Fragrance Design Specialist

Job Title: Fragrance Design Specialist

Location: Mumbai HURC

Work Level: 1C

Key Accountabilities:

Fragrance development
• Lead & manage the fragrance development process, as part of a global team
• Contribute and prepare fragrance assessments as well as making fragrance recommendations across all project types (innovation, regulatory)
• Creating fragrance stories to support fragrances for brand discussion and product launches.
• Support the fragrance strategy by executing key initiatives
• Contribute & lead global proactive projects, Building & strengthening relationships with global and regional teams, as well as external fragrance houses.
Technical & Compliance : Lead projects for portfolio reduction for technical & compliance adaptations
• Collaborate on technical solutions for fragrance development
Portfolio Reviews

• Responsible for Portfolio, Competitive & Market reviews & Analysis
• Consumer analysis : Coordinating and participating in consumer test discussions and interpreting results.
Digital

• Champion the digital agenda to capitalize and build on our existing body of knowledge.
Stakeholder Management

• Build relationships with all key interfaces to enable collaboration across departments.

While doing all this, we keep consumers and speed at the heart of everything we do!

Key Qualities Needed
You’re a born leader: This job requires the candidate to be an empowered leader to operate with independence and agility. Leadership will enable the process to go smoothly, unlock the typical roadblocks efficiently and enable a positive experience for all involved.
You’re an expert: A fragrance expert with acute olfactive capability and knowledge.
You’re a storyteller: Fragrance is where art meets science. Storytelling is a powerful tool when working with fragrances.
You’re a paradox navigator: Fragrance is not an exact science. Navigating the paradox in a way that lets Unilever win in the marketplace is a very valuable skill for this role.
You’re a culture & change champion: The role and the context in which we operate is a very dynamic one.

The ideal candidate should be a collaborative team player with a positive mindset, demonstrate the ability to take constructive feedback and open to coaching/olfactive training, able to inspire others and dedicated to ensuring team success.

Key Experience Required
• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, physical science or chemical engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of relevant fragrance experience required, with experience in personal care preferred.
• Ability to prioritize complex workloads, ability to work across multiple time zones and self-motivate.
• Leadership and good communication are critical to be able to deliver on this role considering the nature of the work and interfaces with stakeholders.
• Team player, who enjoys collaboration within the fragrance team and with key interfaces, who can inspire the interfaces to go the extra mile when things get challenging and someone who will dedicate time, passion and energy to ensure we win as a team.