Associate Designer I

Job Summary

Are you ready to take your career to the next level as an Associate Designer I (Culinary) making an impact to our customers every day!
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences, we deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Taste: Crafting unique, technology-enabled flavor designs that define the identity of food and beverage brands, shape trends in flavor building and fuel market success. The role is based in Dubai, UAE (Onsite role). Be part of a strategic, agile, and open-minded team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration!
An Associate Designer works under guidance to develop skills and technical knowledge to become a Designer professional. Aids the Design team under supervision and partners senior staff producing acceptable solutions for internal and external customers. In this role, the Associate Designer builds an understanding of functional ingredients, flavoring materials, end uses and customer bases. Manages assigned projects with supervision from the team leader/manager.

Where You'll Make a Difference

• Understands key steps in projects from receipt to execution, with supervision

• Takes responsibility for creative project tasks within a project, under supervision

• Exposure and awareness of GRA, legislation restrictions and its impact on development of solutions recommendations

• Builds and acquires design language, and articulates with others in the team

• Refines and familiarizes Flavor and Ingredients portfolios search and selection techniques, plus accesses other systems supporting design when required

Introduction to IFF Innovation Programs and core technologies

• Understands basic ingredient functionality and flavor performance in different finished products and incorporates technology appropriately

• Able to operate effectively using IFF software and database.

• Introduction to IFF Innovation Programs and core technologies

• Develops understanding of competition landscape in terms of portfolios and market segmentation

• Acquires an understanding of broad business strategy and dynamics

• Broadens business understanding of other functions, including: production, quality control, sales and marketing and consumer insights

What Makes You the Right Fit?

• Minimum 1-3 years of experience within in the area of taste design, flavors and food markets.

• BA in Food Sciences/ Food Technology or similar technical background.

• Ability to interact with other functions: Production, Quality Control, Sales and Marketing and Product Experience (PX)

• Builds cross-functional networks locally and regionally

• Follow the organization's health, safety, and environment (HSE) policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions to identify and mitigate risks and to safeguard the environment and the well-being of self and others

• Develop knowledge and understanding of the organization's policies and procedures and of relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct to ensure own work adheres to those standards. Obtain authorization from a supervisor or manager for any exceptions from mandatory procedure.

How Would You Stand Out?

•    Excellent communications and negotiation skills in both English and another relevant regional language
•    Open personality with an agile, flexible approach
•    Passionate, persistent but above all a good listener
•    Translate customer needs into value adding solutions
•    Result driven with ability to keep both short-term and long-term goals in mind

Why Choose Us?

•     Fantastic opportunity to become part of our fast-moving, creative and innovative team!
•    Professional onboarding process
•    Flexibility, 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

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