Senior Scent Design Manager – Fine Fragrance

Job title: Senior Scent Design Manager – Fine Fragrance

Company: International Flavors & Fragrances


Job description: Job Summary Are you ready to take your skills to the next level and make a real impact?Job DescriptionIFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.As Senior Scent Design Manager, you will collaborate across functions and levels to contribute creatively to the development and introduction of new fragrance themes, technologies, consumer solutions, ideas and new development processes.The role is based in our Scent Creative Center in Dubai and reports to our Scent Design Group Director.Together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.Where You’ll Make a DifferenceManage Go-To-Market Projects and implement innovative fragrance development strategiesConnect market, customer and consumer needs to identify, develop and/or recommend competitive product solutions to drive business resultsCollaborate with multidisciplinary teams (perfumers, technical, CI/marketing) to uncover challenges and opportunities and develop new fragrance solutions and capabilitiesDevelop creative strategies according to Holistic Scent Design principlesConsumer Insights strategy: define what to learn from consumers to gain competitive advantage and build winning consumer relevant solutionsManage the execution of the olfactive strategy by providing creative direction and olfactive guidance to perfumers to stimulate creative exploration and differentiationEstablish and maintain effective relationships with (internal) stakeholders and gain their trust and respectCommunicate and maintain awareness on market developments and competitive insights and actively share knowledge with other parts of the organizationWhat Makes You the Right FitExcellent olfactive communication skills which supports the overall creative process – discriminate, describe (association) and odor memoryAbility to effectively identify potential fragrance or technology solutions based on market relevanceSolid understanding of market/consumer trends and consumer behaviors/ preferencesFragrance ingredient and technology understanding to facilitate communication with technical teams and perfumersBasic technical understanding of Fine Fragrance formulations and assess stability risksStrong project management skills, disciplined and process orientedMaster’s or bachelor’s degree in Perfumery, Science, Chemistry, Consumer Science, Product Research or any other relevant disciplineFluent in EnglishHow Would You Stand Out?Open minded, strong agility and shows courageAbility to deliver in a fast-paced environment and deliver under pressureCommercial mindset, bottom line orientedTeam player, ability to motivate others towards a common goal to achieve resultsExcellent influencing skills across all levels within the organizationWhy Choose Us?Home office opportunityTraining opportunitiesLearning and development programsWe 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 moreWe 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 to learn more

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Location: Dubai

Job date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 04:25:59 GMT

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