Job Summary
Food Ingredients: Innovating improved nutritional profiles, better taste and texture, and greater cost efficiency to meet the needs of global food and beverage manufacturers.
- Develop and lead the EMEA Energy category strategy across electricity, steam, natural gas and industrial gases.
- Optimize industrial gas supply modes by analyzing plant consumption, required purity/pressure/flow and partnering with Engineering and Operations on the optimal sourcing approach.
- Negotiate energy supply contracts, including long‑term agreements, flexibility options and renewable energy solutions.
- Evaluate and coordinate energy hedging strategies (e.g., fixed, indexed, structured) in close collaboration with Finance and Operations.
- Identify and deliver annual value creation across total cost, cost avoidance and cash‑flow improvements.
- Drive specification optimization, standardization and demand management with Engineering and Operations.
- Lead competitive sourcing events, complex negotiations and supplier selection activities.
- Manage strategic suppliers (utilities, brokers, industrial gas providers), including performance reviews, risk mitigation and continuous improvement.
- Oversee procurement execution for sustainability‑focused CAPEX projects (e.g., solar PV, heat recovery, electrification, renewable steam solutions).
- 8–12+ years of procurement or strategic sourcing experience, including direct experience with electricity, natural gas, steam and/or industrial gases.
- Strong experience negotiating energy contracts and understanding market indices, regulations and risk‑management frameworks.
- Proven experience partnering with Finance on hedging strategies and market risk mitigation.
- Demonstrated success in strategy development, supplier management and value delivery.
- Experience collaborating with Operations in manufacturing environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain or related field (required).
- Strong analytical thinking, influencing abilities and communication skills.
- Ability to work comfortably in complex and multicultural environments.
- Master’s degree and/or procurement certifications (CIPS, CPSM, etc.).
- Experience in clean‑energy infrastructure procurement.
- Proactive, resilient and comfortable managing volatility and ambiguity.
- Hybrid working model supporting work–life balance.
- Opportunities to lead high‑impact sustainability and energy‑transition initiatives.
- Learning and development opportunities to support career growth.
- Global, purpose‑driven organization committed to innovation and sustainability.
- Inclusive culture where every colleague can bring their authentic self to work.
- Competitive rewards aligned with experience and responsibility.
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.
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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.
