Savoury Application Technologist at International Flavors & Fragrances

Job Description

Our memories are a series of flavors: a cup of strong coffee or tea . . . a sweet dessert . . . a home-cooked meal from your childhood . . .
As a leading creator of flavor solutions for beverages, sweet goods, savory, and dairy products around the world, IFF helps our customers deliver on the promise of delicious foods and drinks that consumers love. Our people—passionate, creative, and experts in their fields—combine creativity, brand understanding and consumer insights with our focus on R&D and innovation to bring our customers unique offerings that differentiate their products in the marketplace.

Why not see how far your career passion can take you? Come join the creative and empowered people who work at International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (And be sure to also check out our award-winning Career Video).

The Savoury Foods technologist is responsible for application support on projects for Savoury Foods Customers in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this exciting role, you will work closely together with your sales counterpart on briefings from customers, and you will be part of the application team located in Isando, and share knowledge and learning’s with other teams across Europe.

Major Responsibilities Include

• Technical partner for local and regional customers, working closely together with other disciplines
• Create and promote product concepts including proactive presentations
• Performing internal and external presentations
• Visiting customers: presenting samples and giving presentations.
• Maintaining excellent awareness of the Savory Foods market and market products.
• Playing a proactive role in new initiatives.
• Knowledge exchange with other Creative centres and Satellites
• Guidance of Juniors or Trainees
• Evaluation of Flavours in End products to build Collections and Knowledge of Portfolio
• Works on Flavour selection
• Creates prototypes/recipes
• Deliver the highest possible quality of application work to customer.
• Maintaining a safe and clean working environment.

Required Skills:

• Effective team player with excellent communication skills
• Be able to pass an IFF internal sensory and discriminative organoleptic skills test
• Technical Skills in savoury application
• Project Management skills
• Presentation skills
• Creative
• Drive for results
• Customer focussed
• Able to work under pressure
• Time management
• Fluent in English

Required Experience

• Min BS degree in Food Science, Chemistry & Biochemistry or related disciplines.
• Knowledge in food safety and food regulations preferred
• Min 7 years experience in industrial food, ingredient or flavour industry
• At least 4 years Savoury or Culinary industry experience in technical product development