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Director, Fragrance Industrialization & Optimization(m/w/x)

Genf
Full-timeOn-siteSenior

Scaling new perfumery liquid technologies and optimizing manufacturing processes for a global nutrition, health, and beauty company. 8+ years hands-on manufacturing experience required. Continued internal growth and career opportunities.

Requirements

  • BSc/MSc in engineering, chemistry, fragrance technology or related fields
  • 8+ years hands-on experience in fast-paced manufacturing
  • Manufacturing process optimization knowledge
  • Preferable experience in perfume liquid technologies
  • Proven track record of technical (re)formulation
  • Strong understanding of perfume raw material functions
  • Strong understanding of raw material performance
  • Strong understanding of regulatory constraints
  • Strong understanding of safety constraints
  • Experience working with operations teams
  • Experience working with procurement teams
  • Experience working with supply chain teams
  • Ability to balance creative formulation with operational considerations
  • Ability to balance creative formulation with cost considerations
  • Familiarity in formulation
  • Familiarity in process systems (compounding, filling & Packaging)
  • Familiarity in data analysis
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent project management skills
  • Excellent presentation skills
  • Experience presenting to senior leaders
  • Fluent in English
  • Preferably fluent in French
  • Knowledge of another language is a plus
  • Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical stakeholders
  • Background in FMCG industry
  • Background in home care industry
  • Background in personal care industry
  • Background in fragrance industry
  • Experience in complexity reduction initiatives
  • Experience in portfolio reduction initiatives
  • Exposure to digital tools for complexity tracking
  • Exposure to digital tools for formulation simplification

Tasks

  • Drive integration between perfumery operations, creations, and growth office
  • Ensure seamless scale-up of new perfumery product creations and industrialization
  • Optimize manufacturing processes and material use for efficiency
  • Streamline formulation portfolios and enhance supply chain responsiveness
  • Establish efficient scaling processes for perfumery liquid technologies
  • Industrialize new products, formulations, and processes
  • Ensure cost-effective, manufacturable, and supply-resilient formulas
  • Lead process and material optimization for total delivery cost reduction
  • Develop and optimize fragrance solutions for manufacturing
  • Meet creative, regulatory, safety, quality, and technical requirements
  • Optimize formulas and material choices for scalability and production efficiency
  • Collaborate with perfumery operations and growth office to eliminate complexity
  • Develop 'Right First Time - formula Design & Qualification' capability
  • Ensure robust and manufacturing-ready liquid formulations across plants
  • Standardize and rationalize active material list and upstream RM palettes
  • Improve manufacturing yield, operating cost, and process simplification
  • Propose alternative materials for efficiency
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to align on strategic goals
  • Contribute to sustainability, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Support Perfumery SHAPE strategy of growth, efficiency, and synchronization

Work Experience

  • 8 years

Education

  • Bachelor's degreeOR
  • Master's degree

Languages

  • EnglishFluent
  • FrenchBusiness Fluent
  • otherBasic

Tools & Technologies

  • FMCG
  • home care
  • personal care
  • fragrance industry
  • digital tools

Benefits

Career Advancement

  • Continued internal growth
  • Career opportunities

Ergonomic Workplace

  • Safety and well-being focus

Other Benefits

  • Barrier-free communities
  • Equal value and respect for employees

Learning & Development

  • Continuous learning

Informal Culture

  • Supportive culture

Startup Environment

  • Freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders
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