Designer I - Bakery

About the role

As a Designer I - Bakery, you will lead the development of innovative flavor and taste solutions for bakery applications, from concept through commercialization. You will combine hands-on application work, customer engagement, project leadership and innovation to drive growth across cakes, biscuits, cookies, crackers, sweet baked goods and related applications.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the development and optimization of flavor and taste solutions that meet customer, consumer, regulatory and commercial requirements.
• Manage projects independently from concept through commercialization across bakery categories, including cakes, biscuits, cookies, crackers, sweet baked goods and fillings.
• Design and run laboratory and pilot-scale trials to ensure flavor performance and scalability.
• Partner with customers, giving technical advice, recommendations and troubleshooting support.
• Collaborate with Flavor Creation, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Marketing and Sales teams.
• Turn consumer insights, trends and new technologies into differentiated bakery flavor solutions and support category growth and innovation programs.
• Present concepts, prototypes and technical recommendations to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Mentor colleagues and share technical knowledge.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Food Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Human Nutrition or a related field; Master's preferred.
• Minimum 6-7 years of experience in bakery product development, food ingredients, flavors or related food manufacturing.
• Fluent English communication skills.
• Successful completion of internal IFF sensory requirements.

Required skills

• Strong expertise in bakery applications, product development and commercialization.
• Deep understanding of ingredient functionality, flavor interactions and bakery processing technologies.
• Hands-on experience with cakes, biscuits, cookies, crackers, sweet baked goods and fillings.
• Ability to lead customer projects independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong creativity, problem-solving, communication and project management skills.
• Nice to have: experience in flavor selection, bakery flavor systems and taste modulation, and leading high-value customer projects.

What we offer

• Work on innovative solutions for leading global and regional customers.
• Cross-functional collaboration with R&D, Creation, Marketing, Sales and Operations.
• Professional development, mentorship and career growth in a global organization.