasting of flavours from our portfolio (on various nicotine products) for use in specific customer projects, together with Technical Sales.
  • Participation in creative workshops and product portfolio reviews for the continuous development of our product range.
  • Support of the portfolio management of our raw materials, including participation in sensory panels to select new items and technologies
• Support of QC in the sensory evaluation of raw materials and end products, as well as finding solutions to problems with raw materials and flavors together with QC and production.
• Collaboration and documentation in the area of knowledge and innovation management

• Master degree of Science in Chemistry, Food Science/Chemistry/Technology or comparable education
• You are trained as a favourite and have at least 5 years of proven successful experience as a flavourist
• Excellent sensory skills, willingness to experiment and a high degree of creativity
• Experience in evaluating data from instrumental analytics (especially GC/LC-MS)
• Knowledge of food and flavor law
• International mindset and cosmopolitanism
• Self-driven, organizational talent, ability to work in a team, sense of responsibility and reliability with the mentality to always go beyond when working on solutions. 
• Ability to make well-founded decisions in a dynamic environment and to prioritize tasks effectively and efficiently within tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact productively on internal/external basis.
• IT affinity and confident use of common MS Office programs
• Fluent English

• Knowledge of tobacco and nicotine products is an advantage
• Local market knowledge on key trends, customer needs and local tastes.
• German language skills are an advantage

• Exciting tasks in an internationally operating, growing family business with flat hierarchies
• Flexible working hours and home office options 
• 4 weeks remote work from other EU countries
• 30 days paid vacation per year
• Salary bands for a fair corporate culture
• Monthly allowance of €50 for your BAV
• Annual 360° feedback loops with clear promotion criteria and an individual career path
• Responsibility from day one in a company that encourages personal responsibility and growth
• Regular company events such as summer party, Christmas party
• Paid team dinners or activities for each team twice a year
• Free parking right outside the door
• Perks and benefits: JobRad, subsidized lunch, subsidy for the Deutschlandticket, free language courses and discounted memberships at several gyms and for the Wellpass
• Fresh fruit, free drinks and snacks in the office