Job Opportunities Creative Fragrance Manager 113530

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Creative Fragrance Manager (Fabric Care) Argenteuil France Your future position

Every discovery you make shapes joyful memories for millions.

We are recruiting for a Creative Fragrance Manager (CFM) with Fabric Care experience to be based in Argenteuil offering an excellent opportunity for both your personal and professional development.

Our CFMs are fragrance development specialists whose primary goal is to successfully deliver fragrances to our customers that delights the consumers in the region. To do so CFMs understand the market and the consumers behaviour and preferences having a strategic view to analyse current olfactive trends while forecasting future ones.

In this role you will be responsible for the fragrance development activities alongside Account Managers (Sales) Marketing Consumer Market Research and Laboratory experts. You will need to ensure quick turnaround response to customers briefs utilizing existing systems and set up of Givaudan. In addition you will need to manage and develop evaluators in the team handling specific categories or geographies

The Creative Fragrance manager will report to the Creative Fragrance Team Director.

In this exciting role you will:

Fragrance development

• Develop olfactory strategy for clients market category and guide Perfumery teams accordingly
• Manage/execute multiple complex briefs and develop or select fragrances according to the given brief guidelines
• Liaise with other regional creative centres as necessary to complete project assignments
• Define fragrances to be tested and coordinate with CMI
• Translate CMI results into olfactory guidelines for perfumers
• Participate in olfactory analysis of new products to identify interesting notes for creative Development
• Develop new fragrances with Perfumers on a proactive basis
• Work with lab on testing product stability
• Follow and understand the Best Practices and efficiency improvement opportunities

Industry and Marketing

• Anticipate market tastes; work closely with marketing colleagues on proactive concept generation
• Write olfactory summaries of a region/market and customer for knowledgebuilding & sharing
• Conduct customer presentations/interactions
• Demonstrate consistent track records of new wins

Activation and Gallery

• Build and curate the best in class fragrance collection responding to gap analysis market needs market trends and
• incorporating Givaudan technologies
• Manage fast and efficient selection of fragrances for activation projects from oil or blind

Your professional profile includes:

• Advanced degree in perfumery or related field
• 7 years experience in fragrance evaluation
• Expert knowledge of fragrance products and key customers
• Good knowledge of naturality aspects
• Passion for perfume and olfaction
• Ability to effectively interact with customers/clients on briefs technical matters and other issues
• Ability to effectively lead large projects
• Fluency in English

Our benefits

• Great compensation package including bonus
• Private health insurance pension and more
• Career development opportunities

At Givaudan you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch peoples lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture where you can thrive collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees customers and partners.
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