Job Summary
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences, we deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Global Business Services: Delivering streamlined, scalable support—enhancing efficiency, compliance and service excellence across the company.
The role is based in Polanco, Mexico City. Be part of an emerging creative, solution-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
Draft, review, and revise global supplier contracts, ensuring clarity and compliance.
Negotiate terms with vendors to secure favorable and risk-mitigated agreements.
Collaborate with legal, finance, and procurement teams throughout the contract lifecycle.
Ensure alignment with internal policies, procedures, and strategic goals.
Identify and address contractual risks, proposing mitigation strategies.
Maintain consistency by leveraging company-approved templates.
Act as a key contact for internal stakeholders on supplier contract matters.
Monitor contract timelines, renewals, and terminations to ensure continuity.
Support compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and corporate standards.
What Makes You the Right Fit
Bachelor’s degree in Law, Legal Studies, or a related field.
+4 years of experience in contract management, legal, or procurement roles.
Solid understanding of contract law and legal principles.
Strong drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
High attention to detail with excellent organizational and analytical abilities.
High level of English proficiency, both written and spoken.
Proficiency in contract management tools and Microsoft Office Suite.
How Would You Stand Out?
Experience or knowledge in procurement processes, with a problem-solving mindset and the ability to navigate vendor relationships effectively.
Attention to detail with strong organizational and analytical abilities.
Previous experience working in a Shared Services environment, ideally supporting international stakeholders across different countries and cultures.
Why Choose Us?
Professional onboarding process
Training opportunities
Learning and development programs
We kindly ask you to attach your resume in English.
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 Law, Legal Studies, or related field.
- +3 years of experience in contract management, legal, or procurement roles.
- Solid understanding of contract law and legal principles.
- Strong drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
- High attention to detail with excellent organizational and analytical abilities.
- High level of English proficiency, both written and spoken.
- Proficiency in contract management tools and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience or knowledge in procurement processes and vendor relationship management.
- Previous experience working in a Shared Services environment supporting international stakeholders.
- Problem-solving mindset and ability to navigate vendor relationships effectively.
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.
IFF Family of Companies Insights
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.
