Fragrance Development Manager / Sr. FDM (Luxe/Nich

Company: Firmenich
Location: New York
Posted on: November 14, 2024

Job Description:

Country/Region: US
Job function: FRAGRANCE DEV.
Salary Range: 110k - 183k
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.
Your key responsibilities

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• Develop winning fragrances for mutual success of Firmenich and clients' brands.
  
• Partner, guide and support all Fine Fragrance perfumers by bringing them consumer trends and data, cross-category info, client white space opportunities, and creative idea inspirations.
  
• Select submissions adapted to brief parameters and provide rationale and feed collection with updated and strategically selected ideas.
  
• Incorporate maximum use of internal tools to practice informed creation, in particular Consumer Insights and Technical Innovation tools.
  
• Detect and forecast future olfactive and product trends, including cross-category, with an eye towards need for Fine Fragrance and Luxury/Niche brands.
  
• Participate in account strategy definition and execution (collaborate across functions: Marketing, Technical Innovation, CI, Perfumers, Sales) and be prepared to lead client presentations on olfactive strategy.
  
  We Bring
  
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  • A rich history and a promising future of bold scientific innovation and passionate creation with our customers.
    
  • A culture that prioritizes safety and well-being, both physically and mentally.
    
  • A flexible work environment that empowers people to take accountability for their work and own the outcome.
    
  • Barrier-free communities within our organization where every employee is equally valued and respected - regardless of their background, beliefs, or identity.
    
  • An eagerness to be one team and learn from each other to bring progress to life and create a better future.
    
  • We offer competitive pay, career growth opportunities, and outstanding benefit programs.
    
    You Bring
    
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    • This level position is driven by the number of years and complexity; importance of assigned customers and product categories, as well as a successful track record.
      
    • Strong communications, leadership and organizational skills. French Speaker is not necessary but is a plus.
      
    • Agility, flexibility, curiosity, a growth mindset and hunger to win.
      
    • REQUIRED: Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5 years' experience in Fine Fragrance evaluation. Experience with Luxury/Niche brands and/or Global Accounts is a plus.
      
    • Title and compensation commensurate with experience (FDM title requires a minimum of 5 years' experience, Sr. FDM a minimum of 8 years' experience).
      
      dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drives unprecedented progress. We aim to build a workplace where opportunity really is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate: there's a place for everyone at dsm-firmenich. dsm-firmenich is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
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