Flavorist, Savory

Are you inspired to contribute your expertise to a global leader in taste, scent and nutrition, offering customers a broader range of solutions for the food & beverage industry?
We’re inviting potential talents who is creative, full of passion with drive to join our Indonesia Nourish team as Flavorist, Savory.

This is an incredible opportunity to help bring new flavors with proprietary technologies to our customers. You will collaborate with other technical experts to develop flavors that will win in marketplace and be a trend setter. In this role, you will have opportunities to contribute to the business growth via enhancement of IFF Flavor product portfolios.

Your Focus

• Independently develop flavors in line with business needs and in response to customer brief and strategic priorities.
• Demonstrates creative leadership across organization to maximize IFF technology and provide innovative flavor solutions.
• Leading assessment/evaluation of new R&D raw materials or technologies and providing feedback to the technical community.
• Supporting, driving and leading the use of new technologies in flavor creations.
• Understand the best practices within or outside the region with regards to Taste design.
• Be a partner of choice to customers, internal or external, via demonstrating technical expertise and capabilities as well as problem solving skills.
• Support Account Managers or Category team as needed in showcasing effectively, usages of new ingredients and technologies to customers.
• Interfacing with production and other IFF functions as necessary to ensure a smooth bench to batch development and commercialization process.

This is an Indonesia based position and will report to Senior Flavorist, Indonesia.

How you will contribute
Strategy and Business Knowledge

• Understands Indonesia markets taste differences or preferences and create Flavors accordingly.
• Interacts with key customers to understand requirements and build strong and trusted partnership.
• Familiarize with IFF system to ensure smooth execution of project.
• Establishes regional/global network to leverage and exchange knowledge.
• Foster cross category collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Project Management

• Demonstrates leadership in managing projects - Indonesia.
• Provide input into regional growth initiatives and Innovation Programs.
• Applies rigor and method to resolve difficult raw materials & manufacturing problems.
• Time management: deliver project on time according to customer’s timeline.

Technical Knowledge and IFF Tools

• Recognized and established technical expert within the company globally.
• Continue to expand own knowledge, including flavor chemistry.
• Proactively work on new molecules and create winning solutions.
• Assist Senior Flavorist to mentor Trainee and Associate Flavorist.
• Able to utilize proprietary technology to deliver unique and winning taste design solutions to the marketplace.
  

What you will need to be successful

• Bachelor Degree of Science in fields of Chemistry, Food Science, Food Technology, or any relevant discipline from a reputable institute will be essential.
• At least 6 years of Flavor Creation experience in Flavors, Food Ingredients or Food Manufacturing industry with excellent smelling and taste evaluation skills.
• Proven track record in Savory Flavor creations, possess strong knowledge of Flavors and food manufacturing processes, specifically extensive knowledge of Savory products or market trends.
• Experience in creating liquid top note flavors, paste flavors and encapsulated spray dry flavors. Having a capability on Savory Modulation and good to have Flavor Reaction knowledge.
• Ability to work independently and within project teams in focused categories, develop winning flavors for key regional and global customers.
• Demonstrate good problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, make quality decision and prioritize task effectively and efficiently under pressure and tight deadline.
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• Local market knowledge on key trends, customer needs and local tastes.
• Inquisitive and always go beyond when working on solutions.
• Comfortable working in a B2B environment with a positive, self-driven or results oriented attitude.
• Strong teamwork, customer orientation, project management, proven ability to oversee all assigned projects and meeting deadlines are highly desirable.

IFF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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 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