Fragrance Development Manager (d/f/m) - Krefeld

About this Position

A Fragrance Development Manager (FDM) bridges creative perfumery and market demands, translating abstract client briefs into commercially viable scents. The role combines sensory expertise with strategic project management

What you´ll do

• Translate consumer insights, market needs, and project requirements into inspiring and actionable fragrance briefs
• Partner closely with perfumers to develop winning fragrance concepts and recommendations
• Evaluate fragrances across relevant applications, assessing olfactive performance, longevity, and consumer appeal
• Manage fragrance development projects, ensuring timely delivery, budget adherence, and alignment with consumer expectation
• Identify emerging fragrance, lifestyle, and cross-category trends to inspire innovation and proactive concepts
• Develop compelling proposal presentations, marketing concepts, and customer-facing materials using digital and AI-enabled tools
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, R&D, Market Research, Regulatory, and external fragrance suppliers
• Build, maintain, and leverage an international fragrance library to support efficient development and knowledge sharing
• Organize and deliver customer presentations, seminars, training sessions, and fragrance workshops

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Fragrance, Chemistry, Cosmetic Science, Marketing, Consumer Science, Business, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in fragrance development, fragrance evaluation, perfumery support, product development, or a related consumer goods environment
• Strong expertise in fragrance creation, olfactive evaluation, consumer insights, and market trends
• Proven project and stakeholder management skills with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary and international teams
• Strong presentation and communication skills with a customer-centric mindset
• Proficiency in digital collaboration tools and AI-supported content creation
• Fluent English skills

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Company Pension Plan 100% financed by Henkel
• MEGA Preventive Health Insurance
• CareFlex Supplementary Care Insurance
• Mobility offer: My Henkel Bike and Jobticket

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, generations and disabilities. If there are any specific accommodations or adjustments you require for the interview process or your on-site appointment, please inform us, and we'll do our best to accommodate your requests.

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