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Senior Fragrance Development Manager

Princeton, NJ, US

Onsite 4 days per week

As a Senior Fragrance Development Manager, you’ll drive mutual success by developing winning fragrances for our clients’ brands. With a growth mindset, leadership, and expertise in Hair Care evaluation, you’ll be a close partner to our perfumers, you’ll shape olfactive & development strategies and you’ll anticipate business needs.

At dsm-firmenich, being a force for good is not optional. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a shared responsibility woven into our daily work to not only benefit our People, Customers & Communities but also drive value. Equal access to opportunities is a given, belonging is a shared feeling, authenticity is celebrated.

Your key responsibilities:

• Win/Defend business profitably by leading pro-active and reactive fragrance development projects of major size & strategic importance and by developing olfactive vision at regional & global levels.

• Identify business opportunities.

• Lead & coordinate global fragrance development network by bringing vision, strategy and focus and communicating efficiently internally and externally.

• Define, drive, implement and follow-up relevant action plans mobilizing regional FDMs, perfumers and any other relevant functions.

• Ensure a testing plan is in place and executed to identify winning candidates, integrating learnings into development process.

• Support sales effort, interacting with clients on weekly basis, at any level of management, building strategic working relationships, delivering impactful presentations to clients and acting as an olfactive advisor when required.

We Value:

• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in fragrance development

• Track record in Hair Care

• Winning team spirit

• Strategic thinking

• Consumer Insight analysis

• Fluent in English, French is a plus

We bring

• Innovation Legacy: We're pioneers in groundbreaking innovation and creative excellence, continuously shaping the future of Perfumery & Beauty.

• Exclusive Access: Dive into our unique ecosystem filled with industry-leading scientists, perfumers, market, and consumer experts, all here to support your ambitious, consumer-centric innovations.

• Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: We believe that collaborating with our customers is the secret sauce to achieving greatness.

• Inspiring Leadership: Our esteemed leadership team is driving the industry forward, offering mentorship and guidance to help you carve out an extraordinary career path.

• Sustainable Core Values: Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do, driving our strategy and purpose to bring progress to life and create a brighter future.

• Flexible Work Environment: We empower you to take ownership of your work and outcomes, all within a flexible and supportive work environment.

dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drives unprecedented progress. We aim to build a workplace where opportunity really is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate: there’s a place for everyone at dsm-firmenich.

As a committed equal opportunity employer, we ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and fair. We encourage the recruitment of a diverse workforce, representative of the communities in which we work, by using inclusive language, diverse interview panels, diversified sourcing strategies. Selection is based on qualifications, competency, experience, performance history and fit with the team to advance fair and equitable opportunity.

Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, backgrounds, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

We are committed to providing reasonable support for disabled applicants in our recruiting process. Should you need assistance, and are comfortable to share this, please let us know.

As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavors, and fragrances for the world’s growing population to thrive. With our comprehensive range of solutions, with natural and renewable ingredients and renowned science and technology capabilities, we work to create what is essential for life, desirable for consumers, and more sustainable for the planet. dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch company, listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, with operations in almost 60 countries and revenues of more than €12 billion. With a diverse, worldwide team of nearly 30,000 employees, we bring progress to life™ every day, everywhere, for billions of people.

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