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Givaudan Sense Colour · 3 months ago

Colour Technician Applications Manager

Louisville, KY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Givaudan Sense Colour is a leading company in the natural colors ingredients industry, seeking a Colour Technician Applications Manager. The role involves managing an applications team, providing technical leadership, and overseeing project execution to enhance customer experience and drive business growth.

Food and BeverageFood ProcessingManufacturingNatural ResourcesService Industry

Responsibilities

Uphold DDW’s Mission Statement, Quality Policy, and Values and Beliefs

Perform work accurately and reliably with proper thoroughness according to established procedures

Proper work ethic including being at work when scheduled, arriving to work on time, and being ready to work at the start of the workday or shift

Provide management of short-term improvement and application projects to sustain and grow business

Provide technical leadership working closely with the commercial team to enhance the customer experience

Lead the assigned team of scientists in carrying out project work and developing commercially successful technologies

Lead and develop the assigned team of application scientists, enhancing their skill sets to establish them as experts

Provide expert input into current innovation activities and roadmap

Utilize EH&S policies to maintain a safe, clean, and organized lab environment

Manage a team of color technical/application experts

Develop application work within the NOAM SCBU team

Build and manage budget (OPEX, CAPEX) for the Louisville team/lab

Develop and implement an application training plan for the team

Ensure resources required by a team within Givaudan but outside of SCBU are obtained by developing a broad set of relationships within the required departments inside of Givaudan

Take responsibility for building a diverse and inclusive environment and use different styles, thinking, and approaches

Guide excellence of project execution and communication

Participate in project assessment meetings and manage project briefs using CRM systems

Lead and follow execution of the application customer projects for the Louisville-based team

Support customer visits, calls, and presentations as a color technical expert

Provide support to the sales and wider Givaudan team, for integrated solutions and multi-ingredient briefs, on technical questions and selection

Complete experimental lab work on a specific topic/technology new to the team or to absorb workload

Qualification

Natural colours expertiseProject managementFood safety systemsCustomer-facing experiencePeople managementBudget managementApplication trainingTeam leadership