Creative Fragrance Manager

Givaudan; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in fragrances seeks an experienced Creative Fragrance Manager in Singapore. This role involves guiding the fragrance development process, defining strategies for assigned brands, and collaborating across teams. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of fragrance evaluation experience. Join a diverse team at a company committed to innovation and inclusivity.

Qualifications

• 5 years of fragrance evaluation experience across categories and regions.
• Functional expertise in core fragrance development with an innovative mindset.
• Deep knowledge of fragrance evaluation, especially in Fabric and Home Care.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement development strategies and processes.
• Drive creation and development of proactive initiatives in Fabric Care categories.
• Collaborate with lab on testing product stability and troubleshooting.

Skills

Fragrance evaluation

Consumer insights translation

Project management

Presentation skills

Olfactory analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

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Givaudan is the global leader in the creation of flavours and fragrances. In close collaboration with food, beverage, consumer product, and fragrance partners, Givaudan develops tastes and scents that delight consumers worldwide. With a passion to understand consumers’ preferences and a relentless drive to innovate, Givaudan is at the forefront of creating flavours and fragrances that ‘engage your senses’. The company achieved sales of CHF 5.1 billion in 2017. Headquartered in Switzerland with a presence in over 100 locations, the company has more than 11,100 employees globally. Discover more at www.givaudan.com.

Creative Fragrance Manager

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances, and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. With more than 16,000 employees worldwide, there are many opportunities to learn and grow. Your talent, innovative spirit, and determination will shape our future and make a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

We are recruiting a ‘Creative Fragrances Manager (CFM) Fabric Care Southeast Asia’ to join our Fragrances Consumer Products Evaluation team in Singapore, offering excellent personal and professional development opportunities.

The CFM is an olfactive development specialist whose primary goal is to guide Perfumers in the fragrance development process. This role requires a good understanding of the market, consumer behavior, and preferences, as well as the ability to analyze current olfactive trends and forecast future ones. You will oversee the fragrance development process alongside Account Managers, Perfumers, Marketing, Consumer Market Research, and Laboratory experts.

The Creative Fragrance Manager will report to the Category Director Fabric & Home Care. Key responsibilities include:

• Helping define and implement development strategies and processes.
• Defining and driving the olfactive vision and strategy for assigned brands.
• Driving creation and development of proactive initiatives in Fabric Care categories.
• Managing multiple complex briefs and developing or selecting fragrances according to guidelines.
• Prioritizing fragrances for testing and translating CMI results into olfactory guidelines.
• Collaborating with the lab on testing product stability and troubleshooting.
• Liaising with regional creative centers to complete projects.
• Driving cross-regional project team engagement.
• Collaborating with the commercial team to interpret business needs.
• Anticipating market tastes and working with marketing on proactive concepts.
• Analyzing new products to identify interesting notes for development.
• Identifying olfactive and conceptual white space opportunities with marketing teams.

About You

• Bachelor’s Degree with at least 5 years of fragrance evaluation experience across categories and regions.
• Functional expertise in core fragrance development with an innovative mindset.
• Deep knowledge and proven experience in evaluation, especially in Fabric and Home Care.
• Strong consumer insights translation skills for olfactory guidelines.
• Experience in olfactory analysis of new products.
• Knowledge of key brands and customers in Fabric Care globally.
• Technical knowledge of fragrance stability and behavior in various bases and formats.
• Ability to execute projects efficiently and autonomously, prioritizing effectively.
• Excellent presentation skills and clear communication.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment.

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives. You will work within an inspiring team culture where you can thrive, collaborate, and learn from talented and passionate colleagues across disciplines, regions, and divisions. Diversity drives innovation and fosters closer connections with our employees, customers, and partners. Givaudan is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can impact our world.