Creative Fragrance Developer

Givaudan Singapore Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Givaudan Singapore Pte Ltd invites a Creative Fragrance Developer in Singapore to support Fabric Care across Southeast Asia. The role encompasses guiding perfumers, shaping fragrance strategies, and delivering winning solutions for customer briefs and proactive initiatives.

You will report to the Creative Fragrance Director and collaborate with Account Managers, Marketing, Technology and Lab teams to drive fragrance development and coordinate regional projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 3–5 years of fragrance evaluation experience.
• Strong olfactory expertise with fragrance development knowledge.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Experience managing complex projects across global or regional accounts.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute fragrance development strategies and processes.
• Lead olfactive vision and fragrance strategy for assigned customers.
• Manage multiple briefs and select fragrances aligned with goals.
• Translate consumer insights into actionable fragrance directions.
• Coordinate with Technology and Lab teams for testing and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with regional centers to deliver global projects.
• Support cross-regional project teams and align with business objectives.

Skills

Olfactory expertise

Organization & time management

Communication & presentation

Consumer data translation

Autonomy & ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Creative Fragrance Developer - Your future position?

We are looking for aFragrance Developer to join our team in Singapore, supporting Fabric Care categories across Southeast Asia. This position offers outstanding opportunities for personal growth and professional development in a collaborative, multicultural environment. The level of the position (Evaluator, Senior Evaluator or Creative Fragrance Manager) will be determined based on the candidate’s experience and seniority.

About the Role

As a Fragrance Developer, you will be an olfactive development expert, guiding Perfumers in the fragrance creation process and contributing to the strategic development of fragrances and new technologies that resonate with consumers. You will partner closely with Account Managers, Perfumers, Marketing, Consumer Market Research, Technology and Lab teams to shape fragrance strategies and deliver winning solutions for both customer briefs and proactive initiatives.

You will report to the Creative Fragrance Director and/or Senior Creative Fragrance Manager, Fabric Careand will play a key role in:

• Defining and executing fragrance development strategies and creative processes.
• Leading the olfactive vision and fragrance strategy for your assigned customers and for the upstream Category proactive work.
• Managing multiple complex briefs and developing/selecting fragrances aligned with project goals.
• Translating Consumer Market Insight (CMI) data into actionable olfactory guidelines for Perfumers.
• Working with the Technology team, Creation and Application Laboratories on fragrance and technology stability testing and product troubleshooting.
• Liaising with other regional creative centers to coordinate and complete global project assignments.
• Driving and supporting cross-regional project teams when relevant.
• Partnering with commercial teams to understand and align with business objectives.
• Monitoring market trends and identifying olfactive white spaces with the Marketing team.
• Conducting olfactory analyses of new launches to fuel future fragrance development.

You?

Are you a curious and driven fragrance expert ready to take on a new challenge? Are you passionate about creativity, consumer understanding, and innovation? Then this role may be for you.

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degreeand a minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in fragrance evaluation, ideally across multiple categories and geographies, ideally with strong exposure to Fabric Care.
• Strongolfactory expertise, paired with functional knowledge of fragrance development processes.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with a strong sense of ownership and ability to work autonomously.
• Experience managing complex projects and working with global or regional accounts.
• Good technical knowledge of fragrance behavior in various Fabric Care applications (stability, base interactions, compliance).
• A proactive, creative mindset with the ability to drive innovation and anticipate market preferences.
• Good communication and presentation skills to engage internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven ability to translate consumer data into meaningful fragrance directions.
• Cultural sensitivity and experience working inmulticultural, cross-functional environments.

If you are ready to take on a new challenge where your creativity, strategic thinking, and passion for fragrance can make a difference, grow in a stimulating environment, surrounded by people who share your enthusiasm and values, we would love to hear from you.