Application Leader, Food Ingredients

Job SummaryAre you inspired to contribute your expertise to a global leading food ingredients organization? We are a global leader in food ingredient and taste, offering our customers a broad range of solutions for the food & beverage industry.We are now seeking a highly motivated and results driven individual with food ingredient experience to join the Food Ingredient team as Application Leader, Food Ingredients.Your FocusAs an Application Leader, you will be leading and managing the technical/application team for the India Subcontinent sub-region with IFF vision, mission, principles, and strategy to support sales growth profitably.This is a Gurgaon, India based position and will report to Greater Asia Application Leader, Food Ingredients.How You Will ContributeLead and motivate a talented technical/application team serving varied customers & distributors.Establish a culture of safety, trust and accountability while meeting the speed to market demands.Coach technical/application team to collaborate and build strong relationships with customers and stakeholders, so that they can deliver best solutions to win customer projects.Proactively gather customer and consumer insights on emerging industry technology trends to develop new solutions.Ignite/motivate growth, support the team to deliver value to customers.Promote a strong safety culture required for a safe working environment.Create an environment that attracts, develops and retains talent.Understand and leverage internationally IFF’s strategy, organization, capabilities, proprietary technologies, resources, product and service offerings.Lead/participate in cross functional and cross-cultural teams through specific complex and technically challenging initiatives.Represent the business at technical trade shows and conferences to promote IFF capabilities and technology to industry.Actively manage multiple value chain customer engagements while working alongside with internal cross functional team.Set clear technical/application targets for team annually, aligned to strategic plan.Support commercial team to achieve profitable growth of ISC Food Ingredients Business in line with agreed KPIs.Oversee the application operating procedures, governance of GMP and safety and ensure resource utilization are within budget.What you will need to be successful Master’s Degree preferably in Food Science, Chemistry or any other relevant discipline.Minimum 15+ years of application experience preferably in Business-to-Business model in Food ingredients, Foods, FMCG, Specialty Chemicals/ Ingredients.5+ years of experience leading a technical/application team at country level.In-depth knowledge of local industry, trends, competition, technology and displays passion for food and food ingredients.Technically competent in food ingredient chemistry to lead an experienced team in solution delivery to internal and external stakeholders.Ability to connect cross-category customer needs in the assigned market(s) to IFF solutions.Excellent networking, collaborative and problem-solving skills with the ability to facilitate activities of cross functional teams.Strong Leader, entrepreneurial, agile with strong negotiating and organizational skills. Ability to motivate and influence a multi-functional team, efficiently manage resources to ensure business priority is managed.Person of integrity – lead by example.Excellent oral/written communication and presentation skills.Confident, enthusiastic, dynamic personality, with ability to empower and generate interpersonal trust by delivering on commitments.Emotional intelligence, empathetic, able to manage setbacks and pressure.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