Category Manager - Perfume & Fragrances

Real Estate Souq; Schamal al-Batina; On-site; OMR 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Real Estate Souq in Oman seeks a senior Perfume & Fragrance Product Developer to build men’s, women’s and unisex portfolios across Arabic Oriental and Western profiles. You will work with fragrance houses and manufacturers on development and evaluation, understand fragrance families, notes, accords and concentrations, and drive exclusive/private-label projects.

The role requires formal perfumery education or 6+ years in perfume/fragrance, strong Arabic perfumery knowledge, GCC market experience,

Qualifications

• Formal perfumery education or 6+ years in perfume/fragrance is mandatory.
• Strong knowledge of fragrance families, notes, accords and concentrations.
• Knowledge of Arabic/Oriental perfumery is essential.
• GCC fragrance-market experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with fragrance houses/manufacturers is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop fragrance portfolios for men, women and unisex products across Arabic Oriental and Western profiles.
• Collaborate with fragrance houses and manufacturers on development and evaluation.
• Own private-label fragrance development and exclusive projects.
• Coordinate packaging, presentation, and category strategy for fragrance lines.
• Negotiate terms with suppliers and manage lead times and stock planning.
• Forecast, stock cover, sell-through and ageing with planners and operations teams.

Skills

Fragrance development

Fragrance chemistry

Fragrance families

Notes & accords

Arabic perfumery

GCC market knowledge

Private-label fragrance

Commercial/category management

Supplier relations

Education

Formal perfumery education

Job description

Scope Perfume fragrance and related fragrance products

Develop men s women s and unisex fragrance portfolios Work across Arabic Oriental and Western fragrance profiles Work with fragrance houses manufacturers on fragrance development and evaluation Understand fragrance families notes accords concentrations and product quality Develop Oud Musk Amber and other relevant fragrance families Participate in fragrance selection modification testing and approval Develop exclusive and private-label fragrances Coordinate bottle cap packaging gift-box and presentation development Develop category strategy assortment architecture and accessible-premium-to-luxury price ladders Own Sales GP Margin Inventory and SKU lifecycle Plan launches gifting and seasonal collections Benchmark Oman UAE GCC fragrance retailers and brands Develop fragrance houses manufacturers and packaging suppliers Negotiate cost MOQ exclusivity lead times and commercial terms Work with Planner on forecasting stock cover sell-through and ageing Work with Operations Marketing on testers sampling launches displays and store-team product knowledge

MANDATORY: Candidate must have formal education/training in Perfumery, Fragrance Development, Fragrance Chemistry or a recognised professional perfumery programme OR minimum 6 years of substantial professional experience specifically within Perfume & Fragrance.Generic cosmetics, beauty or general retail experience must not be considered equivalent to the mandatory requirement.Strong knowledge of fragrance families, notes, accords and concentrations.Knowledge of Arabic/Oriental perfumery is essential.GCC fragrance-market experience strongly preferred.Experience with fragrance houses/manufacturers highly desirable.Private-label fragrance development is a major advantage.Must combine technical fragrance knowledge with strong commercial buying/category-management capability.

Core KPIs

• Sales
• GP%
• Margin
• New Launch Success
• Private Label Contribution
• Sell-through
• Stock Turn
• Ageing
• Supplier Terms
• Product Development Lead Time