About NovaTaste
NovaTaste is a global leader in taste innovation. With its broad portfolio of renowned brands such as WIBERG, Gewürzmüller, Gewürzmühle Nesse, Mühlehof Gewürze, Eppers, McClancy, Piasa, AMCO, Redbrook, BSA WIBERG, and The Mighty, NovaTaste offers a range of value-add savory ingredients and blends to improve taste and texture, as well as extend the shelf life of food products for its customers. NovaTaste has over 2,300 employees and supplies food manufacturers, butchers and foodservice players across Europe, North America and Asia.
Tasks
- Build global Data Science capabilities from scratchDefine best practices for a scalable AI ecosystem
- Own and enhance ML solutions like Sales Demand Forecasting
- Develop LLM-based Virtual Service Assistants for customer service
- Shape intents, set guardrails, and integrate with SAP using RAG and conversational AI
- Translate model outputs into strategies for e.g. Sales, Planning & Controlling
- Drive adoption via SAC and embed insights into decision-making
Skills
- 5+ years in applied ML for business impact
- Expert in Python; strong SQL skills incl. SAP integration
- Experience with Big Data & ML pipelines (Azure, Databricks, Snowflake)
- Skilled in software engineering tools (e.g., GitLab)
- Proficient in MLOps (e.g., MLflow) and orchestration (e.g., Airflow, Azure ML)
- Able to turn vague business needs into clear data science solutions
- Strong communicator across technical and non-technical audiences
- Collaborative team player in dynamic environments
Benefits
- Excellent lunch options at gourmet level in our company restaurant
- Attractive discounts on our products
- Professional, free support for mental health through our partner nilo.health
- Physiotherapy with a low co-payment, company doctor, and occupational pension scheme
- ClimateTicket Salzburg and company bike leasing
- Flexible working hours through an attractive flexitime model and home office options
- Flat organizational structure with a first-name culture and short decision-making paths
- A constructive and innovative working environment in a successful, internationally active company
The minimum gross salary for this position is € 3.654,94 per month on a full-time basis. We offer a compensation package that significantly reflects your skills and experience.
