Operational Excellence & Portfolio Support Specialist

Job Summary

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

About the Role

Drive operational excellence and make an impact across product portfolios and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Cook up unique, technology-enabled flavor designs that define the identity of food and beverage brands, shape trends in flavor building, and fuel market success.
• Support operational excellence and portfolio management activities.
• Coordinate sample requests, including receipt, tracking, storage, and distribution to internal stakeholders.
• Support raw material and alternate vendor qualification processes to ensure compliance and continuity.
• Facilitate New Product Introduction (NPI) and Ingredient Qualification Request (IQR) processes across teams.
• Maintain and validate portfolio, supplier, and product data to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Coordinate sensory, analytical, and technical evaluations, ensuring proper documentation and follow-up.
• Contribute to portfolio rationalization and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain project documentation, action logs, and status tracking across multiple activities.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Quality, Technical, Innovation, and Business teams to support operational goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Food Science, Data Analytics, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• Experience coordinating projects or activities across multiple functions.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data reporting tools.
• High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and quality.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and generate insights.
• Familiarity with systems such as SAP, Power BI, or SharePoint is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting product lifecycle or portfolio management processes.
• Proactive and solution-oriented approach to problem-solving.
• Strong collaboration skills with a continuous improvement mindset.

Skills

• Project coordination and management.
• Data analysis and interpretation.
• Vendor and supplier qualification.
• Product lifecycle management.
• Portfolio rationalization and improvement.
• Sensory and analytical evaluation.
• Collaboration and teamwork.
• Communication and stakeholder engagement.

Benefits

Opportunity to work in a global, innovation-driven organization.

Exposure to cross-functional teams and diverse business processes.

Learning and development opportunities to grow your career.

Inclusive and collaborative work environment.

Meaningful role contributing to operational excellence and innovation.

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