Project Management Officer Global Technical Perfumery
Hilversum - Netherlands
Job Summary
Job Summary
IFF is a global leader in flavors fragrances food ingredients health and biosciences.
As Project Management Officer - Global Technical Perfumery you will play a key role in supporting ingredient portfolio management and cross-functional technical programs. Acting as a central coordination point you will connect data stakeholders and execution across innovation regulatory procurement operations creative and commercial teams.
Reporting to the Vice President Global Fragrance Technical Perfumery and based in Hilversum (the Netherlands) you will contribute to driving strategic initiatives in 2026 by ensuring alignment visibility and progress across multiple ingredient-related programs in a highly cross-functional and international environment.
Where Youll Make a Difference
Lead coordination and follow-up of ingredient portfolio initiatives across regulatory innovation procurement and supply security programs
Conduct data-driven analyses to assess business impact supply risks portfolio performance and complexity reduction opportunities
Translate complex inputs into clear dashboards executive summaries and decision-making materials
Coordinate governance meetings workshops and cross-functional reviews (agenda setting pre-reads action tracking)
Ensure tracking of actions milestones risks and dependencies across multiple projects
Provide clear visibility on progress roadblocks and ownership to stakeholders
Coordinate the ingredient olfactive evaluation program including sample distribution and feedback consolidation
Transform technical insights into actionable recommendations for portfolio optimization
What Makes You the Right Fit
Bachelors or Masters degree in Chemistry Engineering Business Data/Analytics or related field
Experience in project coordination portfolio management or cross-functional program management
Experience working in technical regulatory procurement supply chain or innovation environments
Strong proficiency in Excel PowerPoint and collaboration tools
Experience in an international organization is a plus
Fluent professional English
How Would You Stand Out
Strong project management and stakeholder coordination skills
Ability to synthesize complex technical and business information into clear insights
Excellent communication skills including executive-level materials and presentations
Strong analytical mindset with high attention to detail and data quality
Ability to handle confidential and strategic topics with discretion and ownership
Proactive structured and comfortable interacting with senior stakeholders
Strong execution discipline and follow-through capability
Why Choose Us
Opportunity to work at the core of global fragrance ingredient strategy
Exposure to senior leadership and high-impact decision-making processes
A highly cross-functional and international environment
Continuous learning and development opportunities
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.
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