Account Manager - Culinary & Snacks

Job Summary

Are you a relationshipbuilder who turns insight into growth? Join us to drive results across national and regional food brands by uncovering opportunities and partnering with crossfunctional experts to deliver value and elevate the customer experience. You'll own a portfolio of culinary / savory accounts-expanding existing relationships, prospecting new ones, and converting briefs into commercial wins. Leading a focused core team across Commercial Support, Technical, Sensory, Marketing, Operations, Finance, and Procurement, you'll steer pipeline, pricing strategy, and accurate forecasting to deliver profitable, sustainable growth. As an Account Manager - Culinary & Snacks, you will be responsible for managing a territory comprised of national and regional food and culinary / savory accounts. In addition to fostering established relationships and managing existing sales, you will identify new opportunities, grow sales, and expand your network. You will work in close cooperation with cross-functional team members, including Operations, Innovation Creation and Design, Finance, Procurement, Sensory, and Marketing departments within IFF. To excel in this role, you should enjoy an entrepreneurial approach to your work and thrive on developing new opportunities. In this role you will be a part of a dynamic and driven sales team and report into the North American Commercial Director.

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences, we deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Taste : Crafting unique, technology-enabled flavor designs that define the identity of food and beverage brands, shapetrends in flavor building and fuel market success.

The role is based in South Brunswick, NJ (remote). Be part of a open-minded, passionate, and growth-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

Where You'll Make a Difference

• Grow profitable revenue by expanding existing relationships and opening new opportunities across national and regional culinary / savory customers.
• Lead account planning and execution, aligning stakeholders across Technical, Commercial Support, Marketing, Sensory, and Operations.
• Build robust, "firsttimeright" opportunity pipelines and ensure accurate, timely project entry and status updates.
• Manage pricing strategies and negotiations to achieve volume, mix, and gross profit targets.
• Provide reliable rolling forecasts; translate market signals into actions for demand, supply, and innovation roadmaps.
• Orchestrate highimpact customer engagements-presentations, workshops, capability demos, and onsite visits.
• Drive execution quality through weekly crossfunctional cadence, removing roadblocks and maintaining project timelines.
• Optimize order patterns and portfolio health to enhance customer experience and IFF profitability.
• Serve as the accountable point of contact, ensuring clear, proactive communication between customer and IFF functions.

What Makes You the Right Fit

How Would You Stand Out?

Why Choose Us?

Compensation ($95,000.00 - $136,000.00 base) is based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to work experience, skills, certifications, and location. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, 401k, vacation, holidays, paid parental leave (maternity and paternity), and an annual bonus plan, among other employee perks.

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.

Visit IFF.com / careers / workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more

Salary Ranges : $108800- $136000