Technical Sales Specialist

Job SummaryAre 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 DifferenceLead and execute customer bakery trials, ensuring successful commercialization and performance at plant scalePartner with account managers to support customer meetings, trials, and technical sales activitiesApply deep expertise in baking processes, formulations, and ingredient functionality to solve customer challengesServe as the primary technical interface during plant trials, service visits, and product evaluationsTroubleshoot product performance issues during trials, scale-up, and post-sale implementationSupport lab-based formulation development and testing when not travelingAct as a technical bridge between R&D, sales, and customer operationsValidate alternative raw materials and support supply continuity through technical trial executionWhat Makes You the Right Fit10+ years of experience in bakery, food manufacturing, or ingredient applicationsStrong hands-on expertise in commercial baking processes (e.g., high-speed bread, buns, sweet goods)Proven experience leading plant trials in customer bakery environmentsAbility to translate technical insights into clear, customer-facing solutionsStrong collaboration and communication skills across sales, R&D, and operationsHighly practical, credible, hands-on problem solver with plant-floor experienceWillingness to travel up to 70% in a field-based roleHow Would You Stand Out?Experience supporting commercialization and scale-up from lab to customer productionSpanish language proficiencyDemonstrated success influencing customers through technical expertiseWhy Choose Us?Our benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, 401k, vacation, holidays, 16 weeks paid parental leave (maternity and paternity), and an annual bonus planWork with globally recognized brands and customers in the baking industryHigh visibility role with direct impact on customer success and revenue growthOpportunities to collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, supply chain, and manufacturingA culture that values technical rigor, execution speed, and customer focusWe 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 moreOriginally posted on Himalayas

Job SummaryAre 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 DifferenceLead and execute customer bakery trials, ensuring successful commercialization and performance at plant scalePartner with account managers to support customer meetings, trials, and technical sales activitiesApply deep expertise in baking processes, formulations, and ingredient functionality to solve customer challengesServe as the primary technical interface during plant trials, service visits, and product evaluationsTroubleshoot product performance issues during trials, scale-up, and post-sale implementationSupport lab-based formulation development and testing when not travelingAct as a technical bridge between R&D, sales, and customer operationsValidate alternative raw materials and support supply continuity through technical trial executionWhat Makes You the Right Fit10+ years of experience in bakery, food manufacturing, or ingredient applicationsStrong hands-on expertise in commercial baking processes (e.g., high-speed bread, buns, sweet goods)Proven experience leading plant trials in customer bakery environmentsAbility to translate technical insights into clear, customer-facing solutionsStrong collaboration and communication skills across sales, R&D, and operationsHighly practical, credible, hands-on problem solver with plant-floor experienceWillingness to travel up to 70% in a field-based roleHow Would You Stand Out?Experience supporting commercialization and scale-up from lab to customer productionSpanish language proficiencyDemonstrated success influencing customers through technical expertiseWhy Choose Us?Our benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, 401k, vacation, holidays, 16 weeks paid parental leave (maternity and paternity), and an annual bonus planWork with globally recognized brands and customers in the baking industryHigh visibility role with direct impact on customer success and revenue growthOpportunities to collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, supply chain, and manufacturingA culture that values technical rigor, execution speed, and customer focusWe 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 moreOriginally posted on Himalayas