Are you ready to transform sampling operations through automation and innovation while driving impact across North America and Latin America?
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.
This position is preferably based in Taubaté, SP (hybrid) . Candidates based in São Paulo will also be considered, but regular travel to Taubaté is expected, with on-site presence required at least once per week. Be part of a collaborative, customer-focused, and solution-oriented regional team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
- Lead the end-to-end sampling value stream across North America and Latin America, from request initiation to final fulfillment.
- Drive the deployment of standardized global sampling processes to reduce manual effort, improve consistency, and shorten cycle times.
- Partner with Commercial, Research, Creation & Design, and Operations teams to enable effective cross-functional execution.
- Support the adoption of automation across production, warehousing, and distribution activities related to sampling.
- Enable the implementation of SAP-enabled sampling processes and digital tools, including workflow and analytics systems.
- Establish regional performance visibility through key performance indicators, data insights, and governance routines.
- Strengthen the customer experience by improving speed, reliability, and right-first-time delivery.
- Identify opportunities to improve sampling processes and translate business needs into scalable operational solutions.
What Makes You the Right Fit
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Life Sciences, or a related field.
- At least 6 years of experience in operations transformation, process excellence, project management, or automation.
- Proven experience managing end-to-end operational value streams, ideally from request to fulfillment.
- Experience implementing global processes and driving adoption at site or regional level.
- Exposure to digital solutions, automation tools, and system-driven workflows.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across functions, sites, and regions.
- Experience working with SAP-enabled processes and data-driven operations.
- Ability to translate business needs into scalable, practical, and sustainable operational solutions.
How Would You Stand Out?
- Experience in sampling, laboratory operations, fulfillment, or customer-facing operational environments.
- Demonstrated success delivering automation or digital transformation initiatives.
- Experience working in a matrix organization with regional or cross-functional teams.
Why Choose Us?
- Be part of a global organization shaping the future of taste, scent, and nutrition.
- Work in a collaborative, cross-regional environment with exposure to multiple business functions.
- Drive transformation projects with visible business impact across North America and Latin America.
- Access learning, development, and career growth opportunities.
- Join an inclusive culture that values diversity, collaboration, and innovation.
- Benefit from flexible work practices that support work-life balance.
Please submit your CV in English.
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
