Flavorist II

IFF; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Professional onboarding process

Flexibility in project execution

Job summary

IFF in Dubai is seeking a talented professional to develop innovative savory flavors. This role requires a bachelor's degree in a scientific field and 5-6 years of experience in flavor creation.

You will work in an on-site capacity, leveraging your sensory skills and raw material knowledge to deliver unique flavor solutions. Join a creative team focused on enhancing innovations and customer satisfaction in the food and beverage industry.

Permanent work profile with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Life Sciences, Food Technology, etc.; Master's degree preferred.
• Completion of the IFF trainee course and Associate Flavorist program (or equivalent) with a competitor.
• 5-6 years of hands-on savory flavor creation experience.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality savory flavors for regional and global customers.
• Develop and refine flavor concepts across applications.
• Manage mid-level creative briefs while collaborating with partners.
• Engage directly with customers to understand their brand needs.

Skills

Sensory skills

Raw material knowledge

Creative formulation

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a scientific field

Master's degree

Job description

Job Summary

Do you have the skill to craft winning flavors and the ambition to shape the future of taste
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF)is a global leader in flavors fragrances food ingredients health and 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 shape trends in flavor building and fuel market success.
The role is based at our creative center in Dubai in an onsite capacity. Join a team where creativity science and innovation come together to shape winning flavors. Here your expertise drives real impact and your growth fuels our shared success.

Where Youll Make a Difference

• Independently create highqualitysavoryflavors and contribute to project teams to deliver winning solutions for regional and global customers.

• Apply strong sensory skills and rawmaterial knowledge to develop refine and articulate flavor concepts across applications.

• Formulatesavoryflavors using both established andemergingtechnologies exploring new molecules and delivery systems to enhance innovation.

• Manage midlevel creative briefs autonomously while collaborating effectively with crossfunctional partners to meet customer expectations.

• Build strong internal networks and participate in technical exchanges to broaden understanding of raw materials analytical methods and flavor creation processes.

• Engage directly with customers (where applicable) to understand their brand needs and translate them into impactful flavor solutions.

• Contribute to category initiatives and innovation programs bringing creative ideas and early problemsolving capabilities to the team.

• Support continuous knowledge-sharing by assisting senior flavorists in coaching training and developing junior team members.

• Demonstrate leadership by staying connected across regional teams fostering collaboration and strengthening strategic partnerships.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Bachelors degree in a scientific field (Chemistry Chemical Engineering Life Sciences Food Technology etc.);Mastersdegree preferred.

• Completion of the IFF trainee course and Associate Flavorist program (or equivalent)with competitor.

• 56 years ofhandsonsavoryflavor creation experience with the ability to independently develop flavors for regional and global customers and work confidently onmidlevelbriefs.

• Strong sensory skills deep knowledge of raw materials and proven capability in creative formulation.

How Would You Stand Out

• Strong communicator
• Ability to cross collaborate with internal & external teams
• Team player

Why Choose Us

• Work Profile: Permanent
• Professional onboarding process
• Flexibility agility in approach to project execution
• Ability to work with multiple disciplines in a dynamic global environment
• Training opportunities
• Learning and development programs from day one

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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