Formulation Specialist

Overview

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 16,000 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.

Formulation Specialist-Ashford, Kent – Your future position?

The Measurement Science group is a technical support function enabling science-based innovation, data driven decision-making and claims substantiation. Working closely with internal stakeholders including the Ingredient Discovery, Fragrance Delivery, Malodour Research, Global Technology and Business Support teams, the group generates and applies physio-chemical performance data to substantiate olfactive and wider creation benefits.

The successful candidate will apply their expertise in FMCG formulation science (e.g. surfactants, enzymes, functional actives) to understand and optimise fragrance performance in real world product formats, leading to superior technology innovation.

Responsibilities

• Take a lead role to facilitate fragrance technology innovation, claims substantiation and data driven decision-making via:
• Application of advanced measurement techniques to progress both proactive research programmes and business getting activities
• Expansion and maintenance of relevant expertise, capability and infrastructure in the area of fragrance product related formulation science, to meet business requirements
• Generation and analysis of high quality datasets for research platforms, client submission and intellectual property protection
• Establishing close connection with key internal stakeholders to identify and deliver next generation business needs
• Identification and partnering with external organisations to access wider expertise and capabilities

Qualifications

• Proven understanding and hands-on experience with formulation of relevant consumer products
• Practical experience with application of scientific instrumentation (including chemical measurement techniques)
• University degree or higher in relevant scientific discipline
• Leading and managing projects
• People management experience is preferred
• Problem-solving approach
• Able to work both independently and within a team environment
• Proficient IT skills (including specialist scientific software packages, knowledge databases)

Our benefits

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holiday
• Private Health Insurance, Pension, Life Assurance
• Flexi time
• Discount Club with many retailers
• Subsidised on-site meals
• Free parking
• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development

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.

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