NPD Manager - Fragrances

Key Responsibilities\nPartner closely with leadership and internal stakeholders to drive fragrance development and innovation across multiple brands and categories.\nEvaluate and guide fragrance creation through expert sensory assessment, ensuring alignment with brand identity, consumer preference, and product positioning.\nAct as a bridge between consumer expectations, business objectives, and the technical capabilities of perfumers and formulation teams.\nConduct technical evaluation of fragrance samples, providing recommendations on stability-tested formulations, reformulations, and product reworks.\nBuild deep expertise in raw materials, fragrance ingredients, olfactory families, and emerging market and consumer trends.\nContinuously benchmark new creations and market products through fragrance evaluation, sensory analysis, and structured fragrance profiling.\nCollaborate with R&D, brand, and external fragrance partners to drive fragrance excellence across the product lifecycle.\nMaintain high standards of fragrance quality, consistency, and performance through ongoing evaluation and refinement.\n\nPreferred Qualifications & Experience\nRelevant experience in perfumery, fragrance evaluation, fragrance development, or related domains within beauty, personal care, FMCG, or fragrance houses.\nEducational background in Chemistry, Perfumery, or a related field.\nStrong understanding of fragrance composition, olfactory families, raw materials, and formulation considerations.\nExceptional sensory evaluation skills with a highly developed olfactory ability (“expert nose”).\nExperience working with fragrance houses, perfumers, product development teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.\nStrong analytical thinking, communication, and stakeholder management skills.