Product Development Manager (Fragrance & Scent)

Randstad Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Malaysia is seeking an experienced Product Development Manager (Fragrance & Scent) to lead end-to-end fragrance concepts from idea to shelf for a fast-growing brand.

You will combine creativity with market insights and commercial thinking, lead the Product Development team, and coordinate with fragrance houses, laboratories and suppliers to ensure successful launches that meet quality, cost and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of relevant experience in product development or product management in fragrance, home fragrance, beauty, personal care, lifestyle, retail, or related consumer-product industries.
• Strong understanding of product lifecycle management and commercialization.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end product development lifecycle from concept, sampling, costing and testing through to approval, bulk production and product launch.
• Lead and develop the Product Development team, providing strategic direction, coaching and clear priorities while overseeing development timelines, workload and execution.
• Drive fragrance and formulation development in collaboration with fragrance houses, perfumers, laboratories, manufacturers and suppliers, including scent evaluation, formulation refinement and product performance testing.
• Translate market trends and consumer insights into commercially viable products, balancing innovation, quality, fragrance performance, safety, stability, cost, margins and scalability while ensuring relevant regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners across Design, Sourcing, Quality, Brand, Marketing and Merchandising to manage materials, packaging, specifications and development issues, ensuring successful product launches.

Skills

Fragrance product lifecycle

Leadership

Market insights

Education

Bachelor Degree

Job description

Are you a fragrance enthusiast with a passion for turning ideas into scents people love?

A well-known and rapidly growing brand is looking for an experienced Product Development Manager (Fragrance & Scent) to take the lead in bringing exciting fragrance concepts from idea to shelf. If you’re a strategic yet hands-on professional who enjoys blending creativity, market insights, and commercial thinking, this could be your next exciting opportunity!

• Lead the end-to-end product development lifecycle, from concept, sampling, costing and testing through to approval, bulk production and product launch, ensuring quality, commercial and timeline objectives are met.
• Lead and develop the Product Development team, providing strategic direction, coaching and clear priorities while overseeing development timelines, workload and execution.
• Drive fragrance and formulation development in collaboration with fragrance houses, perfumers, laboratories, manufacturers and suppliers, including scent evaluation, formulation refinement and product performance testing.
• Translate market trends and consumer insights into commercially viable products, balancing innovation, quality, fragrance performance, safety, stability, cost, margins and scalability while ensuring relevant regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners across Design, Sourcing, Quality, Brand, Marketing and Merchandising to manage materials, packaging, specifications and development issues, ensuring successful product launches.

Requirements

• 5-8 years of relevant experience in product development or product management, preferably within fragrance, home fragrance, beauty, personal care, lifestyle, retail, or related consumer-product industries.
• Strong understanding of product lifecycle management and commercialization.

experience

5 years

skills

no additional skills required

qualifications

no additional qualifications required

education

Bachelor Degree