Location
Bangkok, Thailand
Industry: Personal care ingredient business provider
Package
Competitive + Benefits
Work Mode: Onsite
About the Company
Our client is the multinational company in the personal care ingredient business provides to Fast Moving Consumer Goods and cosmetic business.
Role Overview
This position plays a pivotal role within the fragrance development function, requiring a balance of creative sensibility, strategic thinking, and technical knowledge. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with Perfumers, internal stakeholders, and clients to translate market insights and brand objectives into well-defined olfactive directions. Responsibilities span the full development lifecycle — from brief interpretation and daily fragrance evaluation to client presentations and regulatory compliance — making this a highly cross-functional role that demands both precision and creative acuity.
Key Responsibilities
- Olfactive Strategy & Perfumer Collaboration
- Work closely with Perfumers throughout the full development process — from initial concept through to final formulation — providing expert olfactive guidance at each stage.
- Interpret client briefs, marketing concepts, and brand identities, translating them into clear creative directions that inspire and guide perfumer teams.
- Review and evaluate fragrance submissions on a daily basis, delivering structured, objective feedback to support formula refinement.
- Consumer Insights & Trend Intelligence
- Monitor market data, cultural shifts, and consumer behavior to uncover emerging opportunities and drive proactive fragrance innovation.
- Identify and forecast olfactive and product trends across key categories including Fine Fragrance, Fabric Care, Personal Care, and Home Care — with a focus on local and regional relevance.
- Apply sensory evaluation methods and market intelligence to ensure fragrance selections are both commercially viable and consumer-driven.
- Project Management & Collection Development
- Oversee the end-to-end fragrance development lifecycle, managing timelines, deliverables, and budget adherence across multiple projects simultaneously.
- Curate and refine fragrance submissions to best meet client briefs and business objectives.
- Maintain and actively develop an internal fragrance library with fresh, strategically selected ideas to support fast-turnaround requests.
- Technical Assessment & Compliance
- Evaluate fragrance performance across a range of consumer product bases, assessing stability, diffusion, and olfactive consistency over time.
- Partner with R&D and technical teams to resolve formulation challenges, ensuring all fragrances meet safety, cost, and regulatory requirements (including IFRA standards).
- Adapt and re-modify existing formulas in response to regulatory updates, cost targets, or supply chain changes — without compromising the intended olfactive profile.
- Stakeholder Engagement & Client Presentations
- Serve as the key connector between Laboratory, Sales, Marketing, and Consumer Insights teams, ensuring alignment across functions.
- Collaborate with commercial teams to develop compelling fragrance narratives and go-to-market strategies.
- Lead and contribute to client presentations with confidence, clearly communicating olfactive rationale, creative inspiration, and technical benefits to support business development.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Cosmetic Science, or a related scientific field.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in Fragrance Evaluation, Fragrance Applications, or FMCG/Cosmetic R&D — with a focus on scent preferred.
- Formal olfactive training from a recognized institution (e.g., ISIPCA, Grasse Institute of Perfumery) or an internal academy at a leading fragrance house is highly advantageous.
- Solid understanding of industry standards such as IFRA; a genuine eagerness to develop commercial acumen within the fragrance industry is essential.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex olfactive concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with a customer-oriented mindset.
- Analytical thinker with clarity of thought and the ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.
- Positive, proactive attitude with a strong sense of team spirit and professional integrity.
This position is being recruited on a strictly confidential basis. The client organization’s name and further details will be shared with shortlisted candidates. For enquiries, please contact APlus Career.