Scent Design Manager - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - International Flavors & Fragrances

International Flavors & Fragrances

Verified Company

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

1 week ago

Posted by:

Ahmed Al-Mansouri

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Description

Are you passionate about fragrance creation and developing the fragrances of tomorrow?

At IFF we design fragrance solutions that catch us unaware and transport us to places long forgotten.

We are now seeking a motivated and result driven talent to join our Scent division as Scent Design Manager for the fabric care category.

Come join IFF where science and creativity meet to create essential solutions for a better world

Key responsibilities

Manage Go-ToMarket Projects for key regional class customer in AMET and implement innovative fragrance development strategies:
Connect market, customer and consumer needs to identify, develop and/or recommend competitive product solutions to drive business results
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (perfumers, technical, CI/marketing) to uncover challenges and opportunities and develop new fragrance solutions and capabilities
Develop creative strategies according to Holistic Scent Design principles
Consumer Insights strategy: define what to learn from consumers to gain competitive advantage and build winning consumer relevant solutions
Manage the execution of the olfactive strategy by providing creative direction and olfactive guidance to perfumers to stimulate creative exploration and differentiation
Constantly listen to the voice of the customer and deliver above expectations
Create effective client need analysis
Establish and maintain effective relationships with (internal) stakeholders and gain their trust and respect
Communicate and maintain awareness on market developments and competitive insights and actively share knowledge with other parts of the organization

Job Requirements:

Required Skills:

Excellent olfactive communication skills which supports the overall creative process discriminate, describe (association) and odor memory
Ability to effectively identify potential fragrance or technology solutions based on market relevance
Solid understanding of market/consumer trends and consumer behaviors/ preferences
Fragrance ingredient and technology understanding to facilitate communication with technical teams and perfumers
Strong project management skills, disciplined and process oriented
Open minded, strong agility and shows courage
Ability to deliver in a fastpaced environment and deliver under pressure
Commercial mindset, bottom line oriented
Team player, ability to motivate others towards a common goal to achieve results
Excellent influencing skills across all levels within the organization
Fluent in English, French and/or Arabic is an asset

Required Experience:

Master's or bachelor's degree in Perfumery, Science, Chemistry, Consumer Science, Product Research or any other relevant discipline
Minimum 46 years working experience in the industry or in comparable industries (consumer products), in an international environment
Minimum 2 years of experience in Fragrance evaluation in the Fabric Care category.

**Olfactive assessment is part of the selection process