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IFF Family of Companies

Senior Scent Design Manager

IFF Family of Companies, Holmdel, New Jersey, us, 07733


Requisition ID : 502427

Job Description

Are you looking for a role that will help you to Do More Good and fulfill a bigger purpose? Would you like to positively impact millions of lives around the world? Do you have a passion for scents and innovation? As a Senior Scent Design Manager at IFF you can help to influence the market trends to create delightful scent experiences. This New Jersey based position is one that offers a collaborative work environment, with a chance to create work for both new and established consumer brands. The position will be located in our Fabric & Home Care Innovation Center in Holmdel, in the legendary Bell Works building.

The Senior Scent Design Manager is responsible for developing creative strategies and leading regional projects as well as having some global project exposure. In this role, you will further develop business knowledge, potentially leveraging consumer feedback, and grow technical expertise, increasing IFF's ability to win in the marketplace. You will utilize internal processes/programs/tools to support the overall Fabric Care business strategy.

About You:

If you are a curious, critical thinker with problem-solving skills that question everything to help reinvent the SCENT industry, this role is for you. You are very skilled at executing category or customer strategy, showing proficiency in IFF capabilities. You are able to develop with globalteams creating new features addressing customer's benefit spaces/ needs. The Senior SDM has a great understanding of ingredients and deployment of a strategic decision. Influential leaderamong other team members.

You will spend your time...Partnering with Perfumers to design/ create fragrance solutions against Fabric Care brief and initiative objectivesDeveloping, driving, & executing olfactive strategies to support the success of the Fabric Care regional/category businessUtilizing existing experience in product/ fragrance developmentLearning, leveraging, and applying innovative technologies in Fabric careManaging fragrance selection and identifying new winning themes for incoming briefsKnowing how to effectively screen down fragrance themes against project objectivesEnsuring timeline and budget requirements are metArticulating clearly project process from beginning to end, including having the story telling skills to present to customers (internal/ external)Strong project management skills, communicating with various functions (perfumers, consumer insights, marketing, scent technology, commercial, management, etc.)Leveraging potential cross category fragrance themes for Fabric Care projectsLeveraging IFF's Scent Portfolio for optimal efficiency in project workWilling to discuss and co-design consumer testing methods, questionnaires, etc. and applying the output insights from studies into creative developmentUnderstanding the market trends and shifts, and be able to partner with marketing on regular basis to share olfactive and brand knowledgeCreating and facilitating olfactive/ fragrance trainingsEnsuring personal development is a priority, aligning to IFF's category and business objectivesJob Requirements

Required Experience

Bachelor's degree/Masters degree, preferably in Science or BusinessExcellent olfactive capabilities (candidates will be required to complete internal smelling test)5-8 years of industry experience (fragrance house or consumer goods company) and evaluation experienceFabric Care experience is a mustProject Management experience, ideally with some fragrance/ product developmentRequired Skills

Proficient in EnglishExcellent communication skills (written / verbal) with all levels of the organizationCreative mindsetTeam playerEffective composureEmbraces diversityMotivates others & is open to coaching/ mentoring othersStrong interpersonal savvinessStrategic thinker and problem solver

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.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more.