Fragrance Evaluator

SearchLight HR; Sharjah; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A global fragrance manufacturing company based in Sharjah is seeking a skilled Fragrance Evaluator. This role requires developing olfactory strategies, managing customer interactions, and contributing to creative projects. Candidates must possess a degree and extensive experience in fragrance evaluation to engage effectively with customers and the marketing team.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience in Fragrances Evaluation.
• Excellent proficiency in English.
• Strong understanding of consumer products and project management.

Responsibilities

• Develop the olfactory strategy and manage customer briefs.
• Conduct customer presentations and write olfactory summaries.
• Ensure efficient execution of fragrance development projects.

Skills

Project Management

Evaluation/Application skills

Market insight understanding

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor or University Degree in a relevant discipline

Job description

Happy to present a fragrance evaluator role with a global fragrance manufacturing company in Sharjah - UAE

NOTE: candidates working in the fragrance industry may only consider applying for this role.

Designation: Fragrance Evaluator

Total Experience: 4 years

Company Founded in 2023

Employee Head count: 40 members

Offices: Grasse, Sharjah - UAE, Dubai Deira, & India (Andheri)

Manufacturing plants: 3

Location: Sharjah - UAE

Working days: Monday - Friday

JOB PURPOSE

The Fragrance Evaluator will be the fragrance expert for our customers and categories with the overall responsibility for answering customer’s and proactive projects with the best and most suitable fragrances within the parameters of the project.

Fragrance Development:

• Develop the olfactory strategy for customers, markets, categories, and guide the Perfumery teams.

• Manage multiple briefs from customers.

• Develop or select fragrances according to given brief guidelines.

• Establish fragrances to be tested and coordinate with the Consumer Market Insights team.

• Contribute to the olfactory analysis of new products to identify interesting notes for creative development.

• Work with the labs for testing product stability.

Positioning and Marketing:

• Anticipate market tastes; work with marketing colleagues on concept generation.

• Write olfactory summaries of a region/market and customers for knowledge-building and sharing.

• Conduct customer presentations/interactions.

• Write fragrance descriptions linked to marketing trends.

Project Management:

• Manage the project pipeline of customer briefs and other internal or projects.

• Ensure efficient execution of projects with a focus on improving the win rate, customer engagement, and speed of response.

Customer Engagement:

• Contribute to win briefs by selecting suitable fragrances to meet customer needs.

• Actively participate in meeting customers and the preparation for customer visits.

• Proactively provide the Sales/Key Accounts team with inputs for their account development plans.

Your professional profile includes

· A Bachelor or University Degree in a relevant discipline

· 4+ years relevant experience in Fragrances Evaluation in any segment and experience having developed winning fragrances

· Excellent oral and written proficiency in the English language

· Evaluation/Application skills: Knowledge of important consumer products categories, product design principles, advanced product and technical knowledge (innovations, manufacturing, stability), ability to dissect a fragrance, offer creative ideas within the project's scope

· Consumer understanding: Have experience with market insights, protocols, practices, and a broad understanding of consumers

· Project Management skills: Manage the time of self and the team to contribute to the successful execution of projects

· Excellent presentations skills