What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate, Fragrance Development position at AB Corporate?
Responsibilities:
Present the product submissions, meet customers, and interpret comments on samples and transmit them to the lab to guide their work.
Collaborate with sales teams on projects and all customer requests.
Assess and provide fragrance samples that meet customer benchmarks.
Enter requests to the lab and manage all customer fragrance projects in our internal systems.
Create, update and maintain approvals and testing reports data.
Manage the collections and accumulate knowledge of raw materials, ingredients, and olfactory families specific to odor.
To be the intermediary between the lab, sales, R&D and marketing by managing projects and client briefs.
Understand the brand’s portfolio (heritage, values, products, etc) and all cosmetic and perfume markets at an international and national level.
Understand the client’s brief and translate it to the lab: decrypting client expectations and reinterpreting them to be the most relevant.
Aid in improving products while still respecting standards.
Review stability tests and fragrance samples and analyze test results to make recommendations on improving fragrance samples.
Teach olfaction techniques and provide advice on the use and consumption of products by training customers and introducing them to various products and capabilities.
Comply with customer specifications and maintain their satisfaction with company’s fragrance products.
Assist the lab/R&D in their creative work.
Be curious.
Knowledge
Evaluation. Chemistry. Database management. Finished products. Marketing. Formulation. Regulation. Knowledge of raw materials and market products.
Minimum bachelor’s degree.
Minimum of 2 years of previous experience in a laboratory or other technical environment preferred.
Must be proficient in Microsoft applications (Outlook, Word, Excel) and have computer skills necessary to input and extract data into internal systems.
Highlights of Qualifications:
Olfactory sense. Rigor. Creativity. Organizational skills. Responsiveness. Self-starter. Strong relational qualities. High capacity for adaptation and anticipation.
Experienced in development, olfactive evaluation and selection of fragrance.
Sound knowledge of olfactive terminology, perfumery language and fragrance materials.
Commendable knowledge of product formulations and raw ingredients.
Familiarity with major market categories, products, and brand strategies.
Ability to interpret and address client’s fragrance needs in a timely manner.
Excellent communication skills and comfort presenting findings to the client as well as internal teams.
