Job Summary
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 in Shanghai IBP, China (onsite role). Be part of a creative, solution-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
- Support fragrance development projects and coordinate cross-functional activities to ensure timely execution.
- Conduct fragrance evaluations and provide olfactive feedback to support fragrance selection and development.
- Assist in developing fragrance solutions that align with customer needs, brand positioning, and market trends.
- Monitor market, consumer, and fragrance trends, and generate competitive and category insights.
- Prepare fragrance presentations, submissions, and supporting documentation for internal and customer projects.
- Collaborate closely with Perfumers, Marketing, Sales, Technical, and Regulatory teams throughout the development process.
- Maintain and leverage fragrance portfolios, libraries, and knowledge management systems.
- Develop olfactory expertise and build understanding of fragrance ingredients, accords, and technical performance.
- Support customer engagements by effectively communicating fragrance concepts, recommendations, and olfactive rationale.
- Able to independently execute projects for small to medium-sized customers.
What Makes You the Right Fit
- Bachelor's Degree in Fragrance, Chemistry, Marketing, Business, Life Sciences, or a related discipline.
- 1-3 years of experience in the fragrance industry, consumer products industry, sensory evaluation, marketing, or a related field.
- Strong interest in fragrances, consumer insights, and brand development.
- Good olfactory abilities and willingness to develop fragrance evaluation expertise.
- Strong organizational and project coordination skills.
- Effective communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
- Proficiency in English.
How Would You Stand Out?
- Previous experience in fragrance evaluation, sensory science, consumer insights, or product development.
- Familiarity with fragrance categories such as Fine Fragrance, Personal Care, Home Care, or Air Care.
- Additional language skills are an advantage.
- Experience working with multinational teams and customers.
Why Choose Us?
- Multinational and supporting environment
- Cafeteria, health insurance
- Training opportunities
- Learning and development programs from day one
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
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Fragrance, Chemistry, Marketing, Business, Life Sciences, or a related discipline
- 1–3 years of experience in the fragrance industry, consumer products, sensory evaluation, marketing, or a related field
- Strong interest in fragrances, consumer insights, and brand development
- Good olfactory abilities and willingness to develop fragrance evaluation expertise
- Strong organizational and project coordination skills
- Effective communication and presentation skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment
- Proficiency in English
- Experience in fragrance evaluation, sensory science, consumer insights, or product development
- Familiarity with Fine Fragrance, Personal Care, Home Care, or Air Care categories
- Additional language skills
- Experience working with multinational teams and customers
IFF Family of Companies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IFF Family of Companies and has not been reviewed or approved by IFF Family of Companies.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive in many roles and locations, and compensation is often described as good.
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Parental & Family Support — A global minimum of 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents is in place. This policy is positioned as a notable component of the overall package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Core offerings include paid time off, sick days, holidays, and sabbatical leave. Flexible scheduling options such as compressed workweeks and hybrid/remote arrangements are available where feasible.
IFF Family of Companies Insights
What We Do
Meet IFF: We boldly bring together science and creativity to create what the world needs. An industry leader in food, beverage, health and biosciences, we create essential solutions – from global icons to unexpected innovations and experiences. Equal parts outspoken and analytical, our international collective of thinkers working with customers to bring scents, tastes, experiences, ingredients and solutions for products people crave. With 24,000 employees across 65 countries, more than 110 manufacturing facilities, 100 R&D centers, and 33,000 customers across the world, we’re poised to make a difference on an unprecedented scale. Without our boundary-pushing passion and end-to-end expertise, the future wouldn’t be the same. Visit us at www.iff.com to learn more about how our talented people and new technology are challenging the expected, championing creators and doing more good for people and planet. Explore what sets us apart.
