Senior Flavour Application Specialist

Role description

We are seeking an experienced Flavour Application Specialist from the flavour or food and beverage industry to join our R&D team at our R&D headquarters in Switzerland. You will develop and maintain new formulations for beverages, confectionery, bakery and dairy products, test our quality flavours and present them in new concepts.  As a key member of our Applications Team, you will collaborate closely with Product and Portfolio Management, Flavour Creation, Science and Technology, and Sales. You will share your knowledge and experience, contributing to exceeding customer expectations. We are looking for a knowledgeable, experienced, hard-working, and creative individual who is eager to grow with us and help lay the foundations for our new venture.

Your Mission

With your expertise in flavour application you will work in close partnership with our R&D department to :

• Drive excellence in flavour application across multiple product categories by developing and optimising high-quality flavour application solutions and conducting flavour testing.
• Evaluate and match  market products, customer targets and produce prototype samples.
• Lead the creation and improvement of application recipes, application methods, and lab processes to ensure consistent performance and high technical standards.
• Provide expert technical guidance  to internal teams and customers, supporting strategic projects and delivering impactful application concepts.
• Ensure  sensory evaluation and quality monitoring to maintain product stability, performance, and consistency.
• Investigate and experiment  with innovative raw materials, technologies and processes to strengthen application capabilities and the future portfolio.
• Support knowledge transfer locally by delivering internal trainings and workshops on application, ingredients, and best practices.
• Contribute to building and shaping  the future F&B Flavour Application team and capabilities within the R&D organization.
• Conduct internal sensory evaluation in close partnership with Sensory Science und the flavour development team.
• Prepare and conduct internal workshops and trainings on applications within our segments, additives, ingredients, best practices, and more.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Why you'll love working here

About us

At Arethia, we fuse our long-standing reputation with a continual push for progress. A rapidly expanding player in the flavour industry, Arethia specialises in delivering innovative taste solutions and co-creating products that consumers love. For more than 70 years, Arethia has been known for its close collaboration with customers and the highest quality standards. With over 250 employees spread across Germany, Switzerland, Dubai, and Indonesia, we aim to shape the future of flavours with a culture that values agility, transparency, and talent.