Senior Application Specialist - Brewing

Job SummaryAre you inspired to contribute your expertise to a global leading Ingredients organization? We are a global leader in taste, scent and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of solutions for the food & beverage industry.Come join the creative and empowered company, IFF is looking for a dynamic individual with a strong knowledge and experience within enzymes for the brewing industry as Senior Application Specialist – Brewing in India to support the continuously growth of Health & Bioscience business.Your FocusAs Senior Application Specialist, you should be eager to serve brewers on-site with enzyme applications and provide technical support to our customers. You will be part of a highly skilled global brewing team, collaborate with our brewing laboratory in Denmark and IFF corporate functions and drive product optimization & application innovation.The role is based in Hyderabad, India and will report to the Senior Global Application, Group Manager.How you will ContributeExecute lab analysis on brewing raw materials and conduct mashing trials.Collaborate closely with a Sr. Lead Application Scientist to drive customer satisfaction.Support new product launches through commercialization including customer dialogue, trial preparation, monitoring success criteria and technical reporting.Implement IFF Brewing enzyme solutions in close collaboration with sales, product management and the global Food Enzyme Team.Visit customers and build a strong network across the Indian brewing industry.Independently plan lab activities, generate analytical results and report to customers and the IFF brewing team.Scout for new opportunities at existing and potential new customers.Protect existing business by solving ad hoc technical issues at customers by applying IFF Brewing products as part of the solution.Drive application trials at both customer facilities and IFF pilot facilities to optimize, validate and document the functionality of enzyme solutions.What you will need to be successfulDegree in Brewing & Malting technology, Microbiology, Fermentation Science, Food Science, Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, or a related field - Preferably a degree as Master Brewer.Applied experience in managing laboratory work and conduct brewing analysis.Minimum 3 years of experience within industrial brewing or academia.Customer-focused personality with the skills to interact with multiple levels within the customer organization, including key decision makers.Desire to work in a multidisciplinary team and the ability to network across organizational and geographical borders.Willingness to travel up to 30% including to customer commercial production sites.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