Specialist, Associate Food Designer (f/m/d)

Job Summary

Designer Technologist I for our Creation & Design team for the Northeast Africa (NEA, EGYPT) to focus on our exciting culinary category. and based in our Cairo office.
Food Technologist (Designer), Culinary Date: July 29, 2022 Location: Cairo, NEA, EGYPT, ID, 50031835 Company: IFF Family of Companies

IFF is a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering a broad range of innovative solutions for the food and beverage industry. Within IFF, the Nourish business unit brings together science and creativity to deliver culinary solutions that meet evolving consumer and market needs.

To strengthen our culinary capabilities, we are looking for a Culinary Food Designer (Food Technologist) to support Processed Meat, Sauces, Dry Soup and Bouillon applications. This role will contribute to delivering total flavor and ingredient solutions by working closely with customers and cross‑functional teams.
This position is based in Cairo, Egypt and reports to the Team Leader Culinary & Snacks.

Looking to join a global ingredients leader where science meets creativity? This is your opportunity.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

• Independently lead customer development projects by selecting and recommending flavors, seasonings, premixes, and ingredient solutions aligned with customer profiles, cost targets, legal requirements, and stability needs.
• Collaborate closely with Commercial, Marketing, Flavorists, Product Experience, GRA, QC, Production, and other teams to support successful project execution.
• Translate innovation, consumer insights, market trends, and project briefs into preferred culinary solutions for customers and their brands.
• Build strong relationships with customers and support culinary categories.
• Support laboratory to production scale‑up and troubleshoot formulation and process challenges.
• Participate in new concept development and innovation initiatives at local and regional levels.
• Share technical knowledge and best practices within the team and across the organization.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in product development within the Processed Meat category (e.g. sausage, nuggets, meatballs, patties, sauces).
• Strong knowledge of processed meat raw materials, formulation, manufacturing processes, and regulations.
• Experience with industrial scale‑up from lab to production.
• Good command of English, both written and verbal.

How Would You Stand Out?

• Innovative mindset with a strong passion for processed meat and culinary applications.
• Creative problem solver capable of delivering total ingredient solutions.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with ease in customer-facing interactions.
• Self‑starter with the ability to work independently and cross‑functionally.
• Solid understanding of food safety, sanitation, raw materials, and food regulations.

Why Choose Us?

• Join a Global Leader in ingredients, taste, scent, and nutrition
• Be at the Heart of Innovation where creativity meets food science
• Collaborate with Passionate Experts in a diverse, inclusive environment

IFF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can bring their authentic self to work, regardless of ethnicity, nationality, race, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, gender identity or expression, disability, or veteran status.

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