Director Sweet (m/w/d)

About us

Together with its Japanese headquarter, TAKASAGO Europe GmbH is one of the world's leading producers of flavors. The business of the TAKASAGO Europe GmbH primarily extends to external customers from the food industry. Sales focus on Europe, Africa and the Middle East. TAKASAGO Europe GmbH currently employs around 430 people.

European production, research, development and sales are based in Zülpich.

Your tasks

• To shape, prioritize and deliver the Sweet (Dairy, Beverages, Confectionary/Bakery, and
• Oral Care) project pipeline according to strategic growth objectives, in close collaboration with relevant functions (R&D, Sales &
• Marketing, Buying, Production, Finance, HR and
• Quality) To ensure that agreed business projects are delivered to the expectations of our customers within agreed timings and scope, including leadership of projects by the Director
• Sweet as appropriate To define and regularly review the TEG
• Sweet Strategy and its resulting action plan, determining the optimal organization of resources, in line with strategic growth objectives To ensure “state of the art” development of new flavors and compounds by the Creation
• Team, thanks to the relevant coaching, training and development of trainee flavorists, junior flavorists and flavorists To capture new ideas and to continuously strengthen our flavoring tools To support our customers with relevant consulting, visits, trainings and workshops as agreed with
• Sales & Marketing To lead the team in terms of overall