Product Development & Application Technologist (m/f/d) Bewerben

About us

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances and flavors, cosmetic active ingredients as well as functional ingredients. Its customers include perfume, cosmetics, food and beverage manufacturers, the pharmaceutical industry and producers of dietary supplements and pet food.

With sales of around €5.0 billion in the 2024 financial year, the company is one of the world's leading providers. The Group, headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, has more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Asia, the USA and Latin America.

Together with its customers, Symrise develops new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an indispensable part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked.

Symrise – always inspiring more...

Your role

As Application Technologist / PADT (m/f/d) you will be part of our Center of Excellence Sweet where you will support and enable the Food & Beverage EAME strategy by developing high quality, market relevant powdered beverage solutions and product concepts using existing and newly developed Symrise ingredients and technologies as well as by representing the technical competence of Symrise at our customers.
This role is a fulltime position to be located in our Global Headquarter in Holzminden, Germany.

• You manage an effective project work on customer requests.
• You are responsible for the development and preparation of high quality powdered beverage formulations (instant drinks, coffee mixes, milk modifiers and hot/cold tea) as well as ready-to-drink samples according to the customer requirements.
• You develop new and innovative product concepts in close cooperation with Flavor Creation, Portfolio Management, Category and Marketing.
• You drive the evaluation of new technologies and raw materials.
• You are the main point of contact for selected customers with respect to new powdered beverage concepts and formulations.
• You manage customer workshops and customer product development within the dry beverage application and development laboratory.
• You collaborate closely with purchasing, sales and production.

About you

• You successfully completed your academic degree in Beverage Technology or an equivalent education
• You have at least 2 years of professional experience within the Food & Beverage or Flavor Industry.
• You have excellent technical skills and product know how in dry beverage formulation and powder technology.
• You have a high level of creativity and good communication and networking skills.
• You're fluent in business English and ideally have a good command of another major language such as German.

Our offer

• Open and respectful corporate culture with flat hierarchies and the possibility to work on innovative projects in a team-oriented and international work environment
• Flexible work arrangements, associated day-care facilities for children and further offers to support work-life-balance
• Individual training and international career opportunities
• Attractive compensation package and profit sharing, 30 vacation days per year, holiday pay and Christmas bonus for tariff employees
• Company pension scheme, lifetime working time accounts, canteen as well as other social and complementary benefits

Join us today!

If you feel that you fit the above criteria, then please apply by using our online application system. Your application will be treated confidentially.

Land

Deutschland

Standort

Holzminden

Division

Taste, Nutrition & Health

Funktionsbereich

Innovation, Forschung & Entwicklung

Vertragsart

Mit Berufserfahrung

Ausschreibungsende

15-Sep.-2025

Recruiter

Hannes Schueler

About us

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances and flavors, cosmetic active ingredients as well as functional ingredients. Its customers include perfume, cosmetics, food and beverage manufacturers, the pharmaceutical industry and producers of dietary supplements and pet food.

With sales of around €5.0 billion in the 2024 financial year, the company is one of the world's leading providers. The Group, headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, has more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Asia, the USA and Latin America.

Together with its customers, Symrise develops new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an indispensable part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked.

Symrise – always inspiring more...

Your role

As Application Technologist / PADT (m/f/d) you will be part of our Center of Excellence Sweet where you will support and enable the Food & Beverage EAME strategy by developing high quality, market relevant powdered beverage solutions and product concepts using existing and newly developed Symrise ingredients and technologies as well as by representing the technical competence of Symrise at our customers.
This role is a fulltime position to be located in our Global Headquarter in Holzminden, Germany.

• You manage an effective project work on customer requests.
• You are responsible for the development and preparation of high quality powdered beverage formulations (instant drinks, coffee mixes, milk modifiers and hot/cold tea) as well as ready-to-drink samples according to the customer requirements.
• You develop new and innovative product concepts in close cooperation with Flavor Creation, Portfolio Management, Category and Marketing.
• You drive the evaluation of new technologies and raw materials.
• You are the main point of contact for selected customers with respect to new powdered beverage concepts and formulations.
• You manage customer workshops and customer product development within the dry beverage application and development laboratory.
• You collaborate closely with purchasing, sales and production.

About you

• You successfully completed your academic degree in Beverage Technology or an equivalent education
• You have at least 2 years of professional experience within the Food & Beverage or Flavor Industry.
• You have excellent technical skills and product know how in dry beverage formulation and powder technology.
• You have a high level of creativity and good communication and networking skills.
• You're fluent in business English and ideally have a good command of another major language such as German.

Our offer

• Open and respectful corporate culture with flat hierarchies and the possibility to work on innovative projects in a team-oriented and international work environment
• Flexible work arrangements, associated day-care facilities for children and further offers to support work-life-balance
• Individual training and international career opportunities
• Attractive compensation package and profit sharing, 30 vacation days per year, holiday pay and Christmas bonus for tariff employees
• Company pension scheme, lifetime working time accounts, canteen as well as other social and complementary benefits

Join us today!

If you feel that you fit the above criteria, then please apply by using our online application system. Your application will be treated confidentially.