Scent Design Associate - Fabric Care

Job Summary

Scent Design Associate

Scent Creative Center in Dubai

Where You’ll Make a Difference

• Manage Go-To-Market Projects and implement innovative fragrance development strategies
• Connect market, customer and consumer needs to identify, develop and/or recommend competitive product solutions to drive business results
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (perfumers, technical, consumer insights, marketing) to uncover challenges and opportunities and develop new fragrance solutions and capabilities
• Develop creative strategies according to Holistic Scent Design principles
• Consumer Insights strategy: define what to learn from consumers to gain competitive advantage and build winning consumer relevant solutions
• Manage the execution of the olfactive strategy by providing creative direction and olfactive guidance to perfumers to stimulate creative exploration and differentiation
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with (internal) stakeholders and gain their trust and respect
• Communicate and maintain awareness on market developments and competitive insights and actively share knowledge with other parts of the organization

What Makes You The Right Fit

• Excellent olfactive communication skills which supports the overall creative process – discriminate, describe (association) and odor memory
• Ability to effectively identify potential fragrance or technology solutions based on market relevance
• Solid understanding of market/consumer trends and consumer behaviors/ preferences
• Fragrance ingredient and technology understanding to facilitate communication with technical teams and perfumers
• Basic technical understanding of fragrance formulations and assess stability risks
• Strong project management skills, disciplined and process oriented
• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Perfumery, Science, Chemistry, Consumer Science, Product Research or any other relevant discipline
• Fluent in English
• How Would You Stand Out?
• Open minded, strong agility and shows courage
• Ability to deliver in a fast-paced environment and deliver under pressure
• Commercial mindset, bottom line oriented
• Team player, ability to motivate others towards a common goal to achieve results
• Excellent influencing skills across all levels within the organization
• Why Choose Us?
• Home office opportunity
• 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