Job Summary
About the Role
Join our Global Portfolio Team at IFF, where we lead the end-to-end Innovation portfolio for Food Biosciences. As a Project Management and Portfolio Intern, you will support the integration of project data and help create meaningful portfolio views that guide decision-making across functions and regions.
This internship offers a unique opportunity to work closely with senior leaders and cross-functional teams, gaining hands-on experience in project management, data analysis, and strategic planning.
This internship offers a unique opportunity to work closely with senior leaders and cross-functional teams, gaining hands-on experience in project management, data analysis, and strategic planning.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide project management support on key projects.
- Support the coordination and tracking of strategic projects across the global portfolio.
- Assist in integrating data from multiple sources to build comprehensive portfolio views.
- Maintain and update project dashboards and reporting tools to support leadership visibility.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., R&D, Applications, Marketing, Commercial) to gather and validate project data.
- Contribute to the development of internal presentations and portfolio review materials.
- Help identify gaps, overlaps, and opportunities within the portfolio through data analysis.
Qualifications
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Science, Data Science, or any other related technical field.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills.
- Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with project management and data visualization tools (i.e. PowerBI) is a plus.
- Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
- Interest in innovation, project management, portfolio strategy, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Proficient in English, both written and spoken
What You’ll Gain
- Real-world experience in global project and portfolio management.
- Exposure to strategic decision-making and data-driven planning.
We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
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