Manage flavor development projects by creating and refining innovative food and beverage formulations. Coordinate technical development activities while aligning customer requirements with insights from the sales team. Support the end-to-end development process by maintaining accurate formulation records, evaluating prototypes, and contributing to cross-functional collaboration within the Bakery, Bars & Confectionery design team.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
- Develop and prepare flavored food prototypes across bakery, confectionery, cereals, and snack applications.
- Manage flavor and formulation projects from concept through prototype delivery.
- Taste, evaluate, and benchmark laboratory prototypes and global market products.
- Translate customer briefs and sales feedback into technical flavor solutions.
- Maintain accurate formulation records and application documentation.
- Support technical coordination between innovation, sales, and production teams.
- Manage raw materials, product stock, and laboratory supplies.
- Ensure a clean, safe, and organized working environment.
What Makes You the Right Fit
- Currently pursuing or holding a food-related, scientific, or equivalent qualification.
- Foundational knowledge of food ingredients, flavor systems, or food applications.
- Strong attention to detail with good numerical and computer skills.
- Comfortable working hands-on in a kitchen or laboratory environment.
- Ability to follow processes while thinking creatively.
- Organized, reliable, and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Enthusiastic team player with a passion for food and innovation.
How Would You Stand Out?
- Previous hands-on experience in food development, labs, or kitchens.
- Confidence in tasting, sensory evaluation, and documenting feedback.
- A proactive, curious mindset with strong creative flair.
Why Choose Us?
- Gain hands-on experience within a global food and flavor innovation team.
- Work on real products for well-known local and international brands.
- Learn from experienced food designers and technical specialists.
- Explore a wide range of food applications and flavor technologies.
- Enjoy a collaborative, creative, and supportive working environment.
- Be part of an exciting maternity cover opportunity that builds strong industry experience.
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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