Senior Manager, Commercial - Private Label

IFF Inc.; South Brunswick (NJ); Remote; USD 130,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401k and retirement benefits

Paid time off

Parental leave

Annual bonus plan

Job summary

IFF Inc. in the United States seeks a Senior Manager, Commercial - Private Label to expand our private label portfolio and lead cross‑functional teams across Commercial Support, Technical, Sensory, Marketing, Operations, Finance, and Procurement.

The role focuses on building a robust opportunity pipeline, shaping pricing strategies, and delivering accurate forecasts to drive profitable growth in North America.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of quota‑carrying sales experience with a track record of organic account growth in the flavors industry.
• 3+ years in private label flavors or adjacent ingredients with strong customer credibility.
• Excellent communication, presentation, influencing, and negotiation skills.
• Confident engaging internal and external stakeholders and willing to travel ~50%.

Responsibilities

• Grow profitable revenue by opening new opportunities across national and regional private label customers.
• Lead account planning and execution, aligning stakeholders across Technical, Commercial Support, Marketing, Sensory, and Operations.
• Build robust, first‑time‑right opportunity pipelines with accurate 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.

Skills

Relationship building

Account management

Sales leadership

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Food Technology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Business (Sales/Marketing), or related field

Tools

Microsoft 365 (Excel/PowerPoint/Teams)

CRM/forecasting tools

Job description

Job Summary

Are you a relationship‑builder who turns insight into growth? Join us to drive results across national and regional food brands by uncovering opportunities and partnering with cross‑functional experts to deliver value and elevate the customer experience. 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 a Senior Manager, Commercial - Private Label, your goal is to expand our portfolio through headhunting and business development. 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, shape trends 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 opening new opportunities across national and regional private label customers. Lead account planning and execution, aligning stakeholders across Technical, Commercial Support, Marketing, Sensory, and Operations. Build robust, “first‑time‑right” 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 high‑impact customer engagements—presentations, workshops, capability demos, and on‑site visits. Drive execution quality through weekly cross‑functional 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

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Technology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Business (Sales/Marketing), or related field
• 5+ years of quota‑carrying sales experience with a track record of organic account growth in the flavors industry.
• 3+ years in private label flavors or adjacent ingredients with strong customer credibility.
• Confident engaging internal and external stakeholders
• Entrepreneurial, self‑directed, and resilient—comfortable owning outcomes in fast‑moving environments.
• Excellent communication, presentation, influencing, and negotiation skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft 365 (Excel/PowerPoint/Teams) and CRM/forecasting tools.
• Valid driver’s license; willing to travel ~50% as business requires.

How Would You Stand Out?

• Expertise selling value in private label categories with demonstrated multi‑year growth at key accounts.
• Proven success leading cross‑functional, technical‑commercial core teams from opportunity to commercialization.
• Data‑driven pipeline management (e.g., stage gates, conversion analytics) that improves forecast accuracy and win rates.

Why Choose Us?

• Impactful role growing strategic accounts that shape what consumers taste and enjoy every day.
• Close partnership with innovators across R&D, Sensory, and Marketing to co‑create customer‑loved solutions.
• Broad, market‑leading portfolio that enables consultative selling and differentiated value propositions.
• Learning mindset and career mobility across commercial and technical pathways.
• Inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives and collaborative problem‑solving.
• Competitive total rewards with tools and support for success in the field.

Compensation ($130,000.00 - $163,020.00 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 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: 114,114.00ㅤ-ㅤ163,020.00ㅤUSD

At IFF, we make joy through science, creativity and heart. As the global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, health and biosciences, we deliver groundbreaking, sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products – advancing wellness, delighting the senses and enhancing the human experience. We value an inclusive, creative workplace where all individuals can thrive and do their best work. We consider all qualified candidates equally and based on merit, without regard to religion, ethnicity, national origin, race, age, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or disability.