North America Product Manager - Systems Bakery

International Flavors and Fragrances; Kansas; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Benefits

Diversity & Inclusion

Innovation

Global Collaboration

Sustainability

Job summary

IFF is seeking a leader to drive bakery systems growth across North America from its New Century, KS hybrid base. You will partner with Sales, Marketing, R&D, and Operations to deliver revenue, profitability, and portfolio prioritization.

You will develop annual business plans, budgets, forecasts, and pricing strategies while gathering market intelligence to identify growth opportunities and manage portfolio lifecycle from launches to end-of-life, ensuring continuity during supply challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field with relevant studies.
• Experience in food ingredients, bakery or food manufacturing with measurable impact.
• Strong understanding of bakery applications and ingredient functionality.
• Experience in product/portfolio management, marketing or sales roles.
• Experience overseeing revenue, profitability, pricing, forecasting and portfolio performance.
• Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work autonomously.
• Professional proficiency in English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute the regional Bakery Systems growth strategy to maximize revenue, profitability, and market share across North America.
• Develop and implement annual business plans, budgets, forecasts, pricing strategies, and portfolio priorities aligned with regional and global objectives.
• Gather, analyze, and communicate market, customer, and competitive intelligence to identify growth opportunities and mitigate business risks.
• Manage the bakery systems portfolio lifecycle, including product launches, commercialization, optimization, rationalization, and end-of-life planning.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, R&D, Applications, Technical Service, Supply Chain, Operations, Procurement, and Finance teams to deliver business objectives and customer value.
• Drive pipeline development and support strategic customer engagements by clearly communicating product value propositions and solution benefits.
• Monitor portfolio performance, pricing effectiveness, supply dynamics, and profitability while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Facilitate alignment between commercial and operational teams to minimize customer impact during supply challenges and support business continuity.
• Represent IFF with customers and industry organizations while strengthening bakery market expertise across the organization.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial acumen

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Bakery Science, Business, Marketing, Engineering, or a related field.

Job description

Job Summary

Are you ready to lead the future of bakery innovation while driving profitable growth across North America's dynamic food ingredients market?

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.

The role is based in New Century, KS and will be a hybrid work schedule. Be part of a strategic, customer-focused, collaborative team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

Where You'll Make a Difference

• Lead and execute the regional Bakery Systems growth strategy to maximize revenue, profitability, and market share across North America.


• Develop and implement annual business plans, budgets, forecasts, pricing strategies, and portfolio priorities aligned with regional and global objectives.


• Gather, analyze, and communicate market, customer, and competitive intelligence to identify growth opportunities and mitigate business risks.


• Manage the bakery systems portfolio lifecycle, including product launches, commercialization, optimization, rationalization, and end-of-life planning.


• Partner with Sales, Marketing, R&D, Applications, Technical Service, Supply Chain, Operations, Procurement, and Finance teams to deliver business objectives and customer value.


• Drive pipeline development and support strategic customer engagements by clearly communicating product value propositions and solution benefits.


• Monitor portfolio performance, pricing effectiveness, supply dynamics, and profitability while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.


• Facilitate alignment between commercial and operational teams to minimize customer impact during supply challenges and support business continuity.


• Represent IFF with customers and industry organizations while strengthening bakery market expertise across the organization.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Bakery Science, Business, Marketing, Engineering, or a related field.


• Experience in the food ingredients, bakery, or food manufacturing industry with demonstrated business impact and results.


• Strong understanding of bakery applications, ingredient functionality, formulation, processing technologies, and market dynamics.


• Demonstrated experience in product management, product line management, business management, marketing, sales, technical service, or related commercial roles.


• Experience managing revenue, profitability, pricing, forecasting, budgets, and portfolio performance.


• Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving skills.


• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.


• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work autonomously.


• Professional proficiency in English, written and spoken.

How Would You Stand Out?

• Experience working directly with industrial bakeries, bakery manufacturers, or ingredient suppliers.


• Experience commercializing enzymes, emulsifiers, proteins, fibers, sweetening systems, flour-based ingredients, or related bakery technologies.


• Advanced degree in Food Science, Bakery Science, Business Administration, or a related discipline and/or proficiency in an additional language.

Why Choose Us?

• Competitive Benefits: Competitive compensation, annual incentive opportunities, and comprehensive health and wellness programs. Our benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), vacation, holidays, 16 weeks paid parental leave, and an annual bonus plan.


• Diversity & Inclusion: IFF has been recognized previously in the US on the Disability Equality Index - Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion


• Innovation: Gain exposure to cutting-edge technologies and trailblazing advancements in food ingredients solutions and protection. Meaningful work helping advance solutions for the food ingredients industry.


• Global Collaboration: Be part of a global organization that values innovation, creativity, and collaborating amongst our diverse, cross-functional teams. Clear opportunities for career advancement in the Marketing organization of a growing business.


• Sustainability: Contribute to solutions that support a safer, healthier, and more sustainable world.

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