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Role Overview
Flavorist II at International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF), based at the creative center in Dubai on an onsite capacity.
Company Overview
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, health and biosciences, delivering sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Role Purpose
To independently create high-quality savory flavors and contribute to project teams delivering winning solutions for regional and global customers. This role combines expertise in sensory evaluation, raw material knowledge, and creative formulation to shape flavor trends and drive market success.
Key Responsibilities
Flavor Development & Formulation
- Independently create high-quality savory flavors and contribute to project teams to deliver winning solutions for regional and global customers.
- Apply strong sensory skills and raw material knowledge to develop, refine, and articulate flavor concepts across applications.
- Formulate savory flavors using both established and emerging technologies, exploring new molecules and delivery systems to enhance innovation.
Project & Brief Management
- Manage mid-level creative briefs autonomously while collaborating effectively with cross-functional partners to meet customer expectations.
- Contribute to category initiatives and innovation programs, bringing creative ideas and early problem-solving capabilities to the team.
Stakeholder & Customer Engagement
- Engage directly with customers (where applicable) to understand their brand needs and translate them into impactful flavor solutions.
- Build strong internal networks and participate in technical exchanges to broaden understanding of raw materials, analytical methods, and flavor creation processes.
Team Leadership & Development
- Support continuous knowledge-sharing by assisting senior flavorists in coaching, training, and developing junior team members.
- Demonstrate leadership by staying connected across regional teams, fostering collaboration, and strengthening strategic partnerships.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in a scientific field (Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Life Sciences, Food Technology, or equivalent); Master's degree preferred.
- Completion of the IFF trainee course and Associate Flavorist program or equivalent with competitor.
- 5–6 years of hands-on savory flavor creation experience, with the ability to independently develop flavors for regional and global customers and work confidently on mid-level briefs.
- Strong sensory skills, deep knowledge of raw materials, and proven capability in creative formulation.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong communicator.
- Ability to cross-collaborate with internal and external teams.
- Team player.
Additional Information
- Work Profile: Permanent.
- Professional onboarding process.
- Flexibility and agility in approach to project execution.
- Ability to work with multiple disciplines in a dynamic, global environment.
- Training opportunities.
- Learning and development programs from day one.
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