Scent Design Associate

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Scent: Harnessing the full emotional power of scent, driven by pioneering creativity, science, consumer expertise and a mindful approach to fragrance design.

The role is based at our Scent Creative Center in Tamboré, São Paulo, Brazil (on-site role). Be part of a creative, collaborative, and consumer-focused team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

• Manage go-to-market projects and implement innovative fragrance development strategies.
• Connect market, customer, and consumer needs to identify, develop, and recommend competitive fragrance solutions that drive business results.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including perfumers, technical experts, consumer insights, and marketing, to uncover challenges and opportunities and develop new fragrance solutions and capabilities.
• Develop creative strategies in line with Holistic Scent Design principles.
• Shape the consumer insights strategy by defining key learning objectives and translating consumer understanding into relevant, differentiated solutions.
• Manage the execution of olfactive strategies by providing creative direction and olfactive guidance to perfumers, encouraging creative exploration and differentiation.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders, fostering trust and collaboration across functions and levels.
• Monitor market developments and competitive insights, communicating relevant findings and sharing knowledge across the organization.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Perfumery, Science, Chemistry, Consumer Science, Product Research, or another relevant discipline.
• Excellent olfactive evaluation and communication skills, including the ability to discriminate and describe fragrances, make olfactive associations, and demonstrate strong odor memory.
• Ability to identify potential fragrance or technology solutions based on market and consumer relevance.
• Solid understanding of market and consumer trends, behaviors, and preferences.
• Understanding of fragrance ingredients and technologies, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams and perfumers.
• Basic technical understanding of fragrance formulations and the ability to assess potential stability risks.
• Strong project management skills, with a disciplined and process-oriented approach.
• Fluency in English.

How Would You Stand Out?

• An open-minded and adaptable approach, with the confidence to navigate change and contribute new ideas.
• A commercial and results-oriented mindset, with the ability to deliver effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders across different functions and organizational levels.

Why Choose Us?

• A hybrid work model that supports flexibility and collaboration.
• The opportunity to work at our Scent Creative Center in Tamboré and collaborate with multidisciplinary fragrance experts.
• Training opportunities to support your professional development.
• Learning and development programs designed to help you grow your capabilities and career.

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more