Fragrance Development Director

Princton, NJ, US

Onsite

Join our team as a fragrance expert, crafting captivating scents that drive profitable business growth. Collaborate with our external consultant, engage with clients, and empower our sales force. Develop your skills, mentor future leaders, and seize new opportunities to elevate brands with innovative olfaction solutions.

At dsm-firmenich people are at the heart of the company. We are committed to equal employment opportunities and value diversity in the workplace.

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

• Work with Perfumers and Fragrance Collection on Cross-Category opportunities for diverse clients. Develop winning fragrances for mutual success of DSM-Firmenich and clients’ brands.
• Partner, guide and support all perfumers by bringing them: consumer trends and data; cross-category info; client white space opportunities; creative idea inspirations; collection starting points
• Select submissions adapted to brief parameters and provide rationale. Feed Collection with updated and strategically selected ideas
• Maximize efficiency and impact by making regular use of internal tools, in particular Consumer Insight and Technical Innovation tools
• Constantly develop in-depth market product knowledge in other categories. Engage in proactive and strategic brand building efforts to bring newness and support for accounts responsible
• Detect and forecast future olfactive and product trends and needs for Homecare clients and categories and turn them into concrete fragrance solutions.
• Lead development of client presentations and confidently share them internally and externally Participate in Homecare strategy definition and execution (across functions: CMI, Technical Resources, CI, perfumers, sales). Promote positive team spirit by contributing to common objectives and sharing information Help olfactively train clients and internal colleagues in other functions when needed.

We bring

• Empowerment to make meaningful contributions while upholding ethical standards.
• Recognition and celebration of your efforts and accomplishments.
• Opportunities for growth and advancement for those who embrace innovation and take initiative.
• Collaboration with experts in health, nutrition, and beauty to drive progress.
• Customer-first approach, working with world-renowned brands to turn ideas into impactful solutions.
• Opportunity to build a career making a significant impact on billions of lives, with the freedom to shape your own path.

You bring

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Fragrance Evaluation with cross-category experience. Prior Creation experience in Homecare category is a plus
• This level position is driven by the number of years and complexity, importance of assigned customers and product categories, as well as successful track record.
• Strong communication, leadership and organizational skills
• Agility, flexibility, curiosity, a growth mindset and hunger to win

dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drives unprecedented progress. We aim to build a workplace where opportunity really is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate: there’s a place for everyone at dsm-firmenich.

As a committed equal opportunity employer, we ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and fair. We encourage the recruitment of a diverse workforce, representative of the communities in which we work, by using inclusive language, diverse interview panels, diversified sourcing strategies. Selection is based on qualifications, competency, experience, performance history and fit with the team to advance fair and equitable opportunity.

Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, backgrounds, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. 

We are committed to providing reasonable support for disabled applicants in our recruiting process. Should you need assistance, and are comfortable to share this, please let us know.

As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavors, and fragrances for the world’s growing population to thrive. With our comprehensive range of solutions, with natural and renewable ingredients and renowned science and technology capabilities, we work to create what is essential for life, desirable for consumers, and more sustainable for the planet. dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch company, listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, with operations in almost 60 countries and revenues of more than €12 billion. With a diverse, worldwide team of nearly 30,000 employees, we bring progress to life™ every day, everywhere, for billions of people.

Please note this is a direct search led by dsm-firmenich. We only accept applications from candidates, not from agencies nor subject to agency’s fees, percentages or similar.