Senior Flavour Specialist, Fermented Dairy

3 days ago


Aarhus, Denmark Arla Foods Deutschland GmbH Full time
Senior Flavour Specialist, Fermented Dairy - Multiple locations

Location: Aarhus N, DK

Is your mind set on innovation, and creating the best flavour experience for our consumers? Are you looking for a job where you combine a passion for flavour, theoretical knowledge of dairy technology and creating direction for a growing category globally?

This could be your chance to join a large global company that takes great tasting natural products seriously. The job location is flexible, and we have teams in our Arla Innovation Centre in Aarhus, as well as satellite teams in Leeds, Stockholm, Sipoo, Nijkerk & Upahl. You will be part of our Fermented Category Innovation team, shaping our future strategic direction globally on Flavour for all the Fermented category and potentially cross category. You will be able to work out of Aarhus or one of our satellite locations.

So, if you are passionate about working in a fast-paced environment and creating the future flavour direction of Arla’s Fermented products in a brand-new role to the Innovation organization then this could be the next career move for you.

How you will make an impact

  • Work closely with our Flavour and fruit prep suppliers, inspire the category (and wider Arla) on flavour trends, create flavour partnerships and maximize supplier expertise.
  • Guide the flavour direction of our new subscription innovation model across our key markets.
  • Be part of a new cross functional liquid mix strategy team, looking into adding value and optimizing our flavour and fruit prep assortment, exploring new opportunities to add value and reduce complexity.
  • Working with the wider NPD as a flavour consultant on selected projects, leading or advising on flavour direction in line with trends, consumer insights, occasion of consumption.
  • Working closely with Brand/Innovation Managers and colleagues within Fermented dairy to act as a strong and credible technical sparring partner in flavour direction.
  • Lead the Fermented knowledge gap workstream on Flavour and Fruit Preps, establish best practice flavour briefs, flavour design.
  • In collaboration with our Design and Connect team, establish best practice sensory evaluation methodologies across shelf life.
  • Drive projects looking to enhance flavour delivery in combination with sugar reduction.

What will make you successful

If you hold a degree within Food Science and Technology, Dairy Technology or similar, have a solid understanding of Flavour design (Flavorist experience would be advantageous) with a minimum 5+ years of experience in a Flavour Development / FMCG (Fast moving consumer goods) environment. You have the exact credentials needed for this key Innovation position.

This means you can think outside of the box and have the leadership credentials to establish a new role, new WoW and guide the organization to develop product solutions to meet the changing market and consumer landscape. If you have been working within dairy applications as a flavorist or have experience with flavours & fruit prep for fermented products, it will absolutely give you a head start.

This role requires an Innovative mindset; strategic thinking, maximizing the Innovation eco-system, from collaboration with Innovation, Marketing, Supply Chain even start ups is important as well as being hands on when needed. You must be fluent in English (verbal and written) to navigate in an international environment.

Finally, you are good at communicating clearly, building personal relations both across organizational levels and externally. In addition, you are equipped with a sound business understanding and are skilled at driving initiatives from start to finish.

Would you like to join us?

If you want to seize this exciting new role to drive the future of flavour for Arla and accelerate your career, then please apply as soon as possible. We process applications on a continuous basis and close the job opening once the right candidate has been found. For further information about the job, please contact Head of Yogurt & Flavour Jorden Naseby.

We have a purpose for Good

At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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