R&D Innovation Specialist, Savory & Culinary (Food Ingredients)

Location: Bonifacio Global City, Manila, Philippines

Company

hirify.global provides food and beverage ingredients and customer solutions across cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts, spices, and other ingredient categories, working with farming communities and food manufacturers worldwide.

What you will do

• Develop seasonings, marinades, coatings, sauces, culinary premixes, and related savory solutions for the Philippines market.
• Translate customer and consumer insights into product concepts, formulations, prototypes, and technical solutions.
• Conduct sensory evaluation, benchmarking, formulation optimization, and technical problem-solving.
• Support customers across CPG, QSR, and Foodservice segments through presentations, demonstrations, trials, and product launches.
• Transfer successful formulations from bench to pilot and commercial production, supporting plant trials and scale-up troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Commercial, and regional technical teams.

Requirements

• Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Culinary Science, or a related discipline.
• 10–15 years of experience in savory and culinary applications, product development, or technical customer solutions.
• Expertise in seasonings, marinades, coatings, sauces, premixes, or related savory systems.
• Experience with CPG, QSR, Foodservice, or B2B customers and a proven record of product commercialization and manufacturing scale-up.
• Strong understanding of ingredient functionality and formulation development, with customer-facing communication and presentation skills.
• Fluent English and familiarity with the Philippines market and customer landscape are required.

Culture & Benefits

• Entrepreneurial environment focused on customer-led innovation and food ingredient solutions.
• Opportunity to help establish and operate an Innovation Lab in Bonifacio Global City.
• Collaboration with customer solution centers and regional innovation teams.
• Focus on food safety, regulatory compliance, quality, supply resilience, and sustainable ingredient solutions.
• Equal opportunity employment and an inclusive workplace.

Hiring process

• Complete all required application steps and provide a resume or CV.