Fine Fragrance Evaluator

Givaudan; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Givaudan is seeking an Evaluator for their Regional Creative Centre in Dubai. The role involves managing fragrance evaluations, developing successful fragrances for clients, and collaborating with internal teams.

With an advanced degree in perfumery and over 5 years of relevant experience, the ideal candidate will bring a passion for fragrances, strong project management skills, and fluency in English and Arabic. This position offers the chance to make a difference in the world of scent.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in managing evaluation projects in the Fine Fragrances category.
• Good knowledge and passion for the world of fragrances.
• English and Arabic proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Manage internal resources according to project priority.
• Set action plans and timetables for each brief.
• Organise evaluation sessions and provide feedback to perfumers.
• Motivate and stimulate perfumers for optimum creation.
• Develop an understanding of consumer attitudes through market research.

Skills

Project management skills

Consumer understanding

Knowledge of fragrances

Team player

Cultural diversity awareness

Education

Advanced degree in perfumery

Job description

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 17,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Due to increasing Fine Fragrances business activity and to further build upon our continued success in the region, we are recruiting for an Evaluator. You will be based in our Regional Creative Centre in Dubai and report to the Senior Evaluator. You will provide fragrance winners to Sales by managing briefs, evaluating, and selecting successful fragrances for our clients while developing relationships with internal teams.

Sounds interesting? It could well be your perfect opportunity if, like us, you always aim to exceed customer needs and can go beyond.

Projects

• Manage internal resources according to project priority by immediate superior
• Set up action plans and timetables for each brief
• Set general fragrance directions, organise evaluation sessions, evaluate candidates and provide feedback to perfumers
• Coordinate with other departments for specific brief needs.
• Ensure feedback to the sales teams.

Creation

• Motivate and stimulate perfumers to achieve optimum creation
• Create confidence and inspiration
• Investigate potentially promising olfactive routes with perfumers
• Participate in the elaboration of the Library
• Develop a good olfactive knowledge of marketing brands
• Feed marketing with the olfactive judgement of strategic marketing products and be ready to give olfactive presentations to clients.

Market understanding

• Develop a better understanding of consumer attitudes thanks to market research
• Develop an understanding of the client' culture thanks to marketingFeed the affiliates with the best themes created to keep them up to date with the collection and use local
• Creative Fragrance Managers to upgrade the local taste

Your professional profile includes

• Advanced degree in perfumery with 5+ years of relevant experience in managing evaluation projects in the Fine Fragrances category
• Good knowledge and passion for the world of fragrances
• Consumer understanding
• A team player and comfortable with cultural diversity
• Good project management skills
• English and Arabic proficiency

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

We value the different perspectives that come from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences.

Everyone — regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, culture, religion, or any personal circumstances — is warmly welcomed at Givaudan, a place where we all love to be and grow.

Every essence of you enriches our world. Join us in making a difference together.