Senior Flavor Development Manager

7 days ago


El Segundo, California, United States CPS, Inc. (Food & Beverage Division) Full time

About the Role:

CPS, Inc. (Food & Beverage Division) is seeking a highly skilled Senior Flavor Development Manager to lead our team in the application of our flavor portfolio and technologies.

Job Description:

The primary focus of this position is to drive customer development and growth through short- and long-term projects and demos for customer-facing opportunities.

You will be responsible for leading daily brief-related tasks, applying your knowledge during flavor selection, evaluation, and application development.

Serve as a technical expert, project leader, and advisor to the commercial team, including marketing, sales, flavor creation, and customers, for specific applications.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deliver against customer briefs, ensuring flavors and finished products align with project constraints (cost, flavor legislation, label restrictions, processing, etc.).
  • Independently develop and creatively present custom demos catered to clients, demonstrating capabilities, current flavor trends, and their relevance to customers.
  • Technology lead in the application of our flavor portfolio to demonstrate points of difference.
  • Complete assigned projects in a timely and professional manner, ensuring all project constraints are met.
  • Prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously while collaborating with the Flavor Creation team.
  • Assess Trends joint with Marketing to update Demo lists and provide direction for Customer Innovation presentation for sales.
  • Generate tasting sheets for customer presentations joint with Marketing.
  • Manage and update demo catalog to support customer presentations.
  • Support & attend key tradeshows with application development and resource deployment.
  • Work effectively in our internal system, adhering to standards of formulation.
  • Support sales with training updates on the portfolio and with customer visits when needed, providing technical assistance and explanation of products being demonstrated.

Requirements:

  • A Food Science, Chemistry, or Biology Degree and/or equivalent work experience, preferably with at least 10 years in the food or flavor industry.
  • Food and Beverage Application Development Experience, preferably 10 years, and flavor formulation experience.
  • Knowledgeable and current regarding the use of functional ingredients to support application development beyond flavors.
  • Team Management Experience, preferable 3-5 years.
  • Strong interpersonal and written / verbal communication skills.
  • Strong Presentation Skills.
  • Ability to thrive in a high-energy and fast-paced environment.
  • Strong organizational skills and follow through.
  • General knowledge of food safety requirements and shelf-life stability for finished product development.
  • Broad understanding of flavor characteristics such as solubility, stability, and reactivity.
  • Ability to describe flavors and finished products with appropriate sensory language.
  • Knowledge of industry software (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Salesforce or related CRM tools).

Salary: $120,000 - $150,000 per year

Location: US

About CPS, Inc. (Food & Beverage Division):

We are a leading provider of innovative solutions in the food and beverage industry.



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