Specialist, Associate Food Designer IFF

To strengthen our culinary capabilities, we are looking for a Culinary Food Designer (Food Technologist) to support Processed Meat, Sauces, Dry Soup and Bouillon applications. This role will contribute to delivering total flavor and ingredient solutions by working closely with customers and cross functional teams.br> This position is based in Cairo, Egypt and reports to the Team Leader Culinary & Snacks.

Looking to join a global ingredients leader where science meets creativity? This is your opportunity.

Where You ll Make a Difference

• Independently lead customer development projects by selecting and recommending flavors, seasonings, premixes, and ingredient solutions aligned with customer profiles, cost targets, legal requirements, and stability needs.
• Collaborate closely with Commercial, Marketing, Flavorists, Product Experience, GRA, QC, Production, and other teams to support successful project execution.
• Translate innovation, consumer insights, market trends, and project briefs into preferred culinary solutions for customers and their brands.
• Build strong relationships with customers and support culinary categories.
• Support laboratory to production scale up and troubleshoot formulation and process challenges.
• Participate in new concept development and innovation initiatives at local and regional levels.
• Share technical knowledge and best practices within the team and across the organization.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Bachelor s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in product development within the Processed Meat category (e.g. sausage, nuggets, meatballs, patties, sauces).
• Strong knowledge of processed meat raw materials, formulation, manufacturing processes, and regulations.
• Experience with industrial scale up from lab to production.
• Good command of English, both written and verbal.

How Would You Stand Out?

• Innovative mindset with a strong passion for processed meat and culinary applications.
• Creative problem solver capable of delivering total ingredient solutions.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with ease in customer-facing interactions.
• Self starter with the ability to work independently and cross functionally.
• Solid understanding of food safety, sanitation, raw materials, and food regulations.

Why Choose Us?

• Join a Global Leader in ingredients, taste, scent, and nutrition
• Be at the Heart of Innovation where creativity meets food science
• Collaborate with Passionate Experts in a diverse, inclusive environment