Requisition ID : 492317
Job Description
In a world filled with hunger for more, for better, for healthier – we are here to nourish it. We nourish by growing relationships with customers of all shapes and sizes, fueling them with an end-to-end process and comprehensive portfolio. We nourish by uniting creativity and science to provide what’s essential and beyond what’s expected. We nourish by believing that what we do can change people’s lives and the world for the better.
At IFF , an industry leader in food, beverage, health, biosciences and sensorial experiences, science and creativity meet to create essential solutions for a better world – from global icons to unexpected innovations and experiences. With the beauty of art and the precision of science, we are an international collective of thinkers who partners with customers to bring scents, tastes, experiences, ingredients and solutions for products the world craves. Together, we will #DoMoreGood for people and planet.
We are looking for our next Technical Service Representative in Bakery
Job Requirements
- Identify and develop new opportunities at customer locations
- Have a desire to develop positive business relationships with customers
- Work Closely with all bakery account managers to execute on customer account plans
- Ability to interact/collaborate with customer’s management team to drive positive results
- Communicate effectively with all other team members on the IFF bakery industry team
- Assist the IFF R&D team with testing and development of new technologies and provide feedback of how those technologies will perform in large scale bakeries
- Serve on internal customer teams to collaborate on risk and opportunities
- Drive sales growth through testing and demonstrating IFF products at customer sites
- Review formulation and processes in wholesale bakeries and provide technical solutions to the problems customers may be facing
- Participate in plant start-ups that may require up to two weeks of continuous travel
- Provide business insights
- All other duties that may be required
Qualifications
- AIB graduate or Industry experience equivalent.
- Extensive Wholesale Baking with Management experience with an operations background in large wholesale industrial bakeries.
- Excellent comprehension regarding ingredient functionality, large scale automated baking processes, to include sweet goods, bread, and rolls.
- Excellent process problem solving, and formulation trouble shooting skills.
- Must be a self-starter with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to travel extensively up to 75%.
- Must be competent in Word, Excel, and Outlook. Bilingual is a plus.
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.