Job Title: Food Scientist (Application Lab Executive)
Location: Scentium (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (formerly known as Flavor Inn Corporation Sdn Bhd) based in Kota Kemuning, Shah Alam, Malaysia.
Job Description
- Manage the flavour collections and accumulate knowledge of raw materials, ingredients, olfactory families specific to odor and sensory evaluation.
- Development of new product applications and concepts in accordance with specified requirements as outlined by customers.
- Work with flavourist, sales, marketing and laboratory teams to make sure that the right flavours are selected and created for customers.
- Responsible for the product application of flavours into trial food products.
- Keeping up-to date with flavour trends and being able to effectively communicate about profiles.
- Evaluate new creations and products already on the market by smelling, tasting and describing the products.
- To be the intermediary between creation and marketing by managing projects and client briefs.
- Understanding the client’s brief and translate it to the flavourist: present client expectations and reinterpreting them to be the most relevant.
- To assist sales manager to visit customers for technical support.
Skills and Qualities
- Passionate and creative about flavours.
- Project management.
- Confident communicator.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Diligence, attention to detail.
- Balanced judgement.
- Highly organized.
- Experience of the consumer flavour market; knowledge of trends and product categories.
Job Requirements
- Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering / Chemistry / Food Science / Food Technology or equivalent.
- At least 3 year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this position.
- Experience from food ingredients/flavours company would be an added advantage.
- Good olfactive/sensory skills.
- Required skill(s): MS Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint).
- Possess good analytical troubleshooting & problem-solving skills.
- A team player with good analytical, problem-solving skills and ability to take initiatives and effectively work to project timelines.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good command of English and Bahasa Malaysia. Proficient in Mandarin would be an added advantage.
About us
Scentium (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Flavor Inn Corporation Sdn Bhd) is a food and beverage flavouring manufacturing company based in Kota Kemuning, Shah Alam, Malaysia. Scentium is a flavour division of the Iberchem Group in Spain. We develop flavours with superior sensory attributes, fitting to current market needs and complying with the strictest safety and quality standards.
- Applicants please email your resume to: HR.MYSA@scentium.com
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