Requisition ID : 502129
Job Description
It’s an exciting time to be part of IFF! We are looking for our next Senior Food Technologist / Senior Designer to work with established internal and external customer networks to share and leverage products and techniques in the associated category.
In the role, you'll act as a leader and collaborator to contribute to the regional and global technical strategic projects and innovation programs, working independently on tasks with responsibility for high value projects.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Project Management
- Proven time and project management skills.
- Partners with production and quality department to complete scale-up trials and support QA / QC with trouble shooting when necessary.
- Independently navigates projects from start to finish and acts as a project leader in teams.
- High level knowledge of formula ingredients, raw materials, and their function.
- Independently manages time and projects for assigned tasks.
- Develops work-plans to manage work for projects.
- Provide technical guidance on unusual or complex problems.
- Develops finished product formulations incorporating IFF technologies and meeting industrial standards, country specific and client requirements (profile, legal, cost and stability requirements).
- Demonstrates consistent significant commercial success year after year.
Innovation & Technology
- Creates and executes training programs for technical and commercial staff.
- Anticipates, investigates, and resolves problems related to raw materials, solutions, finished prototypes and initial scale-up procedures.
- Proactive in using new ingredients, advancing technology, and utilizing IFF technology.
- Supports local and regional C&D and Category Growth Initiatives under direction from manager.
- Successfully demonstrates new technology in appropriate projects.
- Demonstrates an understanding of IFF Innovation Programs and promotes them within the organization.
- May act as local Innovation subject matter expert.
- Clear understanding and execution of IFF Innovation processes.
- Understands ingredient functionality and flavor performance in different finished products and incorporates technology appropriately.
Customer Intimacy & Technical Partnership
- Strong understanding, communication, and contribution to IFF business strategy at a local, regional, and global level.
- Understands and communicates customer business strategy, brands, consumer preference and market trends.
- Provide technical services to customers as needed (plant trials, troubleshooting, and training).
30+ days ago