Junior Fragrance Development Manager

MANE; Germiston; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading flavor and fragrance company is seeking a Junior Fragrance Development Manager in Germiston, South Africa. This role involves managing fragrance projects, collaborating with sales teams, and developing market-specific collections. Candidates should have over five years of experience in the fragrances industry and relevant qualifications. Strong project management and interpersonal skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant industry experience in Flavours or Fragrances.
• Passionate about the Fragrance & Cosmetic world.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Fragrance sales team by answering client’s briefs.
• Create and optimize a local fragrance collection.
• Manage collection using classification tools.
• Maintain continuous contact with Sales Department.

Skills

Attention to detail

Olfactive awareness

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification

Job description

MANE is a 5th generation French family-owned business known for innovation and progress in the world of Flavor and Fragrance. As sensation enthusiasts, we strive to provide exceptional moments in people’s daily lives through the timeless flavors and fragrances we create. With our passion, creativity, and innovation, “We capture what moves”.

MANE has an opening for a Junior Fragrance Development Manager position in Johannesburg, South Africa.

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

The Fragrance Development Manager is a project manager in the fragrance division.

His/her duty as manager is to assist the Fragrance sales team by answering the client’s briefs,

sharing market knowledge and building olfactive strategies.

SCOPE OF JOB

Innovation

• Analyse the market and its evolution
• Create, complete and optimize a local fragrance collection fitting the market trends and expectations
• Olfactive description on new launches in the local market

Customer Centricity

• The FDM is given Fragrance projects which need to be compliant to the client brief and MANE Development Policies.
• Decide the technical & human needs of the project
• Schedule a due date together with the Sale Department and to respect it
• Ensure the brief is answered correctly
• Justify olfactive choices
• Manage the collection using tools given by the company (classification of fragrances, stability test, GPM)
• Advise Sales department & clients on their olfactive choices
• Active participation in Marketing presentations by allocating Fragrances adapted to concepts.
• Provide a critical and objective opinion to perfumers on technical & sensorial performances to improve their creation to fit the brief better.
• Request for samples made up for projects
• Schedule stability tests
• Schedule completion of projects and send to client
• Maintain continuous contact with the Sales Department locally and of other Subsidiaries in Africa.
• Inform sales on any possible difficulties and to justify his/her olfactive choices
• Share olfactive knowledge with the MANE evaluation community.
• Engage with clients and visit customers together with Sale representative and/or Marketing.

People

• Align yourself to the performance driven culture through the implementation of performance management and talent management.
• Participate in development planning process.
• Align yourself to the Mane Code of Ethics.
• Align yourself to the Value System.

Corporate social responsibility

• Adhere to the Code of Ethics and drive ethical business practices across the group including the management of anti-competitive behavior.
• Participate in Group wellness and CSR activity and utilize group resources in this regard.
• Drive awareness of group energy consumption initiatives.
• Support the SHEQ and OHS landscape across the group.

VALUES, ETHICS & PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Ability to operate in a privately owned and managed entity
• Ethically driven to achieve business results.
• Focus on sustainability to ensure business continuity.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and influence at all levels within the organisation.
• Must be able to work independently and also as part of a team organisation and collaborate across the business.
• Ability to work under pressure and make good decisions in pressurised situations.
• Ability to hold all employees accountable to deliver on their required outputs.
• A good communicator with the ability to read and write in English.
• Upholds the company´s values, rules, and policies and lives the MANE Way: Passionate about our customers' needs, operating with a family culture of respect and trust, and maintaining the highest ethical standards within a professionally managed business environment.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS LEVEL

• Relevant tertiary qualification
• 5+ years relevant industry experience in Flavours or Fragrances
• Passionate about the Fragrance & Cosmetic world
• Ability to pay attention to detail and accuracy
• Olfactive awareness
• Project management experience will be advantageous