Account Manager, Health Science, Korea

About the role

IFF, a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences, is hiring an Account Manager for its Health Science business in Korea. The role is based in Seoul on a hybrid basis and focuses on the Korean dietary supplement market. You will build trusted relationships with brand owners, OEM/ODM manufacturers, distributors and other partners, and help grow the business in line with Health Science priorities.

Key responsibilities

• Achieve sales targets and business objectives for Korea in line with Health Science and Health & Biosciences growth priorities.
• Build relationships with brand owners, OEM/ODM manufacturers, distributors and other partners in the Korean dietary supplement market.
• Identify new applications and differentiated value propositions for probiotics, postbiotics and related health ingredients.
• Manage the sales cycle from lead generation through negotiation, contracting support, launch, forecasting and post-launch follow-up.
• Develop customer proposals and presentations that explain technical fit, commercial value and differentiation versus competitors.
• Monitor market trends, competitive activity, customer strategies and regulatory or claim-related developments.
• Maintain account plans, CRM records, opportunity pipelines, call reports and 12-month rolling forecasts, and contribute to the 3-to-5-year growth plan for Korea.
• Coordinate supply, quality, documentation and launch readiness with internal functions.
• Provide commercial direction to channel partners and support customer workshops, distributor training and technical education.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Industrial Microbiology, Biotechnology, Food Science, Food Technology, Food Engineering, Nutrition, Life Sciences, Business or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience in the dietary supplement industry, preferably with OEM/ODM exposure or direct experience in probiotics/lactic acid bacteria.
• Experience in key account management, business development, distributor management or technical sales in Korea.
• Fluent Korean and business-level English; strong business communication in English.
• Project management experience and ability to work independently in a matrix organization.
• Master's degree, MBA or marketing degree is a plus; existing network in the Korean dietary supplement market is highly desirable.

Required skills

• Value selling, negotiation and customer relationship management.
• Preferred: familiarity with SAP, Salesforce or CRM systems, Microsoft Office and forecasting/pipeline tools.

What we offer

• Collaboration with experienced technical, application and commercial experts.
• Continuous professional development opportunities.
• An inclusive, purpose-driven workplace.