Are you inspired to contribute your expertise to a global leader in taste, scent and nutrition, offering customers a broader range of solutions for the food & beverage industry?

We’re inviting high potential talents who is creative, full of passion with drive to join our China Nourish team as Flavorist Sweet.

This is an incredible opportunity to help bring new flavors with proprietary technologies to our customers. You will collaborate with other technical experts to develop flavors that will win in marketplace and be a trend setter. In this role, you will have opportunities to contribute to the business growth via enhancement of IFF Flavor product portfolios.

Your Focus
61 Independently develop flavors in line with business needs and in response to customer brief and strategic priorities.
61 Demonstrates creative leadership across organization to maximize IFF technology and provide innovative flavor solutions.
61 Leading assessment/evaluation of new R&D raw materials or technologies and providing feedback to the technical community.
61 Supporting, driving and leading the use of new technologies in flavor creations.
61 Understand the best practices within or outside the region with regards to Taste design.
61 Be a partner of choice to customers, internal or external, via demonstrating technical expertise and capabilities as well as problem solving skills.
61 Support Account Managers or Category team as needed in showcasing effectively, usages of new ingredients and technologies to customers.
61 Interfacing with production and other IFF functions as necessary to ensure a smooth bench to batch development and commercialization process
This is a Shanghai based position and will report to Creative Team Leader, China, Senior Flavorist.
How you will contribute
Strategy and Business Knowledge
61 Understands regional markets’ taste differences or preferences and create Flavors accordingly.
61 Interacts with key customers to understand requirements and build strong and trusted partnership.
61 Familiarize with IFF system to ensure smooth execution of project.
61 Establishes regional/global network to leverage and exchange knowledge.
61 Foster cross category collaboration and knowledge sharing.


Project Management
61 Demonstrates leadership in managing projects - regional/global.
61 Provide input into regional growth initiatives and Innovation Programs.
61 Applies rigor and method to resolve difficult raw materials & manufacturing problems.
61 Time management: deliver project on time according to customer’s timeline.


Technical Knowledge and IFF Tools
61 Recognized and established technical expert within the company globally.
61 Continue to expand own knowledge, including flavor chemistry.
61 Proactively work on new molecules and create winning solutions.
61 Assist Senior Flavorist to mentor Trainee and Associate Flavorist.
61 Able to utilize proprietary technology to deliver unique and winning taste design solutions to the marketplace.

What you will need to be successful
61 Bachelor Degree of Science in fields of Chemistry, Food Science, Food Technology, or any relevant discipline from a reputable institute will be essential.
61 At least 6 years of Flavor Creation experience in Flavors, Food Ingredients or Food Manufacturing industry with excellent smelling and taste evaluation skills.
61 Proven track record in Sweet, Beverage & Dairy Flavor creations, possess strong knowledge of Flavors and food manufacturing processes, specifically extensive knowledge of Sweet, Beverage & Dairy products or market trends.
61 Able to create liquid flavors, encapsulated spray dry flavors, and top notes for use in emulsion systems. Confident in Sweet creation and good to have Savory creation knowledge.
61 Able to work independently and within project teams in focused categories, develop winning flavors for key regional and global customers.
61 Demonstrate good problem solving and critical thinking skills.
61 Able to deal with ambiguity, make quality decision and prioritize task effectively and efficiently under pressure and tight deadline.
61 Good communication and presentation skills.
61 Local market knowledge on key trends, customer needs and local tastes.
61 Inquisitive and always go beyond when working on solutions.
61 Comfortable working in a B2B environment with a positive, self-driven or results oriented attitude.
61 Strong teamwork, customer orientation, project management, proven ability to oversee all assigned projects and meeting deadlines are highly desirable.