Fragrance Development Director

Job Description

As a Fragrance Development Director, you will drive mutual success by developing winning fragrances for across Categories, for our clients brands. You will be a guided partner to perfumers, offering consumer trends, creative inspirations, and strategic ideas. Collaborating with our external consultants, engaging with clients, seize new opportunities to elevate brands with innovative olfaction solutions. Your solid business acumen, deep understanding of olfaction, consumer insights and market trends will be key in defining and implementing strategies and lead client presentations. Develop your skills, mentor future leaders for a dynamic and rewarding career. At dsm-firmenich, being a force for good is not optional. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a shared responsibility woven into our daily work to not only benefit our People, Customers & Communities but also drive business value. Equal access to opportunities is a given, belonging is a shared feeling, authenticity is celebrated. Your Key Responsibilities: Lead the full fragrance development cycle for all assigned accounts in Local & regional customers managing all aspects of the fragrance development project from brief to adoption and deliver winning fragrance themes that answer client and consumer needs. Collaborate and partner with Perfumers, Sales, Technical Development Teams, Marketing, Consumer Insights and Commercial teams to deliver beneficial solutions for our clients, co-creating fragrance strategies, sound boarding ideas and nurturing client relationships. Participate in desired category strategy definition and execution (across functions: CMI, Technical Resources, CI, perfumers, sales). Maintain a vast and up to date awareness of scented products across assigned categories, to identify olfactive trends and opportunities that can be turned into concrete customer solutions. Build sound olfactive strategies based on consumer insights. Collaborate with team members to develop effective consumer insight plans to further enhance knowledge building. Promote positive team spirit by contributing to common objectives and sharing information. Help olfactively trained clients and internal colleagues in other functions when needed. We bring: A space to grow by encouraging and supporting curiosity and an open mindset. The opportunity to work for a company where sustainability is much more than a claim and is core to our strategy and purpose. Barrier-free communities within our organization where every employee is equally valued and respected regardless of their background, beliefs, or identity. A firm belief that working together with our customers is the key to achieving great things. An eagerness to be one team and learn from each other to bring progress to life and create a better future. You bring: University degree in related area Experience - ten or more consecutive years within fragrance development with experience in various categories especially Laundry fragrances preferable. Creative & strategic thinker, with a growth mindset and curiosity to learn & adapt to change. Olfactively trained and proven track record of successful fragrance launches. Digital savviness, great communication, organization, and project management skills. Ability to work well independently and in a group.