About the role
Job Summary
Are you passionate about perfumery, innovation, and strategic portfolio management? Would you like to play a key role in shaping the future of our Creative Catalogue and support perfumers worldwide with a best-in-class portfolio of ingredients?
As Creative Catalog Manager, you will support the Creative Catalog Director in continuously evolving and optimising the portfolio of ingredients and associated attributes available to our perfumers. Your mission will be to ensure that our Creative Catalogue enables winning fragrance creations whilst balancing profitability, intellectual property protection, supply security, complexity, sustainability, and regulatory compliance.
The role is based in our Scent Creative Center in Neuilly-sur-Seine (France)
Where You'll Make a Difference
- Lead and orchestrate Olfactive Family Reviews with key stakeholders across Procurement, Sustainability, Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Product Development, and Perfumery to assess the strengths and opportunities within the current and future ingredient portfolio.
- Drive initiatives aimed at improving category win rates and margins whilst reducing supply chain risks.
- Lead the weekly and monthly Strategic Review Committee (SRC) meetings and ensure the effective progression of actions and projects arising from these discussions.
- Manage ingredient attributes through established governance processes and tools, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of data used in formulation decisions.
- Conduct analyses and provide insights that enable fact-based decision-making by leadership teams.
- Communicate key Creative Catalogue developments, strategic decisions, ingredient changes, and alternative solutions to the global perfumery community through dedicated communication channels such as SRC News Flash.
- Continuously monitor the ingredient landscape by developing strong relationships with strategic suppliers, attending industry events and trade fairs, collaborating with IFF's Corporate Purchasing and Analytics teams, and tracking competitive activities.
- Support crisis management initiatives when required and provide guidance on ingredient sample logistics and operational activities.
What Makes You the Right Fit
- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or a related scientific discipline.
- 3 to 5 years of experience working with key perfumery ingredients and their characteristics.
- Good understanding of ingredient data management and portfolio analysis.
- Strong interest in patents, supply chain management, ingredient registration requirements, and database management.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to translate complex information into actionable recommendations.
How Would You Stand Out?
- Strategic mindset with strong analytical capabilities.
- Genuine passion for perfumery and fragrance creation.
- High level of curiosity and eagerness to learn.
- Ability to thrive in a cross-functional and international environment.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent team-working and collaboration skills.
- Ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment across functions.
Why Choose Us?
- Opportunity to work at the heart of fragrance innovation and creativity.
- Exposure to highly collaborative global teams and industry-leading experts.
- Dynamic environment combining science, creativity, and business strategy.
- Strong learning and development opportunities to accelerate your career growth.
- Inclusive culture that values diversity, authenticity, and innovation.
We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more
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