Hybrid Scent Design Manager

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About the role

  • Scent Design Manager at IFF driving fragrance innovation initiatives. Collaborating with teams on Holistic Scent Design strategies and translating market insights into product design.

Responsibilities

  • Manage Value to Market projects and support execution of fragrance innovation initiatives, including strategic, technical, and creative programs
  • Partner closely with Scent Design Managers (SDMs) and Senior SDMs to develop compelling Holistic Scent Design (HSD) strategies
  • Build knowledge of assigned brands, markets, and product portfolios
  • Translate market and consumer trends into learning hypotheses for product and fragrance design
  • Map competitive products into category and benefit spaces
  • Identify and articulate key insights across Product Perfumery Culture, Fragrance Design (HSD), Consumer Centricity, and Technical Learning
  • Apply learnings from the SDM HSD Training Program (Basic level) to daily project execution
  • Support structured ways of working within the HSD framework
  • Contribute to a collaborative culture through strong execution and partnership

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Marketing, Chemistry, or Business
  • Solid understanding of the fragrance industry and evaluation processes
  • Good olfactive expertise (completion of an internal smelling test required)
  • Experience working with fragrance briefs, market insights, or product portfolios
  • Ability to analyze trends and convert insights into actionable learnings
  • Comfort operating in a cross‑functional, collaborative environment
  • Strong execution skills with attention to detail
  • Willingness to learn and apply structured frameworks and methodologies

Benefits

  • Be part of a global leader in scent, taste, and nutrition
  • Work in a creative, science‑driven, and consumer‑centric environment
  • Collaborate with industry‑leading perfumers, designers, and marketers
  • Grow your career through learning, development, and global exposure
  • Join a company that values diversity, equity, and inclusion

Job title

Scent Design Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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