Operations Lead, Decanting Atelier

Scento; Paris; On-site; EUR 88,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Paris & Berlin offices

Generous perfume allowance

Learning budget €2,500/year

30 days holiday + public holidays

Job summary

Scento is seeking an Operations Lead to run the decanting atelier and ensure quality while keeping fulfilment fast across 26 EU countries. You will own the 12-point intake checks and plan stock, bottles, and packaging with buying and data teams.

You’ll drive improvements in quality, speed and cost through clear processes and KPIs, and prepare for peaks like the advent calendar and gifting season. Travel to the facility is required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in e-commerce operations, fulfilment or production, ideally in beauty or fragrance.
• Strong process, quality and inventory skills.
• Hands-on leadership and willingness to travel to the facility regularly.
• Fluent English; French or German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Run the day-to-day operations of decanting from original full-size bottle to 2 ml, 5 ml and 8 ml vials and, on most perfumes, the 30 ml bottle.
• Own the 12-point intake check every bottle passes at Scento's ISO-certified facility.
• Plan stock, bottles, vials and packaging together with buying and data.
• Keep fulfilment fast and reliable across 26 EU countries.
• Improve quality, speed and cost with clear processes and well-chosen KPIs.
• Prepare for peaks such as the perfume advent calendar and gifting season.

Skills

Process optimization

Quality control

Inventory management

Leadership

Job description

About Scento

Scento is Europe's largest perfume decant website. Founded in 2024 and headquartered in Paris on Place Vendôme, with a second office in Berlin, Scento offers more than 1,000 original designer and niche perfumes from a roster of 200 houses as perfume decants: 2 ml, 5 ml and 8 ml vials plus a 30 ml bottle on most perfumes. Niche perfume samples and designer fragrance samples let people discover a scent before they commit to a full bottle. Every perfume is an original bought from authorised European retailers, and every bottle passes a 12-point intake check at Scento's ISO-certified facility before it is decanted. Scento serves customers in 27 European markets and ships to 26 EU countries. In 2026, Scento's annual revenue is more than €30 million, online and offline sales combined. On Scento.com, monthly decant sales in September 2026 were 3.2 times those of January 2026. Scento says it sells more than 3 million perfume decants a year, about one every 10 seconds. In November 2025, Scento announced it would invest €25 million over three years in European perfume discovery.

The role

Every Scento decant is poured from an original full-size bottle into a 2 ml, 5 ml or 8 ml vial, or, on most perfumes, a 30 ml bottle, and every bottle passes a 12-point intake check at Scento's ISO-certified facility. That discipline is why customers trust perfume decants from us. As Operations Lead you run that atelier day to day. You keep quality uncompromising while fulfilment stays fast across 26 EU countries, and you prepare the operation for peaks such as the perfume advent calendar and gifting season. Success means flawless orders, healthy stock and processes that scale.

What you'll do

• Run the day-to-day operations of decanting, from original full-size bottle to 2 ml, 5 ml and 8 ml vials and, on most perfumes, the 30 ml bottle.
• Own the 12-point intake check every bottle passes at Scento's ISO-certified facility.
• Plan stock, bottles, vials and packaging together with buying and data.
• Keep fulfilment fast and reliable across 26 EU countries.
• Improve quality, speed and cost with clear processes and well-chosen KPIs.
• Prepare for peaks such as the perfume advent calendar and gifting season.

What you'll bring

• 7+ years in e-commerce operations, fulfilment or production, ideally in beauty or fragrance.
• Strong process, quality and inventory skills.
• Hands-on leadership, and a willingness to travel to the facility regularly.
• Fluent English; French or German is a plus.

What we offer

• Salary at the top of the market plus an annual performance bonus.
• Offices in Paris (Place Vendôme) and Berlin, with regular time at the facility.
• A generous monthly perfume allowance to explore the whole catalogue.
• A personal learning budget of €2,500 a year for courses, conferences and books.
• 30 days of paid holiday a year, plus public holidays.
• Team gatherings in Paris and Berlin.
• Real ownership and fast decisions in a company scaling quickly across Europe.

Salary and how to apply

Salary: €88,000 – €115,000 gross per year, full-time, permanent contract, plus an annual performance bonus.

Location: Paris or Berlin, on site.

Full role details: https://www.scento.com/careers/operations-lead-decanting-atelier