Fragrance Developer
Date: May 19, 2025
Location: IN
Company: CPL Aromas
As the largest fragrance only fragrance house in the world, we take pride in proactively shaping the future of the fragrance industry. We focus all our creativity, innovation, and energy into making fragrances and nothing else. CPL Aromas is home to some of the world’s leading perfumers, and we’re trusted by top brands to translate their creative vision into beautiful scents. We provide career and development opportunities for talented individuals across a range of disciplines – from all support functions to customer facing roles. A job at CPL Aromas promises a unique career path for anyone with a passion for the world of fragrance. With operations all over the world, we celebrate a diverse range of cultures at CPL Aromas and, we offer equal opportunities and flexibilities.
Reports to:
General Manager
Job Purpose
The Fragrance Developer will be the fragrance expert for our customers and categories with the overall responsibility for answering customer’s and proactive projects with the best and most suitable fragrances within the parameters of the project.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Manage and co-ordinate projects initiated from customers/pro-active/marketing.
- Select appropriate fragrances from libraries or PV; involve perfumers to formulate creative submissions to fulfill the requirements of the project where appropriate.
- The ability to interpret projects and provide a strategy and timetable to complete the project successfully.
- Liaise with perfumers, sales team, marketing and R&D departments - collating information; evaluate selections / modifications and creations.
- Develop superior fragrance understanding and high class fragrance themes for key markets, categories and market to support sustainable business growth for India Division
- Compile fragrance descriptions.
- Visit customers with sales managers when required.
- Conduct fragrance training in the form of "Teach-In's"
- To be aware of new fragrances, trends, and new market products.
- Regular store visits to understand our customer’s products and sales environments.
- Visit overseas agents and customers where appropriate
- Attend exhibitions where necessary
- Be a member of a category team, initiating projects and fragrance creation to ensure we have can drive the strategic goals for that market sector.
Skills and Attributes Required
Qualification
5 to 8 years’ experience working in fragrance evaluation, with a creative flair and knowledge of all aspects of the fragrance evaluation process to enable efficiency in the role.
Skills and Knowledge
- To have a strong knowledge of the markets serviced by the India division
- To be able to think creatively as well as commercially, to interpret customer and pro-active projects into an action plan
- To have excellent sense of smell
- Be very organized and proactive
Attributes
Must display and demonstrate attitudes in line with the Company Values
All qualified applicants will be considered for employment irrespective of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, sex, gender identity or disability status. Due to large volume of applications, we are only able to contact applicants who meet the role requirements. The salary package offer will only be discussed with the final candidate, based on the individual’s relevant experience and skills. Should your skills and experience fit the above criteria, please click apply link to submit your application.