Design Team Leader - Bakery, Bars & Confectionery

Looking for a role that challenges you while making an impact on products people use every day?

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

Taste: Crafting unique, technology-enabled flavor designs that define the identity of food and beverage brands, shape trends in flavor building and fuel market success.

The role is based in Bengaluru, India (Onsite role). Be part of a motivated, passionate, and open-minded team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

• Lead and develop a high-performing BBC application team.
• Drive customer projects from concept to commercialization.
• Develop bakery, snack bar, confectionery, filling and coating prototypes.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver customer-focused solutions.
• Lead customer presentations, workshops and technical demonstrations.
• Drive capability building, innovation and best practices.
• Manage project priorities, resources and timelines.
• Support growth opportunities through consumer and market insights.
• Build strong customer and stakeholder relationships.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Food Technology, Dairy Technology or any other relevant discipline.
• Minimum 15 - 20 years of experience in similar role within food manufacturing, food ingredients, or flavor industry.
• Atleast 3+ years of team management experience.
• Knowledge of food safety, GMP, quality systems and regulations.
• Good communication skills both written and verbal. English language is essential.
• Good operation skill of Microsoft Office System and company IS system.
• Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong knowledge of Beverage and Dairy applications, formulation, manufacturing processes, and troubleshooting.

How Would You Stand Out?

• Experience leading customer engagements, technical presentations, workshops and commercialization projects.
• Proven ability to build and develop high-performing teams while driving innovation, continuous improvement and cross-functional collaboration.

Why Choose Us?

• Multinational and supporting environment
• Health insurance
• Training opportunities
• Learning and development programs

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