Global H&B Business Integration Leader Lived Microbials; Cultures & Probiotics

Job Summary

Are you passionate about bridging business strategy and operations to drive growth and innovation in Health & Biosciences?

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences, we deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Health & Biosciences:
Channeling our passion for nature and bioscience into sustainable, life enhancing technologies that power innovative solutions across healthcare, food, consumer and industrial markets.

For Health & Biosciences Operations, the Global Supply Business Integration Leader (BIT) assigned to each BU serves as the primary point of contact for all operations-related topics. This role can be based out of our offices in Dange Saint Romain, France;
Leiden, Netherlands OR Madison, WI in a hybrid capacity.

Global Supply Business Integration Leader is accountable for bridging business and operations through:

• Supervisory Board Role:
  Acting as a strategic advisor, guiding and aligning operations with the Business Unit and related functions.
• Strategic Alignment:
  Driving collaboration on long-term capacity planning, manufacturing and technology development, asset and technology investments, footprint optimization, new product pipeline, and continuous improvements in cost, capacity, and quality.
• Risk Management Leadership:
  Leading risk management within the stage gate process (Commercialization and Change Management), ensuring compliance, representing supply/operations in reviews, and communicating BU capital needs while leveraging across units.
• Business Goal Delivery:
  Aligning and prioritizing support for new product launches, cost optimization, supply reliability, inventory and quality improvements; leveraging existing assets; executing continuous improvement initiatives; and strengthening production robustness.
• Cross-Functional Communication:
  Translating BU vision and priorities to supply teams and conveying supply perspectives back to the BU.
• Customer Engagement:
  Directly interacting with key customers when appropriate.
• Portfolio Development:
  Partnering with product management to sponsor new product and improvement projects, rationalize portfolios, enable cost, capacity, and quality gains, manage complexity, and explore solutions including contract manufacturing and global/regional production strategies.
• Program Implementation:
  Ensuring early supply involvement in programs, actively sponsoring key initiatives, and forming ad hoc teams to resolve production and supply challenges.
• Capability Building:
  Enhancing operational and functional capabilities through knowledge sharing, mentoring, and coaching.

• BSc in Life Sciences or Engineering; MBA or equivalent business experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of Health & Biosciences products, technologies, processes, and operations.
• Minimum 10 years in industrial process engineering/manufacturing, including at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Proven ability to build effective networks and influence across functions and geographies.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are an advantage.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.

• Strategic & Business Acumen:
  Demonstrated ability to think conceptually and strategically, apply differential management, and build win‑win partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to drive business opportunities.
• Market & Technical Expertise:
  Strong operational mindset with in‑depth knowledge of manufacturing, supply chain, and end‑to‑end processes. Skilled in leveraging market insights, customer engagement, and competitive intelligence to develop technically driven value propositions across diverse product portfolios.
• Leadership &
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Proven ability to influence decisions, foster cross‑functional collaboration (R&D, Operations, Legal, Business Units), and communicate effectively across cultures and organizational levels. Hands‑on, action‑oriented approach with a track record of driving results, engagement, and accountability.

• Take on a high‑impact role with opportunities to shape operations strategy, drive innovation, and…