Fragrance Development Manager / Sr. FDM - New York

Fragrance Development Manager / Sr. FDM
New York, NY, US
Onsite 

Salary Range 110k – 183k
 
As a Fragrance Development Manager, you’ll drive mutual success by developing winning fragrances for our clients’ brands.  You’ll be a guided partner to Fine Fragrance perfumers, offering consumer trends, creative inspirations, and strategic ideas.  With a growth mindset, leadership, and expertise in Fine Fragrance evaluation, you’ll shape olfactive strategies and lead client presentations for a dynamic and rewarding career.
 
At dsm-firmenich people are at the heart of the company. We are committed to equal employment opportunities and value diversity in the workplace.
 
Your key responsibilities

• Develop winning fragrances for mutual success of Firmenich and clients’ brands
• Partner, guide and support all Fine Fragrance perfumers by bringing them: consumer trends and data; cross-category info; client white space opportunities; creative idea inspirations; collecting starting points
• Select submissions adapted to brief parameters and provide rationale and feed collection with updated and strategically selected ideas
• Incorporate maximum use of internal tools to practice informed creation, in particular Consumer Insights and Technical Innovation tools
• Detect and forecast future olfactive and product trends, including cross-category, with eye towards need for Fine Fragrance
• Participate to account strategy definition and execution (collaborate across functions: Marketing, Technical Innovation, CI, Perfumers, Sales) and be prepared to lead client presentations on olfactive strategy

 
We Bring

• A rich history and a promising future of bold scientific innovation and passionate creation with our customers
• A culture that prioritizes safety and well-being, both physically and mentally;
• A flexible work environment that empowers people to take accountability for their work and own the outcome;
• Barrier-free communities within our organization where every employee is equally valued and respected – regardless of their background, beliefs, or identity;
• An eagerness to be one team and learn from each other to bring progress to life and create a better future
• We offer competitive pay, career growth opportunities, and outstanding benefit programs

 
You Bring

• This level position is driven by the number of years and complexity; importance of assigned customers and product categories, as well as a successful track record 
• Strong communications, leadership and organizational skills
• Agility, flexibility, curiosity, a growth mindset and hunger to win
• REQUIRED – Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in Fine Fragrance evaluation.  Experience with Specialty Retail experience is a plus
• Title and compensation commensurate with experience (FDM title requires a minimum of 5 years’ experience, Sr. FDM a minimum of 8 years’ experience)
   

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