Technical Fragrance Development Manager/ Senior - New York, NY

Fragrance Development Manager / Sr.
New York, NY, US 
On-Site (4 days onsite)

 

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. Technical experience as well as line extension and ancillary translation experience a plus. 

 

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 value.  Equal access to opportunities is a given, belonging is a shared feeling, authenticity is celebrated.

Your key responsibilities

• Create Fragrance Magic: Develop enchanting fragrances that spell success for dsm-firmenich and our clients' brands.
• Be a Trendsetter: Partner with and guide all Fine Fragrance perfumers by sharing the latest consumer trends, cross-category insights, and untapped client opportunities. Spark their creativity with inspired ideas and fresh starting points.
• Curate Perfection: Select and refine submissions to meet brief parameters, providing well-founded rationale and continuously updating our collection with strategically chosen ideas.
• Harness the Power of Innovation: Utilize cutting-edge internal tools, particularly in Consumer Insights and Technical Innovation, to foster informed and inspired fragrance creation.
• Stay Ahead of the Curve: Detect and forecast future fragrance and product trends across categories, ensuring we meet the evolving needs within the Fine Fragrance space. Work on specialty accounts specifically on total home category; candles and hand soaps
• Collaborate and Lead: Play a key role in defining and executing account strategies. Collaborate across Marketing, Technical Innovation, Consumer Insights, Perfumers, and Sales teams, and lead client presentations with confidence on olfactive strategies.

Step into a role where your creativity and leadership will shape the scents of tomorrow!

Position level and Individual pay offered will be based on the applicant’s job-related skills, experience, relevant education and training. This position is also eligible for bonuses and benefits, which are not included in the pay scale provided.   Salary 114k – 190k  

We bring 

• Innovation Legacy: We're pioneers in groundbreaking innovation and creative excellence, continuously shaping the future of Perfumery & Beauty.
• Exclusive Access: Dive into our unique ecosystem filled with industry-leading scientists, perfumers, market, and consumer experts, all here to support your ambitious, consumer-centric innovations.
• Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: We believe that collaborating with our customers is the secret sauce to achieving greatness.
• Inspiring Leadership: Our esteemed leadership team is driving the industry forward, offering mentorship and guidance to help you carve out an extraordinary career path.
• Sustainable Core Values: Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do, driving our strategy and purpose to bring progress to life and create a brighter future.
• Flexible Work Environment: We empower you to take ownership of your work and outcomes, all within a flexible and supportive work environment.

Come be a part of something amazing and help us create scents that inspire!

You bring

• Experience Counts: This role values your years of experience and the complexity of your past projects, emphasizing the importance of managing key customers and product categories while showcasing a stellar track record.
• Skills to Shine: Bring your strong communication, leadership, and organizational expertise to the forefront.
• Dynamic Qualities: We seek agility, flexibility, curiosity, a growth mindset, and an insatiable hunger to win.
• What You Need: A Bachelor’s degree with at least 5 years of experience with Fine fragrance, specialty retail and body care evaluation. Technical expertise a plus, along with translating fragrances into different forms.
• Title and Rewards: Your title and compensation will match your experience. For an FDM title, you need a minimum of 5 years of experience; for a Sr. FDM, at least 8 years.

Join us and let your expertise shape the future of fragrance!

 

dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drives unprecedented progress.