Flavorist, Sweet

IFF; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 7,00,000 - 15,00,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a global leader in taste as a Flavorist in the Creation & Design team, where your creativity and technical expertise will shape innovative flavor solutions. In this exciting role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams and customers to develop unique flavors that meet diverse market needs. With a strong focus on flavor creation, you will leverage IFF's advanced technologies to deliver exceptional products. This position offers a dynamic environment that values diversity and fosters personal growth, making it a perfect opportunity for passionate individuals looking to make a significant impact in the flavor industry.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in the flavor industry with a creative focus.
• Strong understanding of flavor creation and applications.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to develop winning flavors and evaluate new raw materials.
• Lead the use of new technologies in flavor creations.

Skills

Flavor Creation

Innovation

Project Management

Customer Relationship Management

Technical Expertise

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science

Master’s Degree in Food Technology

Job description

Job Summary

Are you inspired to contribute your expertise to a global leader in taste, offering customers a broader range of solutions for the food & beverage industry?

We have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and passionate individual to join our Creation & Design (C&D) team as Flavorist, Sweet.

Your Focus

As a Flavorist at IFF, you will contribute to creating great tasting products by working on some of the most exciting projects in the flavor and sweet products industry today.

How You Will Contribute

Key Accountability

• Work independently and within project teams by collaborating with other cross-functional teams to develop winning flavors.
• Proactively evaluate new raw materials and assess potential for future use in creating new flavors.
• Collaborate with internal and external customers to provide insightful partnership and leverage trusting relationships.
• Demonstrate creativity and innovation in your everyday work, maximize IFF technologies, and provide innovative flavor solutions.
• Support, drive, and lead the use of new technologies in flavor creations.
• Be a partner of choice to customers, both internal and external, by demonstrating technical expertise and creativity.
• Interface with manufacturing and operations or IFF functions as necessary to ensure a smooth bench-to-batch development and commercialization process.

Strategy & Business Knowledge

• Interact with key customers to understand requirements and build strong, trusted partnerships.
• Maintain a strong understanding of global capabilities and leverage technical knowledge through effective global and regional networks.
• Identify gaps in the product portfolio and technologies, and take creative efforts to meet consumer needs.
• Understand regional market taste differences and preferences to create suitable flavors.
• Foster cross-category collaboration and knowledge sharing to provide technical solutions to internal and external customers.

Presentation Skills

• Be effective in a variety of formal presentation settings (internal/external), including one-on-one, small, and large groups.
• Command attention and manage group processes during presentations.

Self-Development

• Be committed to and actively pursue continuous self-improvement.
• Recognize that different situations and levels may require different skills and approaches.
• Leverage strengths to overcome weaknesses.

Job Requirements

What you will need to be successful

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably a Master’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemical Engineering, or a relevant discipline.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in the flavor industry within a creative function.
• Solid understanding of the flavors sweet category, with a focus on flavor creation, applications, raw materials, and chemical processes.
• Strong flavor creation, innovation, and development technical expertise in a B2B or B2C environment.
• Interest in evaluating new raw materials and assessing their potential for future flavor development.
• Ability to build strong customer relationships and lead sizable technical projects.
• Familiarity with flavor creation techniques and market trends in sweet products.
• Comfortable working in a B2B environment with a positive, self-driven, results-oriented attitude.
• Strong teamwork, customer orientation, project management, and effective time management skills, with a proven ability to oversee projects and meet deadlines.

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 diversity in ethnicity, nationality, race, age, sex, veteran status, religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, and disability. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each colleague to bring their authentic self to work.