Designer I - Bakery

As a Designer - Bakery, you will spearhead the creation of innovative flavor and taste solutions tailored for bakery applications, guiding projects from initial concept through to successful commercialization. Utilizing your deep knowledge of bakery products, ingredient functionality, flavor interactions, and product development, you will collaborate closely with customers and cross-functional teams to deliver consumer-focused, technically robust, and commercially viable solutions. This role involves hands-on application work, customer engagement, project leadership, and driving innovation across a wide range of bakery categories including cakes, biscuits, cookies, crackers, sweet baked goods, and related fillings.

Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and refinement of flavor and taste solutions for bakery products that align with customer needs, consumer preferences, regulatory standards, and commercial goals.
- Independently manage projects from concept through commercialization across diverse bakery categories such as cakes, biscuits, cookies, crackers, sweet baked goods, and fillings.
- Design and conduct laboratory and pilot-scale trials to validate flavor performance and ensure scalability.
- Provide technical expertise and support to customers, including recommendations and troubleshooting.
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including Flavor Creation, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Marketing, and Sales.
- Drive innovation by leveraging consumer insights, emerging trends, and new technologies to develop differentiated bakery flavor solutions.
- Support category growth, innovation programs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Present concepts, prototypes, and technical recommendations confidently to both customers and internal stakeholders.
- Mentor colleagues and share technical knowledge to enhance team capabilities.

Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Food Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Human Nutrition, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of 6-7 years’ experience in bakery product development, food ingredients, flavors, or related food manufacturing sectors.
- Strong expertise in bakery applications, product development, and commercialization processes.
- In-depth understanding of ingredient functionality, flavor interactions, and bakery processing technologies.
- Hands-on experience with bakery categories such as cakes, biscuits, cookies, crackers, sweet baked goods, and fillings.
- Proven ability to lead customer projects independently while managing multiple priorities.
- Experience collaborating directly with customers and cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.
- Excellent creativity, problem-solving, communication, and project management skills.
- Successful completion of internal sensory evaluation requirements.
- Proficient English communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits
- Experience in flavor selection or flavor-centric product development.
- Strong knowledge of bakery flavor systems, taste modulation, ingredient functionality, and processing technologies.
- Experience supporting regional or global customer innovation and commercialization projects.
- Track record of leading strategic, high-value, or critical customer projects.
- Exceptional presentation and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into customer-focused solutions.
- Experience facilitating customer workshops, ideation sessions, and innovation programs.
- Proven success in developing commercially viable bakery concepts from ideation through launch.

Why Choose Us?
Join a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, where you will work on innovative bakery solutions for prominent global and regional customers. Collaborate with experts across R&D, Creation, Marketing, Sales, and Operations, leading projects that have significant customer impact and business visibility. Be part of a culture that values creativity, technical excellence, and continuous learning. Contribute to strategic innovation and category growth initiatives while enjoying opportunities for professional development, mentorship, and career advancement within a diverse and inclusive global organization. We celebrate individuality and foster an environment where every colleague can bring their authentic self to work.

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