Job Summary

As an independent flavor creator, you will develop innovative flavors and solutions for internal customers, enhancing profitability, optimizing formulas for cost efficiency, improving manufacturing processes, and supporting business continuity. You will act as a liaison between sales, manufacturing, design, procurement, and quality teams.

Key Responsibilities

Business Continuity & Maintenance

Compliance: Collaborate with the Global Regulatory Affairs team to reformulate products to meet regulatory requirements and communicate changes to the Creative community.Ingredient Replacement: Serve as the regional contact for mass ingredient replacement activities.Supply Issues: Reformulate products to ensure continuity of supply in case of raw material shortages.

Margin Improvement

Partner with internal teams to enhance low-margin items.Reformulate products to achieve margin improvement targets.Support the Global Purchasing (GP) group in evaluating new ingredient sources.

Coordination & Project Management

Assist the Material Review Committee with the introduction of new raw materials.Collaborate with creative flavorists and GP to streamline processes and reduce lead times for new material introductions.Support the Quality group in troubleshooting quality issues and handling complaints.

Creative Guidelines & Training (10%)

Review and establish creative guidelines to ensure formula optimization and efficiency, sharing lessons learned.Train junior flavorists and provide training to other functions.

Customer Intimacy & Technical Partnership

Understand regional taste preferences and create or modify flavors accordingly.Interact with key customers regionally and globally to understand their requirements and build strong relationships.Establish a significant regional/global network to share work and form new partnerships.Create flavors in collaboration with Portfolio Managers and Applications to fill gaps in the Flavor bank (Commercial only).Liaise directly with Innovation and Ambassadors/IPDs on relevant projects.

Technical Flavorist Focus

Demonstrate leadership in both regional and global creation projects.Provide clear guidance on projects involving multi-disciplinary teams.Communicate effectively with senior management, understanding their needs and crafting appropriate approaches.

Job Requirements

11–15 years of experience in flavor creation.Minimum entry-level requirement: a science degree (Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Life Sciences, etc.), preferably a master's degree in food technology, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Food Engineering, or Chemical Engineering.

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

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