Scent Design Manager
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Date:Jul 26, 2024
Location: New York, NY, US, 10019
Company: IFF Family of Companies
Requisition ID : 504391
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 Scent Design Manager at IFF you can help to influence the market trends to create delightful scent experiences. This New York 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 New York City Creative Center.
As a Scent Design Manager, you will be 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 Beauty 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. If you are a candidate with analytical ability to investigate data, and analyze it to uncover insights, this role is for you. If you can design experiments and apply scientific method principles to innovation programs, this role is for you.
You will spend your time...
Partnering with Perfumers to design/ create fragrance solutions against Beauty Care briefs and initiative objectives
Developing, driving, & executing olfactive strategies to support the success of the Beauty Care regional/category business
Utilizing existing experience in product/ fragrance development
Managing fragrance selection and identifying new winning themes for incoming briefs
Knowing how to effectively screen down fragrance themes against project objectives
Ensuring timeline and budget requirements are met
Articulating 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 Beauty Care projects
Leveraging IFF’s Scent Portfolio for optimal efficiency in project work
Willing to discuss and co-design consumer testing methods, questionnaires, etc. and applying the output insights from studies into creative development
Understanding the market trends and shifts, and be able to partner with marketing on regular basis to share olfactive and brand knowledge
Creating and facilitating olfactive/ fragrance trainings
Ensuring personal development is a priority, aligning to IFF’s category and business objectives
Job Requirements
Required Experience
Bachelor’s degree / Masters degree, preferably in Science or Business
Excellent olfactive capabilities (candidates will be required to complete internal smelling test)
3+ years of industry experience (fragrance house or consumer goods company)
Beauty Care, personal Care development preferred
Project Management experience, with fragrance/ product development
Required Skills
Proficient in English
Excellent communication skills (written / verbal) with all levels of the organization
Creative mindset
Team player
Effective composure
Embraces diversity
Motivates others & is open to coaching/ mentoring others
Strong interpersonal savviness
Strategic thinker and problem solver
Compensation ($114,000 - $127,000) is based on a variety of factors including but not limited to work experience, skills, certifications, and location.
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.
VisitIFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion (https://https://www.iff.com/responsibilities/diversity-equity-inclusion) to learn more.