Fragrance Development Manager
Date: Jun 10, 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
As a Fragrance Development Manager, you will have the responsibility to lead the evaluation team for the development of strategic pipeline of customer loved fragrances. Ultimately you will lead the creation of superior fragrance solutions and your aim will be to ensure that customer requests are answered, and presentations are aligned with trends.
Tasks and Responsibilities
Team Management
- Mentor junior Evaluators
- Support staff training locally and globally
Strategy Development
- Develop category strategies across regions: review key brands and retailers, fragrance mapping, performance data, gap analysis, trends, and fragrance collections
- Continuously review and improve fragrance collections to meet customer and regional needs, incorporating new trends and technologies
Creative Collaboration
- Create new themes with perfumers
- Develop perfumers on region/category
- Manage global projects and collaborate across regions
- Contribute to CPL's global initiatives such as MADS days, customer days, and conferences
- Collaborate with R&D to identify innovations and create commercial collections for new technologies
Market Research and Analysis
- Design and interpret market research on fragrances
- Maintain global awareness of key brands and their market influence
Miscellaneous
- Continuously review and improve fragrance collections to meet customer and regional needs, incorporating new trends and technologies
- Attend new product meetings to identify opportunities and drive projects to completion
- Adhere to company quality, health, safety, and environmental policies
- Perform additional duties as directed by the line manager
Skills and Attributes Required
- You will have a background in a similar role and have a wealth of experience within the fragrance industry (at least 5+ years)
- Degree in Chemistry or related discipline of the fragrance industry
- Able to show initiative and creativity along with strong sense of procedures
- Excellent Communication Skills (Spoken & Written English)
- Olfactory skills
- Knowledge and experience in Ms Office (Word and Excel).
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work independently and within a team
- Strong people management skills
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.