Job Opportunities Creative Centre Director APAC, Fragrance & Beauty

Givaudan; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in fragrance seeks a Creative Centre Director in Singapore. This role focuses on coordinating development teams to deliver innovative fragrance solutions. The successful candidate will have over 15 years in the fragrance industry, demonstrate strong olfactory skills, and excel in cross-functional collaboration. You will lead diverse teams, drive strategic vision, and help execute the company's goals for growth and development. Enjoy a hybrid work model with a focus on teamwork and creativity.

Qualifications

• At least 15 years of experience in the Fragrance industry.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize olfactory notes and communicate in fragrance language.
• Experience leading and motivating multicultural and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop a short and long-term vision to lead the teams in alignment with regional goals.
• Drive an increase in net win value in collaboration with commercial and development teams.
• Communicate global development guidelines to internal stakeholders.
• Design and develop effective indicators and performance measures for the team.

Skills

Olfactory skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder translation

Analytical skills

Team leadership

Education

University Degree in Business, Chemistry, or Engineering

Job description

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. Theres much to learn and many to learn from with more than 16000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day your talent your innovative spirit and your determination will shape our future making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Creative Centre Director APAC Fragrance & Beauty Your future position

As a Creative Centre Director (CCD) for Fragrances you will coordinate the development teams (Evaluation Marketing Consumer Market Insights Creation & Application laboratories) to provide the Consumer Products and Fine Fragrance business units with high-quality service and added value. You will build and maintain a development structure and processes to deliver fragrance solutions that will support business growth as we look forward to delivering on our 2030 strategic targets and beyond. You will develop lead and inspire teams to deliver the targets. You will represent the whole of APAC within the global CCD network having the SEAO Development organization directly reporting to you with a dotted line responsibility for China and Japan Development organization ensuring we maintain the collaboration talent development and expertise sharing within the region that is a key pillar of our success and the global Development strategy.

Location : Pioneer Singapore

Reporting to : Regional Head of Fragrances APAC Fragrance & Beauty

In this exciting role you will :

• Develop a short and long term vision to lead the teams in alignment with the regional goals and Fragrance business vision.
• Through intelligent resource allocation and proactive fragrance development programs drive an increase in net win value in collaboration with commercial and creation & development teamsteams.
• Help develop long-term strategies with Development Innovation and Commercial teams.
• Drive cross category market and consumer understanding for all key categories.
• Communicate global development guidelines to teams and ensure aligned messages are communicated to all internal commercial and development stakeholders.
• Design and develop effective indicators and performance measures for the team.
• Collaborate with Global Creative CentreDirectors and Global Head of Development Consumer Products and FF to develop establish and execute 2030 Strategy for APAC and for global development ensure best practices sharing and leading key initiatives / projects.
• Build and maintain strong business partnership with Regional Head.
• Overview and ensure the effective allocation of resources to briefs.
• Leading the digital transformation and establishing new development models in the context of evolving L&R growth and landscape
• Build and maintain partnership with commercial and creation & development teams.

You

Are you someone who wants to grow and shape your own world Who wants to collaborate and learn together with teams who are as passionate as you are Then come join us and impact your world.

Your professional profile includes :

• University Degree / Business / Chemistry / Engineering or equivalent.
• At least 15 years experience in the Fragrance industry.
• Passion for the Fragrance Industry demonstrate competent olfactory skills ability to recognize olfactory notes and communicate in fragrance language.
• Ability to translate stakeholders requirements into effective actions thrive on cross-functional and cross category collaboration.
• Deep passion and curiosity for the business and customer analytical skills.
• Ability to develop and deliver a strategic vision for the future.
• Experience leading and motivating multicultural and cross functional teams.
• Ability to engage team and work for developing talents and future succession.
• LI-Y Hybrid

At Givaudan you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch peoples lives.

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture where you can thrive collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.

Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees customers and partners.

Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.

Required Experience : Director

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

LI-Y Hybrid