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IFF Culinary Specialist in Santa Anita, Peru
Culinary Specialist
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Date:May 22, 2024
Location: Santa Anita, Lima, PE
Company: IFF Family of Companies
Job Description
It’s an exciting time to be part of IFF! We are looking for our next Culinary Specialist to become part of our industry-leading team. As a Culinary Specialist, you should exhibit proven product design capabilities and project planning abilities utilizing creativity, innovation, and presentations skills to provide best-in-class support to IFF clients. You'll also continue to extend knowledge of ingredients, customer bases, processes, and flavor interactions in category applications. This individual should have a passion for food.
Solution Design
Understand key steps in projects from creation to production, with occasional supervision.
Manages time and projects for assigned tasks under occasional supervision.
Exposure and awareness of GRA, legislation restrictions and its impact on development of solutions recommendations
Develops finished product formulations incorporating IFF technologies and meeting industrial standards, country specific and client requirements (profile, legal, cost and stability requirements).
Takes responsability for creative project task within a project, under supervision
Refines attributes (taste and texture) language and articulates with team and project members.
Continuously evolves/expands knowledge of ingredients and materials for Product Design.
Participates in new concept generation.
Innovation & Technology
Supports local and regional C&D and Category Growth Initiatives under direction from manager.
Successfully demonstrates new technology in appropriate projects.
Demonstrates an understanding of IFF Innovation Programs.
Clear understanding and execution of IFF Innovation processes.
Understands ingredient functionality and flavor performance in different finished products and incorporates technology appropriately.
May assist with the development of new product and application literature, including Technical Reports.
Customer Intimacy & Technical Partnership
Ability to interact with other functions: Production, Quality control, Sales, Marketing and Product experience
Provide technical services to customers as needed (plant trials, troubleshooting, and training).
Demonstrates an understanding of customers, category markets, brand understanding, and consumer preferences.
Visits customers and presents technical information and taste and texture design concepts.
Develops strong relationships with aligned customers and related categories.
Assist customers by participating in in-house visits, answering technical questions, and conducting seminars and presentations as assigned.
Leadership
Shows positive attitude and passion.
Shares knowledge with the team
Demonstrates ability to work within a team.
Inspires and build confidence in others to achieve targets.
Sets smart objectives and development plans with supervisor
Job Requirements
Minimum 1-2 years working experience in Hotel or Restaurant industries as a Junior Chef , Sous Chef or Sub Chef.
Minimum entry level is a University/College Degree in Chef, Food Science and Technology or related disciplines (such as Chemistry, Biochemistry, Culinary Science, Culinary Arts, or Biology).
Knowledge about culinary technicals is mandatory, experience with processed meat and sauces design are desirable.
Strong communication (verbal and written), organizational and interpersonal skills are necessary.
Travel may be required up to 10% of the time to in person customer presentations or internal offsite presentations or collaborative sessions.
This position is considered an Anchor and requires working in the lab/pilot plant for 5 days/week.
Intermediate English
Proven sensory capabilities and active participation in sensorial tests
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.