We are IFF. We are the catalyst for discoveries that spark the senses and transform the everyday. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. is a leading innovator of sensorial experiences that move the world. At the heart of our company, we are fueled by a sense of discovery, constantly asking “what if?” That passion for exploration drives us to co-create unique scents and tastes in fine fragrances and beauty, detergents and household goods, as well as beloved foods and beverages.

Our 7,300 team members globally take advantage of leading consumer insights, research and development, creative expertise, and customer intimacy to develop differentiated products.

Dreamers and doers, we work tirelessly to discover flavors and fragrances that inspire customers and delight consumers. We are fueled by our four corporate values of passion, creativity, expertise and empowerment. It is the unique blend of these values that make us IFF. These qualities can be seen and felt throughout our amazing 129 year history and will continue to guide us as we explore our limitless possibilities and develop new-to-world solutions that enhance the lives of millions around the globe.

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 This position will bring leading edge analytical tools (i.e. Artificial Intelligence or Machine learning) to improve decision making, productivity and functional efficiency. The role will implement predictive tools to increase cost competitiveness. Areas of impact spans over three domains: statistical/mathematical reasoning, business communication/leadership, and programming. The person will be tasked with leading data science projects from end to end and leading Global Procurement teams towards being data-driven.

Key responsibilities

Implement Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning 50%

• Translate large databases into competitive insights and advantage
• Organize large data sets to get actionable insights from them. This may include finding innovative ways to combine fields of data that don’t naturally correlate.
• Create algorithms and programming to efficiently to go through large datasets and apply treatments, filters and conditions to data.
• Support external partner joint programs to build correlation models. Project management

Market Intelligence 20%

• Proactively collect and monitor data from all kinds of different sources, from web APIs, to internal databases encoded in SQL.
• Analyze data to better understand impact on sourcing.
• Work closely with the buying organization and Supplier Relationship Management tools/KPI's/data to dynamically use and update all product and supplier data in developing statistical models and algorithms.

 Data exploration and drive business impact 10%

• Run exploratory data analysis so we can navigate a dataset and correlate with some broad conclusions based on some initial appraisal. Synthesize methodology and data into actionable buying strategies with favorable impact on Cost of Goods.    
• Build robust Analytics and tools 10%
• Build AI tools and automate applicable processes and analytics to enhance existing Microsoft based analytics

Required Skills

• Degree in Applied Math, Economics, Statistics, or other quantitative field.
• Expert in SQL and other programming languages
• Expert with statistical software (R/Stata/SAS/Matlab)
• Expert with Excel & PowerPoint/Keynote
• 5+ years of work experience involving quantitative data and problem solving
• Experience with Machine Learning
• Experience in building algorithms

Required Experience

• Masters or Ph.D for listed undergraduate degress listed
• Experience with Tableau and Python
• Experience with visualization tools such as Hadoop and Power BI
• Cost accounting experience
• Related consulting experience

WE ARE THE CATALYST FOR DISCOVERIES THAT SPARK THE SENSES AND TRANSFORM THE EVERYDAY. IFF OFFERS:

• A Competitive package
• An exciting career opportunity
• An inspiring and dynamic international working environment
• The opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary team with passionate and talented professional colleagues.
• A culture fueled by our four corporate values of passion, creativity, expertise and empowerment
• A culture that fosters great things – the ability to dream big and to see those dreams made real.
• Every IFFer understands that they contribute to products that touch and enhance the lives of millions around the world.

NO RELOCATION PACKAGE WILL BE OFFERED FOR THIS POSITION.

DO YOU RECOGNIZE YOURSELF IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION?

Please submit your application (resume and cover letter in English) through our career page: http://www.iff.com/careers/careers-at-iff

• Degree in Applied Math, Economics, Statistics, or other quantitative field.
• Expert in SQL and other programming languages
• Expert with statistical software (R/Stata/SAS/Matlab)
• Expert with Excel & PowerPoint/Keynote
• 5+ years of work experience involving quantitative data and problem solving
• Experience with Machine Learning
• Experience in building algorithms