Sensorial Business Development Manager (Infant & Specialty Nutrition) Asia

Location: Shanghai or Singapore, or another hirify.global Taste office in Asia

Company

hirify.global develops science- and creativity-driven solutions across nutrition, health, beauty, food, fragrance, and sustainable products.

What you will do

• Drive growth of the Infant & Specialty Nutrition sensorial solutions business across Asia, supporting Infant Nutrition & Grow-up Milks and Clinical Nutrition & Age-related Decline.
• Partner with regional Account Managers and Global Key Account teams to identify, develop, and commercialize taste and sensorial opportunities.
• Act as the regional subject matter expert for the ISN taste portfolio, providing technical-commercial and customer-facing guidance.
• Identify unmet customer needs, translate requirements into solution opportunities, and develop value propositions.
• Manage existing taste business, expand customer adoption, and build relationships with customers, stakeholders, and decision-makers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science, Sensory Science, Nutrition, Business, Marketing, Life Sciences, or a related field.
• 5–10 years of experience in business development, technical sales, account management, sensory science, flavors, ingredients, or related commercial roles.
• Experience in food, nutrition, ingredients, flavor, health, or life sciences industries.
• Strong understanding of taste, sensorial solutions, flavor technologies, or consumer experience development.
• Proven ability to identify, develop, and commercialize customer opportunities in a B2B environment.
• Strong customer engagement and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at multiple levels.

Culture & Benefits

• Dynamic work environment with autonomy and collaboration in finding solutions.
• Inclusive, multicultural team with respect for everyone and recognition of contributions.
• Customer-first work with world-renowned brands and a focus on impactful solutions.
• Commitment to sustainability, equal opportunity, inclusion, belonging, and reasonable support for disabled applicants.
• Learning opportunities and freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders.

Hiring process

• Recruitment process details and next steps will be shared during the application journey.
• The new organizational leader is listed as the hiring manager; the direct reporting manager will be confirmed later.
• Applications are accepted from individuals only; agency submissions and fee- or commission-based proposals are not accepted.