Senior Fragrance Development Manager Rcb Seajk

**Beauty and Fine Fragrance**

**Regional Consumers Brands SEAJK region**

**Location: Singapore**

**Fragrance Development Manager driving business success by proactively developing fragrances, answering olfactive briefs contributing to category olfactive strategy across key Beauty & Fine Fragrance segments.**

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Win business by managing proactive and reactive fragrance development in response to client briefs.
- Support sales efforts through olfactive presentations and olfactive brand servicing.
- Gain, defend, and revitalize business by developing an olfactive vision for brands and categories (typically at local or regional levels) and creating tailored fragrance solutions.
- Understand clients' key brands (history and current) cross-category, from both marketing and olfactive perspectives, and seek synergies with the working category.
- Build strong networks and partnerships with FDMs, Perfumers, Sales, CI, and Marketing teams.
- Evaluate fragrance development and contribute to building collections.
- Guide perfumers during development to align with strategic goals.
- Recommend submissions that meet brief parameters and category objectives.
- Lead key international projects and participate in expert panels across categories.
- Detect olfactive trends and category needs using marketing insights and consumer data analysis, turning them into actionable fragrance solutions.
- Participate in defining and executing category strategies by collaborating across functions (CMS, applied research, MR, perfumers, and sales).
- Maintain deep and evolving knowledge of market products in all categories.
- Analyze and decode consumer data to identify emerging trends.
- Leverage insights to create impactful and innovative fragrance solutions.
- Build organizational capability by training and mentoring Assistant FDMs, sustaining a strong talent pipeline.
- Lead proactive initiatives to enhance team efficiency and capability.
- Improve operational efficiency and drive sales by effectively utilizing and promoting fragrance collections.

**We bring**:

- A rich history and a promising future of bold scientific innovation and passionate creation with our customers;
- A space to grow by encouraging and supporting curiosity and an open mindset;
- The opportunity to work for a company where sustainability is much more than a claim and is core to our strategy and purpose;
- Barrier-free communities within our organization where every employee is equally valued and respected - regardless of their background, beliefs, or identity;
- A firm belief that working together with our customers is the key to achieving great things;
- An eagerness to be one team and learn from each other to bring progress to life and create a better future;
**You bring**:

- Minimum 10 years experience in fragrance evaluation
- A strong track record in developing winning fragrances in SEAJK region and in-depth olfactive knowledge of Beauty & Fine Fragrance market dynamic in the region.

**Equal Opportunities Commitment**

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.

dsm-firmenich is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. dsm-firmenich people are as diverse as our customers. For us that includes a commitment to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

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**Equal Opportunities Commitment**

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.