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Flavor Research Scientist-1301997
- IL-Glenview Description
Kraft Foods Group is one of
the most admired and largest food and beverage businesses in North America.
We’re also one of the largest worldwide among publicly traded consumer
packaged food and beverage companies, based on our 2012 combined net revenues
of $18.7 billion. We manufacture and
market food and beverage products, including convenient meals, Refreshment
beverages and coffee, cheese and other grocery products, primarily in the
United States and Canada, under a host of iconic brands. Our product categories
span breakfast, lunch and dinner meal occasions, both at home and in
foodservice locations. Our diverse brand
portfolio consists of many of the most popular food brands in North America,
Including three brands with annual net revenues exceeding $1 billion each – Kraft
cheeses, dinners and dressings; Oscar Mayer meats; and Maxwell
House coffees – plus over 20 brands with annual net revenues of between
$100 million and $1 billion each. In the United
States, based on dollar share in 2012, we hold the number one branded share
position in a majority of our 50 product categories, as well as in 18 of our
top 20 product categories. We hold the number two branded share position in
the other two product categories. _____________________________________________________________________________________ The primary
responsibilities of this position are as follows: ·
Lead flavor research projects to deliver flavor
fundamentals for key business priorities ·
Interface with product developers and other research
functions to develop hypotheses and experimental plans to lead key flavor
research initiatives ·
Interpret and correlate data through collaboration with
product development, consumer & sensory science and statistics ·
Lead taste applications research ·
Develop and execute experimental plans to validate
hypotheses on taste modulation ·
Stay apprised of and translate/apply industry
developments in taste modulation to products ·
Apply flavor solutions to address flavor needs for
business priorities, which may include rebalancing flavor in a product
matrix, reformulating flavors, etc. ·
Develop/maintain a network of external resources for
potential collaborations Required Skills ·
Deep understanding of flavor creation and flavor
materials ·
Strong experience in flavor application and product
formulation ·
Knowledge in flavor generation, interactions between
flavor- matrix, aroma-taste, and different taste modalities ·
Project Management, interpersonal, and leadership
skills ·
Excellent written and verbal communication skills Qualifications
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Master or Bachelor’s degree in
Flavor Chemistry, Chemistry, Food Science, or a related field preferred ·
Certified flavor chemist or significant
training/apprenticeship as a flavor chemist preferred ·
Minimum 5-year experience in the flavor industry Kraft Foods is an
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Kraft recruits qualified
applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or
national origin, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic
information, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, marital
status or citizenship status. Job
: Research Primary Location
: NA-US-IL-Glenview |
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