Job Summary
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
As Global Account Executive – Scent Ingredients, you will support our global account teams in driving sustainable, profitable sales and market share growth through the development and adoption of new exclusive ingredients. This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of customer partnership, ingredient innovation, and perfumery expertise, while building strong relationships both internally and externally.
Together, we can shape the future of scent innovation. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
Project Management & Support – Ingredient Innovation Program
Support leadership in selecting and prioritizing ingredient candidate materials aligned with customer needs
Provide tools and frameworks to develop action plans and track progress
Contribute to the development of compelling Value Propositions for new exclusive ingredients in close collaboration with Marketing
Support ingredient demonstrations and evaluations, ensuring timely follow-up on actions
Prepare meetings and translate outcomes into clear, actionable plans
Customer Partnership
Map internal and external stage gates and timelines for ingredient innovation platforms
Build strong relationships with customer decision makers and influencers by attending regular meetings under the leadership of the Senior Account Director Ingredients
Develop a deep understanding of customer decision-making criteria
Accurately document customer visits, feedback, and insights
Account Strategy – Drive Ingredient Adoption & Usage
Support the promotion of new ingredients internally and externally by continuously collecting insights from perfumers and evaluators
Consolidate insights across olfactive, performance, regulatory, technical, and synergistic dimensions
Translate these insights into strong Value Propositions for existing, new, and candidate ingredients
What Makes You the Right Fit
Bachelor’s degree in Sciences, Engineering, or a related field
Minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience with demonstrated success
Strong drive for results with the ability to support ingredient introduction, adoption, and usage
High level of perseverance, accountability, and ownership in project execution
Strategic mindset with the ability to assess future scenarios and competitive landscapes
How Would You Stand Out?
Solid understanding of perfumery fundamentals and ingredient applications
Passionate interest in fragrance and olfactive evaluation
Ability to smell, evaluate, describe, compare, and recognize scents across categories
Strong communication skills to translate olfactive needs into clear inputs for internal and external stakeholders
Ability to offer a fresh perspective to perfumery teams by connecting ingredient value to customer and market realities
Personal Development
Demonstrate IFF Culture Principles and Values every day
Collaborate across functions, geographies, and cultures to achieve shared objectives
Build meaningful professional networks across the organization
Proactively seek feedback to accelerate personal and professional growth
Continuously develop the expertise required to independently manage projects and deepen knowledge of perfumery and ingredients
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
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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.
