Sr. Fragrance Development Manager-New York, NY.

Fragrance Development Manager / Sr. FDM (Luxe / Niche)

New York, NY, US

Onsite

Salary Range 110k 183k

As a Fragrance Development Manager, 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 and Luxury / Niche brands.
• 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 5 years’ experience in Fine Fragrance evaluation. Experience with Luxury / Niche brands and / or Global Accounts is a plus
• Title and compensation commensurate with experience (FDM title requires a minimum of 5 years’ experience, Sr. FDM a minimum of 8 years’ experience)

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.

As a committed equal opportunity employer, we ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and fair. We encourage the recruitment of a diverse workforce, representative of the communities in which we work, by using inclusive language, diverse interview panels, diversified sourcing strategies.

Selection is based on qualifications, competency, experience, performance history and fit with the team to advance fair and equitable opportunity.

Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, backgrounds, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

We are committed to providing reasonable support for disabled applicants in our recruiting process.