Associate Fragrance Development Manager

il y a 4 jours


Paris, Île-de-France dsm-firmenich Temps plein

Associate Fragrance Development Manager

New York / Fircity Base

As a member of the FDM team, you'll drive mutual success by developing winning fragrances for our clients' brands. You'll be a guided partner to Fine Fragrance perfumers, offering consumer trends, creative inspirations, and strategic ideas. With a growth mindset, leadership, and expertise in Fine Fragrance evaluation, you'll shape olfactive strategies and lead client presentations for a dynamic and rewarding career.

At dsm-firmenich people are at the heart of the company. We are committed to equal employment opportunities and value diversity in the workplace.

Your key responsibilities

  • Develop winning fragrances for mutual success of Firmenich and clients' brands
  • Partner, guide and support all Fine Fragrance perfumers by bringing them: consumer trends and data; cross-category info; client white space opportunities; creative idea inspirations; collecting starting points.
  • Select submissions adapted to brief parameters and provide rationale and feed collection with updated and strategically selected ideas
  • Incorporate maximum use of internal tools to practice informed creation, in particular Consumer Insights and Technical Innovation tools
  • Detect and forecast future olfactive and product trends, including cross-category, with eye towards need for Fine Fragrance.
  • Participate to account strategy definition and execution (collaborate across functions: Marketing, Technical Innovation, CI, Perfumers, Sales) and be prepared to lead client presentations on olfactive strategy.

We Bring

  • A rich history and a promising future of bold scientific innovation and passionate creation with our customers
  • A culture that prioritizes safety and well-being, both physically and mentally;
  • A flexible work environment that empowers people to take accountability for their work and own the outcome;
  • Barrier-free communities within our organization where every employee is equally valued and respected – regardless of their background, beliefs, or identity;
  • An eagerness to be one team and learn from each other to bring progress to life and create a better future
  • We offer competitive pay, career growth opportunities, and outstanding benefit programs

You Bring

  • This level position is driven by the number of years and complexity; importance of assigned customers and product categories, as well as a successful track record
  • Strong communications, leadership and organizational skills. French Speaker is not necessary but is a plus.
  • Agility, flexibility, curiosity, a growth mindset and hunger to win.
  • REQUIRED – Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 2 years' experience in Fine Fragrance evaluation. Experience with Specialty Retail experience is a plus
  • Title and compensation commensurate with experience (FDM title requires a minimum of 1 to 2 years' experience, Sr. FDM a minimum of 5 to 8 years' experience)


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