Job Summary
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that enhance products used every day.
Scent – Global Fragrances: We create fragrances that inspire emotions and elevate everyday experiences by combining creativity, deep consumer understanding, and technical expertise to serve global and international customers.
This role is based in Tlalnepantla, Mexico (hybrid role). You will be part of a collaborative, insight-driven, and analytically focused team, where together we create impact by transforming consumer understanding into successful fragrance solutions. Your potential is our inspiration.
- Fully manage consumer insight research projects in support of Global Category and key international Home Care accounts
- Design research methodologies, coordinate fieldwork, analyze quantitative and qualitative data, and translate results into actionable business insights
- Develop statistical analyses, models, and data-driven recommendations to support fragrance development and commercial decisions
- Contribute directly to sales growth and increased win rates through high-quality consumer research and insight generation
- Communicate findings in a compelling way through storytelling, presentations, dashboards, and data visualization tools
- Partner with Evaluation, Perfumers, Sales, Marketing, and Technical teams to guide fragrance development and selection
- Interpret consumer, product, and fragrance research results to support strategic decision-making
- Identify behavioral patterns, emerging trends, and knowledge gaps, transforming data into forward-looking business opportunities
- Act as a subject-matter expert in consumer dynamics, research methodologies, analytics, and category trends
- Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, Market Research, or a related field
- 4+ years of experience in consumer insights, sensory science, market research, data analytics, or related disciplines
- Strong knowledge of quantitative research methodologies, statistics, and consumer research tools
- Experience performing advanced data analysis, modeling, interpretation, and insight generation
- Experience working with statistical and analytical software such as JMP, Python, Power BI, R, SPSS, SAS, or similar tools
- Strong database management and data visualization capabilities
- Intermediate to advanced English proficiency with strong verbal communication skills (required)
- Strong analytical and mathematical mindset, with the ability to structure, analyze, and interpret complex datasets
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills
- Experience applying predictive analytics, statistical modeling, or advanced consumer segmentation techniques
- Experience with data visualization platforms and business intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau
- Ability to combine consumer behavior understanding with advanced quantitative analysis to influence business decisions
- Work on global and international Home Care brands with high business visibility
- Influence fragrance development through consumer-driven insights and advanced analytics
- Collaborate with creative, technical, and commercial teams worldwide
- Exposure to advanced sensory research, consumer analytics, and innovation methodologies
- Professional growth within a global fragrance leader
- Inclusive culture that values curiosity, analytical thinking, and continuous learning
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.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in actuarial science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, Market Research, or related field
- 4+ years of experience in consumer insights, sensory science, market research, data analytics, or related disciplines
- Strong knowledge of quantitative research methodologies, statistics, and consumer research tools
- Experience performing advanced data analysis, modeling, interpretation, and insight generation
- Experience working with statistical and analytical software such as JMP, Python, Power BI, R, SPSS, SAS, or similar tools
- Strong database management and data visualization capabilities
- Intermediate to advanced English proficiency with strong verbal communication skills
- Strong analytical and mathematical mindset, with ability to structure, analyze, and interpret complex datasets
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills
- Experience applying predictive analytics, statistical modeling, or advanced consumer segmentation techniques
- Experience with data visualization platforms and business intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau
- Ability to combine consumer behavior understanding with advanced quantitative analysis to influence business decisions
IFF Family of Companies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IFF Family of Companies and has not been reviewed or approved by IFF Family of Companies.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive in many roles and locations, and compensation is often described as good.
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Parental & Family Support — A global minimum of 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents is in place. This policy is positioned as a notable component of the overall package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Core offerings include paid time off, sick days, holidays, and sabbatical leave. Flexible scheduling options such as compressed workweeks and hybrid/remote arrangements are available where feasible.
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What We Do
Meet IFF: We boldly bring together science and creativity to create what the world needs. An industry leader in food, beverage, health and biosciences, we create essential solutions – from global icons to unexpected innovations and experiences. Equal parts outspoken and analytical, our international collective of thinkers working with customers to bring scents, tastes, experiences, ingredients and solutions for products people crave. With 24,000 employees across 65 countries, more than 110 manufacturing facilities, 100 R&D centers, and 33,000 customers across the world, we’re poised to make a difference on an unprecedented scale. Without our boundary-pushing passion and end-to-end expertise, the future wouldn’t be the same. Visit us at www.iff.com to learn more about how our talented people and new technology are challenging the expected, championing creators and doing more good for people and planet. Explore what sets us apart.
