Taste Application Expert - Fermented Milk Product

Taste Application Expert - Fermented Milk Product

Are you passionate about the flavor and sensory experience of food products, especially in the world of Fermented Milk?

Join us as Taste Application Expert - Fermented Milk Product and make a real impact on the future of dairy!

At dsm-firmenich, we empower our customers to craft exceptional dairy products with the help of our cutting-edge cultures, enzymes, textures, nutrition, and flavor solutions. In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of innovation, building deep application knowledge of our taste ingredients while working with the full application team to develop exciting new concepts. You’ll also support our sales and marketing teams and collaborate with technical experts to help customers bring their product visions to life. A key part of your role will be elevating our sensory analysis capabilities and deepening our understanding of the complete taste experience.

You will join our Fresh Dairy organization within the Business Unit Taste Texture & Health at dsm-firmenich, where you’ll be part of a business uniquely positioned to bring an unrivaled offering to the market and make you feel proud to be positively impacting consumers and addressing the world’s food system challenges. Our mission is to deliver innovative solutions that empower our customers to create delicious, nutritious, and sustainable food and beverage products. Together, we’re creating better health for people and the planet—where enjoyment meets nourishment.

At dsm-firmenich, being a force for good is not optional. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a shared responsibility woven into our daily work, benefiting to our People, Customers & Communities and driving business value. Equal access to opportunities is a given, belonging is a shared feeling, authenticity is celebrated.

Key Responsibilities

• Design new prototypes and concepts with taste solutions, such as sugar replacement, flavors utilizing the broad dsm-firmenich technical know-how and portfolio of solutions.
• Strengthen the team’s sensory capabilities and coordinate internal sensory analysis.
• Build the team's expertise in flavored and sugar-reduced fermented dairy products and understand interactions of typical dairy ingredients (i.e. starter cultures and hydrocolloids) with taste ingredients.
• Transfer technical knowledge to workable materials and tools (in collaboration with the marketing team) to train the sales teams.
• As part of the business team, identify needs and opportunities in the market to deliver and implement solutions.
• Provide solutions to customers in line with customer needs, defined via in-depth customer intakes.

We Bring

• Sustainability Commitment: Be part of an organization where sustainability isn't just a headline but is embedded in our strategy and processes, enabling you to make a meaningful impact on the world.
• Empowered Flexibility: Enjoy a flexible work environment that empowers you to take ownership of your work, driving accountability and fostering a healthy work-life balance.
• Inspiring Innovation: Join a company with a rich history of groundbreaking scientific innovation and a future brimming with opportunities to collaboratively create with our customers.
• Nurturing Growth: Cultivate your potential in an environment that encourages and supports curiosity, fostering an open mindset for continuous personal and professional development.
• Inclusive Community: Join barrier-free communities within our organization where every employee is equally valued and respected, regardless of their background, beliefs, or identity. Embrace the strength of diversity.
• Reward: Based on your experience, we will offer you a base salary of €66,505 to €109,420 per year (including holiday allowance and 13th month) and extra benefits, such as 25 holiday days, a bonus, the option to buy more holiday days with a 6% my choice budget, and much more.

You Bring

• A master’s degree (or comparable) in food science, sensory science, or related area(s).
• 5+ years of experience in the ingredients industry industrial environment, preferably with flavors and/or in the dairy industry.
• Demonstrated entrepreneurial mindset, consistently introducing innovative concepts, and resolving challenges.
• Exceptional communication abilities, serving as a central liaison among globally based peers and stakeholders: you collaborate and co-create both with internal business colleagues as well as with customers, aiming to bring an optimal solution to the customer.
• Capable of handling multiple projects in a methodical manner and a coaching role towards colleagues in your team and in projects.
• Good team spirit and service-oriented mindset.
• Fluent English language proficiency, both written and spoken.

Application Process

Interested in this position? Please apply online by uploading your resume in English via our career portal. Due to privacy regulations, we can only actively interact with applications via our career portal. If you have any questions, please contact Martin Zwart, Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner at martin.zwart@dsm-firmenich.com.

Equal Opportunities Commitment

dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drive unprecedented progress. We aim to build a workplace where opportunity really is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate; there’s a place for everyone at dsm-firmenich.

dsm-firmenich is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. dsm-firmenich people are as diverse as our customers. For us, that includes a commitment to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

We are committed to providing reasonable support for disabled applicants in our recruiting process. Should you need assistance, and are comfortable sharing this, please let us know.

As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavors, and fragrances for the world’s growing population to thrive. With our comprehensive range of solutions, with natural and renewable ingredients and renowned science and technology capabilities, we work to create what is essential for life, desirable for consumers, and more sustainable for the planet.

dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch company, listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, with operations in almost 60 countries and revenues of more than €12 billion. With a diverse, worldwide team of nearly 30,000 employees, we bring progress to life™ every day, everywhere, for billions of people.