Job Summary
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Crafting unique, technology-enabled flavor designs that define the identity of food and beverage brands, shape trends in flavor building and fuel market success.
The role is based in Jakarta, Indonesia (onsite). Be part of an agile, collaborative, and strategic team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You’ll Make a DifferenceCreate winning savory flavors independently or with senior guidance.
Modify existing flavors effectively without senior guidance.
Work independently on mid-level briefs but be able to collaborate effectively within assigned teams to win.
Participate in Category initiatives and Innovation Re-Imagine & Re-Master programs.
Understand production processes for Process Bases including Reaction, Distillation, Extraction, Extrusion, and other key IFF technologies.
Develop brand understanding for global and key regional customers.
Interact with customers to meet their flavor needs.
Assist Senior Flavorist with coaching and training programs
Demonstrate early signs of problem-solving capability.
Minimum 5 years of experience in a flavor creation environment.
Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Life Sciences, or related field.
Demonstrate good memories of raw materials with excellent taste discrimination and articulation of ingredients, flavors, and applications.
Inherent curiosity to utilize technologies creatively and imaginatively and keen to explore existing and new molecules in new formulations
Strong understanding of the creative process and its impact on cost and performance.
Familiarity with flavor industry trends and IFF’s competitive positioning.
Ability to manage project data and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
Experience modifying formulations to meet customer or business criteria.
Good understanding of analytical methods and their use in the creative process
Principled & Passionate: A strategic thinker who acts safely, ethically, and responsibly, while driving continuous improvement and innovation.
Partnership: Values partnership and fosters a strong, cooperative spirit across teams and stakeholders.
Persistent: Demonstrates resilience and flexibility in navigating a dynamic regulatory landscape.
Making Joy through Science, Creativity & Heart
Inclusive and diverse workplace culture.
Collaborative and growth-oriented team environment.
Structured learning and development programs and opportunities.
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
Top Skills
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.
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