DESIGNER (DAIRY, FLAVOR)

Resumen de trabajo It’s an exciting time to be part of the IFF family.
We are a global leader in taste, scent and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy.
We are looking for a motivated and dynamic Designer / Application Technologist to join our Dairy Flavor Design team in Sant Cugat (Barcelona), Spain.
Are you a good team player with experience in the flavor and/or dairy sector? In this role you will support our customer, as well as Sales Force and Business Development Teams to generate new flavor business and maintain the existing.
The Designer will work mainly in the Dairy category.
Your Responsibilities Include but may not be limited to.
Project Management Independently manages time and projects for assigned tasks while learning new skills.
Develops work-plans to manage work for projects.
Provide technical guidance on unusual or complex problems.
Applies the use of sensory and consumer data for projects when required.
Develops finished product formulations while meeting industrial standards, country specific and client requirements (profile, legal, cost and stability requirements).
Works on projects for key local, strategic, and regional customers with commercial success.
Refines attributes (taste and texture) language and articulates with team and project members.
Participates in new concept generation.
Innovation & Technology Supports local and regional technical teams and Category Growth Initiatives under direction from manager.
Successfully demonstrates innovative thinking and creativity in appropriate projects.
Understand innovation cycles and acts proactively Understands flavor performance and ingredient functionality in different finished products and incorporates technology appropriately.
May assist with the development of new product and application literature, including Technical Reports.
Customer Intimacy & Technical Partnership Provide technical services to customers as needed (plant trials, troubleshooting, and training).
Demonstrates an understanding of customers, category markets and consumer preferences.
Works in close collaboration with Sales and Marketing, Flavorists, Sensory, Consumer Insight, Regulatory and other departments to support project execution.
Establishes relationship with strategic customers and related categories.
Assist customers by participating in in-house visits, answering technical questions, and conducting seminars and presentations as assigned.
Leadership Shows positive attitude and passion.
Shares knowledge with the team and provides guidance to Trainee/Associate Designers.
Demonstrates ability to work within a team.
Your Required Experience Ideally minimum 5 years working experience in industrial food, flavor, or ingredient industry plus a minimum 2 years in dairy product development.
Prior experience with flavor and its application in foods is a plus.
Fluent English and Spanish University/College Degree in Food Science and Technology or related disciplines (such as Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Biology).
Preferred Master’s Degree in related area.
Strong communication (verbal and written), organizational and interpersonal skills are necessary.
Travel may be required up to 20% of the time.
Experience in flavor development/application lab – spending approximately 60% of your time in the application lab Proven sensory evaluation skills Proven Project Management skills Function well within a team set-up while taking individual responsibility and initiative within the scope of your role.
Somos líder mundial en sabor, aroma y nutrición, ofrecemos a nuestros clientes una gama más amplia de soluciones naturales y aceleramos nuestra estrategia de crecimiento.
En IFF creemos que su singularidad libera nuestro potencial.
Valoramos el mosaico diverso de etnia, origen nacional, raza, edad, sexo o condición de veterano.
Nos esforzamos por lograr un lugar de trabajo inclusivo que permita a cada uno de nuestros colegas aportar su yo auténtico al trabajo, independientemente de su religión, identidad de género y estilo de vida.
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om/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more We apply science and creativity for a better world.
With the beauty of art and the precision of science, we are an international collective of thinkers who partner with customers to bring scents, tastes, experiences, ingredients and solutions for products the world craves.
As a global leader in food, beverage, health, biosciences and sensorial experiences, we do a lot and continually innovate to do it better.
For more than 130 years we’ve been focused on finding the most innovative solutions to help bring “better for you” products to market.
While we have grown over the years, we remain agile in our approach and put our customers’ needs at the forefront of our thinking.
We offer end-to-end service that few can deliver on.
Our unparalleled product portfolio is the most robust in the industry and we have leadership positions across key taste, texture, scent, nutrition, enzymes, cultures, soy proteins and probiotics categories.