We are looking for an individual with practical experience, strong communication & presentation skills, leadership ability and project management skills. This individual would build flavor portfolios and provide technical support for key accounts and customers as well as lead and coach more junior team members.**Job Requirements**:**Responsibilities Include**:- which deliver optimal flavor systems that comply with cost in use, product design, nutritional requirements, regulatory and sensory requirements in order to increase key accounts global sales at specified margins and increase win rate.- Create recipes, utilizing multiple flavor delivery systems, that optimize flavor profiles which applied in a specific matrix, achieve high scores in testing with target consumers. High-score flavor systems represent the core of project submissions and allow to dominate competition.- Understanding of ingredient interactions and factors that influence finished product taste, texture & appearance for Savory systems and practical product development experience with plant based protein systems.- Provide leadership to advance strategic category and platform initiatives- Develop and implement business plans, in conjunction Sales and Category marketing, to deliver on major projects for key accounts. Establish the general approach to major projects in coordination with Sales and Category marketing, to ensure a winning category strategy.- Maintain close relationships with key accounts through teamwork, brainstorming and new technology sessions in order to consolidate customer partnerships.- Provide clear communication and promote cross-functional team collaboration on major projects to contribute to winning submissions.- Lead team to support proactive projects to ensure a long-term solid IFF marketing strategy.- Conduct product demonstrations to key customers as well as internal customers.**Required Experience**- A minimum of 10 years of experience in the industrial food, ingredient or flavor industry- 5 years within the Savory field of expertise- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in food science- Flavor business knowledge, specifically, applying, and working with flavors in Savory products- Demonstrated problem-solving skills and creativity- Strong presentation skills- Required business travel will be 30% minimum**Preferred Experience**- MS in Food Science or related field- At least (5) years of progressively responsible experience in the Consumer Goods Industry- Project Management background- Interpersonal and organization skills- Product and process development experience
