Job Summary
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences, we deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Taste: 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 Yunpu, Guangdong (onsite role). Be part of a 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
- Production Planning & Execution
Manage and execute production plans to meet customer demand, ensuring alignment with capacity, raw materials, and resource availability. - Process Safety & Compliance
Ensure all operations comply with process safety, EHS regulations, and food safety standards (e.g., GMP, HACCP, local regulatory requirements). - Quality Assurance & Control
Oversee adherence to product specifications, manage deviations (NCR), and drive continuous quality improvement initiatives. - SAP Production Management (PP-PI / MM / WM)
Maintain and execute production orders in SAP, including order release, confirmation, goods movements, and inventory accuracy. - Data Analysis, Reporting & Digitalization
Analyze production data (e.g., yield, batch variance, OEE) using SAP, or BI tools; develop dashboards and reports; drive data integrity, automation, and system improvements (e.g., SAP optimization, MES/BI integration). - Inventory & Materials Management
Monitor raw material and finished goods inventory, ensure accuracy in SAP, maintain DMA, plan and execute cycle count. - Continuous Improvement, Cost & Process Optimization
Lead initiatives to improve productivity and reduce waste; optimize batch sizes, and process parameters; drive cost reduction while maintaining consistent product quality. - Team Leadership & Workforce Management
Manage and develop production teams, including supervisors and operators; ensure capability building and performance management. - Equipment & Maintenance Coordination
Work closely with engineering/maintenance teams to ensure equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, and minimal downtime. - Cross-functional Coordination
Collaborate with R&D, QA, Supply Chain, and Planning teams to ensure smooth product launches, recipe changes, and demand fulfillment.
What Makes You the Right Fit
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Food Science, Chemical Engineering, or related field
- Minimum 8+ years of production/manufacturing experience, preferably in: Food ingredients / food flavor / cosmetics manufacturing
- Proven team management experience with strong leadership capability
- Solid knowledge of GMP, HACCP, and EHS standards
- Fluent in English is preferred
How Would You Stand Out?
- Hands-on experience with SAP (PP-PI/MM/WM) or similar ERP systems
- Strong analytical skills and experience with production KPIs and reporting tools
- Continuous improvement mindset (Lean / Six Sigma is a plus)
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
Why Choose Us?
- Opportunity to lead a critical manufacturing function in a growing business
- Exposure to global standards in food flavor production
- Collaborative and innovation-driven environment
- Strong career development and leadership growth 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
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Chemical Engineering, or related field
- Minimum 8+ years of production/manufacturing experience
- Proven team management experience
- Solid knowledge of GMP, HACCP, and EHS standards
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.
