Director, Fragrance Industrialization & Optimization

Establish efficient and reliable scaling up process for perfumery liquid technologies. Including industrializing new products, new formulation and new processes. Ensure formulas introduced for manufacturing are cost-effective, manufacturable, and supply-resilient. Deliver sustainable value by leading the process & material optimization of perfumery liquid technologies through optimal use of GCP’s, GMPs etc. Ket industrialization capabilities towards the Total Delivery Cost reduction and avoidance. Develop and optimize fragrance solutions in manufacturing formulations that meet creative, regulatory, safety, quality and technical requirements. Serve manufacturing teams by optimizing formulas and material choices for scalability and production & Supply Chain efficiency. Collaborate with perfumery operations & perfumery growth office to identify and eliminate complexity drivers. Develop the ‘’Right First Time - formula Design & Qualification” capability in Operations. Drive ‘’Right-First-Time’’ execution by ensuring liquid formulations transferred among plants are robust and manufacturing-ready in conjunction with other functions, i.e: Growth office, Procurement, etc. Align with Material Strategy & Solutions, ingredients, procurement to standardize and rationalize Active Material List and potentially upstream RM palettes across categories. Improve manufacturing yield, operating cost, process simplification including alternative material proposals. Partner with cross-functional teams (growth office, regulatory, R&D;, SNO, & others) to align on strategic goals. Contribute to sustainability, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives, that support our Perfumery SHAPE strategy of growth, efficiency and synchronization.

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• Bsc / Msc degree in engineering, chemistry, fragrance technology or other related fields

• +8 years of hands-on experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, with manufacturing process optimization knowledge and preferably experience in perfume liquid technologies, with a proven track record of technical (re)formulation

• Strong understanding of perfume raw material functions, performance, regulatory & safety constraints

• Experience working in or with operations, procurement, or supply chain teams

• Demonstrated ability to balance creative formulation with operational and cost considerations

• Familiarity in formulation, process systems (compounding, filling & Packaging) and data analysis

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, project management skills, presentation skills and experience presenting to senior leaders

• Fluent in English & (preferably French as well), knowledge of another language is a plus

• Ability to clearly communicate technical information to non-technical stakeholders

• Background in FMCG, home or personal care, or fragrance industry

• Experience in complexity or portfolio reduction initiatives

• Exposure to digital tools for complexity tracking and formulation simplification