Job Summary
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 Mumbai, India (Hybrid role). Be part of a motivated, passionate, and open-minded team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
Ideation - Stimulate the participation of the IFF community in finding new consumer solutions and development processes.
CI strategy - Define what to learn from consumers to gain competitive advantage and build a value proposition.
Develop and implement innovation strategies that bring competitive product solutions to win business and position IFF as the innovation leader.
Connect market, customer and consumer needs to identify and trigger business opportunities and provide recommendations that drive business results.
Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure fragrance strategies align to overall business objectives.
Implement the fragrance development strategy and manage the fragrance selection to identify new winning fragrances for incoming briefs.
Develop deep understanding of market, consumer and customer needs aligned with innovation and project needs.
Oversee all aspects of product design including developing the innovation strategy, leveraging consumer insights and IFF technologies across Body Care (Personal Wash, Hair Care, and Toiletries).
Partner with marketing on a regular basis to leverage insights on customers brands and key markets.
What Makes You the Right Fit
Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Fragrance, Marketing, Business or any other relevant discipline.
Minimum 8-10 years relevant experience in an international environment.
Excellent Olfactive communication skills which supports the overall creative process – discriminate, describe (association) and odor memory.
Ability to effectively identify potential fragrances based on market relevance.
Manage the execution of the Olfactive strategy by providing creative direction and (Olfactive) guidance to Perfumers in order to stimulate creativity.
Excellent influencing skills across levels within the organization.
Strong project management and prioritization skills.
English language fluency, other language proficiency is a plus.
Willing to travel.
How Would You Stand Out?
Open minded, willing to embrace diversity with strong agility.
Ability to deliver in a fast changing environment and manage pressure.
Team player, ability to motivate others to achieve results and execute effectively.
Why Choose Us?
Multinational and supporting environment
Health insurance
Training opportunities
Learning and development programs
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
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.
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