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(Senior) Application Technologist - Sweet Goods & Beverages

Cologne, GermanyFull-time2026-10-27 → 2026-11-10

Core

Develop and execute application solutions for sweet goods and beverage categories, translating customer needs into commercially relevant products and prototypes.

Role type

Senior Application Technologist (Food & Beverage)

Builds

Food and beverage concepts, prototypes, and demonstrations

Domain

Food Science / Flavors & Ingredients

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

Flavour functionality knowledge, formulation principles, sensory evaluation, project management, technical commercialization, stakeholder management

Preferred skills

Experience in sweet goods/beverages, knowledge of emerging technologies, category trend analysis

Technologies

Laboratory equipment, HSE compliance systems

Responsibilities

Develop application solutions across sweet goods and beverage categories; Create inspiring food and beverage concepts, prototypes and demonstrations; Act as a trusted technical partner for customers by leading technical discussions and presentations; Lead application activities for customer projects; Drive innovation by identifying market opportunities; Ensure high standards of technical quality by conducting application evaluations and complying with laboratory, quality and HSE requirements.