Senior Perfume Consumer Full-time Job

Key Responsibilities

Fragrance Creation

Translate consumer needs them into successful creation ;

Understand and formulates according to regulatory restraints ;

Interpret other perfumers’ formula and be skillful to reformulate it ;

Create fragrances and win with own signature.

Perfumery Fundamentals

Use captive, strategic IFF ingredients and naturals ;

Know the smell, the performance, the stability and the long lastingness of single ingredients.

Adapt a fragrance from one base to another in different categories.

Perfumery Knowledge

Address stability issues and understands technical challenges involved in formulations ;

Understand the market trend, evolutions, size and segmentation ;

Understand laboratory work at application level and fragrance compounding.

Leadership

Project management skills ;

Presents results, interpretations and defend point of view related to the creative strategy from a senior perfumer’s perspective

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 (knowledge of the Middle Eastern fragrance landscape preferred)

Fragrance ingredient and technology understanding to facilitate communication with technical teams and perfumers

Technical understanding of Fabric Care fragrance formulations

Strong project management skills, disciplined and process oriented

Open minded, strong agility and shows courage

Ability to deliver in a fast-paced environment

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 (Arabic is a plus)

We boldly bring together science and creativity to create what the world needs.
An industry leader in food, beverage, health and biosciences, we create essential solutions from global icons to unexpected innovations and experiences. Equal parts outspoken and analytical, our international collective of thinkers working with customers to bring scents, tastes, experiences, ingredients and solutions for products people crave.
With 24,000 employees across 65 countries, more than 110 manufacturing facilities, 100 R&D centers, and 33,000 customers across the world, were poised to make a difference on an unprecedented scale. Without our boundary-pushing passion and end-to-end expertise, the future wouldnt be the same.
Visit us at www.iff.com to learn more about how our talented people and new technology are challenging the expected, championing creators and doing more good for people and planet.