Job Description
Job Summary Are you a hands-on bakery expert who thrives at the intersection of technical excellence and customer impact? IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products. Food Ingredients: Innovating improved nutritional profiles, better taste and texture, and greater cost efficiency to meet the needs of global food and beverage manufacturers. This Technical Sales Representative – Bakery role is based in the United States (field-based, remote with extensive travel). Be part of a collaborative, customer-focused, technically driven 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 execute customer bakery trials, ensuring successful commercialization and performance at plant scale Partner with account managers to support customer meetings, trials, and technical sales activities Apply deep expertise in baking processes, formulations, and ingredient functionality to solve customer challenges Serve as the primary technical interface during plant trials, service visits, and product evaluations Troubleshoot product performance issues during trials, scale-up, and post-sale implementation Support lab-based formulation development and testing when not traveling Act as a technical bridge between R&D, sales, and customer operations Validate alternative raw materials and support supply continuity through technical trial execution What Makes You the Right Fit 10+ years of experience in bakery, food manufacturing, or ingredient applications Strong hands-on expertise in commercial baking processes (e.g., high-speed bread, buns, sweet goods) Proven experience leading plant trials in customer bakery environments Ability to translate technical insights into clear, customer-facing solutions Strong collaboration and communication skills across sales, R&D, and operations Highly practical,
