Head of Flavor Creation & Application - Germany - #2641735

Description

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 17,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

We are looking for a Head of Flavor Creation & Application to lead our technical teams and shape how our customers experience taste, perform and progress in one of our main markets.

As Head of Flavour Creation & Application, you will lead our Creation and Application teams, combining technical expertise with customer and commercial impact.

Reporting to the Commercial Director Germany, you will be an important member of the local leadership team and help shape strategy and capability development.

You will be based in Dortmund, a vibrant city that blends industrial heritage with innovation, perfectly reflecting the spirit of Givaudan, which combines tradition and forward-thinking.

If you value innovation, people development, and purpose-driven work, this is an extraordinary opportunity to make a real, lasting difference.

In this exciting role, you will

• Lead diverse Creation & Application teams, promoting excellence, engagement, and collaboration
• Translate customer needs and market insights into commercially successful flavor solutions
• Partner with Commercial, R&D, and regional teams to deliver unique customer value
• Guide technical innovation, renewal, and capability building across Germany
• Be a senior technical ambassador with customers, combining expertise with trust and insight
• Build a culture of curiosity, continuous improvement, and people development

Your professional profile includes

• Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Engineering, or a related field
• At least 5 years of experience in a similar senior technical leadership role in the Food industry
• Experience leading technical or application teams in flavors, food ingredients, or a comparable industry
• Passionate about innovation, genuine curiosity, and commitment to developing people and creating meaningful change
• Enthusiastic about strategical work and passionate to convert technical expertise to customer impact and business growth
• Business fluent in both German and English, with the ability to engage diverse teams and clients

Your benefits in Dortmund?

Our teams value collaboration, creativity, and fun—and we believe work-life balance fuels exceptional performance. Enjoy the advantages of a 37.5-hour week under the chemical industry collective agreement, along with flexible hours and 30 days of vacation each year. Work with parking facilities, a modern canteen, and leased bicycles, and stay refreshed with unlimited fresh fruit, water, coffee, and tea—because caring for our people is part of how we bring our Human by Nature spirit to life.

#LI-Onsite

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.