Senior Application Specialist Culinary

Tastepoint by IFF; Castelo Branco; Híbrido; BRL 133 920 - 167 400; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Hybrid work model

Continuous learning opportunities

International work environment

Resumo da oferta

Tastepoint by IFF is looking for a skilled professional in Castelo Branco to innovate food solutions in a hybrid role. With 7+ years of experience, you will lead technical projects in developing superior formulations for processed meat and sauces.

You will collaborate closely with customers and cross-functional teams, ensuring compliance and performance. Your expertise in food ingredients will drive impactful innovation while employing your communication skills to convey complex concepts effectively.

Qualificações

• 7+ years of experience in food ingredients and applications in culinary categories.
• Strong understanding of food processing and product performance.
• Excellent communication skills, simplifying complex concepts.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver technical service excellence and lead technical projects.
• Develop and optimize formulations for processed meat and sauces.
• Communicate complex topics effectively through presentations.

Conhecimentos

Food ingredient expertise

Cross-functional project leadership

Fluency in Portuguese

Advanced English proficiency

Ferramentas

Pilot plant equipment

Analytical approaches

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Summary

Are you passionate about turning technical expertise into innovative food solutions that delight customers and drive business growth?

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

Food Ingredients: Innovating improved nutritional profiles, better taste and texture, and greater cost efficiency to meet the needs of global food and beverage manufacturers.

Location: Castelo Branco, SP (on-site role) with approximately 20% travel.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

• Deliver technical service excellence through bench development, pilot/plant trials, troubleshooting, and training in close collaboration with Commercial teams
• Lead end-to-end technical projects, from defining scope and hypotheses to executing trials, analyzing results, and presenting recommendations
• Develop and optimize formulations for processed meat, sauces, and dressings, ensuring performance, cost, and compliance targets are met
• Translate ingredient functionality into finished‑product performance, optimizing texture, stability, and sensory experience
• Act as a trusted technical partner to customers, leading trials, diagnosing issues, and supporting product demonstrations
• Integrate market trends, customer insights, and competitive intelligence into technical recommendations and solutions
• Communicate complex technical topics effectively through presentations, prototypes, and data‑driven storytelling
• Maintain clear and compliant documentation of experiments, trials, and technical deliverables

What Makes You the Right Fit

• 7+ years of experience in food ingredients and/or applications within processed meat, sauces, dressings, or similar culinary categories
• Strong understanding of ingredient functionality, food processing, and finished‑product performance
• Proven experience in leading cross‑functional technical projects and influencing stakeholders (R&D, Commercial, Operations, Quality)
• Solid background in gastronomy, with the ability to translate culinary concepts into industrial‑scale solutions
• Hands‑on experience with pilot plant equipment, experimental design, and analytical approaches
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to balance multiple priorities (speed, quality, cost)
• Fluency in Portuguese and advanced English proficiency required. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts
• Commitment to safety, quality standards, and good laboratory practices

How Would You Stand Out?

• Experience working in customer‑facing technical roles with frequent client interaction
• Ability to combine technical rigor with creativity to deliver differentiated solutions
• Experience mentoring junior team members or contributing to capability building

Why Choose Us?

• Hybrid work model with hands‑on exposure to lab and pilot plant environments
• Opportunity to work on impactful, customer‑facing innovation projects
• Collaborative and international work environment
• Continuous learning and development opportunities
• Exposure to cutting‑edge food technologies and ingredients
• Opportunity to influence product innovation and business growth

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