Job Description

We are looking Perfume Product Development Assistant Manager with 4 Years experience. This role is a multifaceted and highly visible role. We are seeking an individual who is passionate about leading the evaluation, design and execution of Irresistibly Superior fragrances for our Perfume Brand! Job Responsibilities

• Develop key fragrance-related consumer insights and translate them into directions that guide the creation of outstanding fragrances

• Inspire, motivate and provide critical consumer-driven evaluation feedback to help in the development of irresistibly superior perfumes

• Provide fragrance project leadership, working with category customers, internal, and external perfume resources

• Develop new methodologies to improve perfume capability, create and identify superior fragrances that help drive purchase intent and build brand equity

• Provide coaching to project managers within Perfume to enable flawless execution of initiatives

• Leverage the effective use of external perfume resources to complement our internal perfume capability to meet project objectives

Job Requirements

• You must pass an odor acuity test and overall have an excellent sense of smell

• Passion for fragrance and truly believe in the power of perfume to transform the delight our brands can deliver for consumers. Should use scent regularly in day to day life and be able to clearly articulate the role scent plays in your personal product usage experiences

• Proven ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously, attention to detail and discipline in follow-through will be critical

• Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively discuss progress on programs on a frequent basis with internal and external partners

• Experienced in products research e.g. participation in focus groups/1-1's, running consumer research or building panels, basic data analysis, etc. The candidate will be asked to guide perfume learning plans for the programs they lead, so knowledge of product research tools is beneficial.

• Knowledge of chemistry to understand perfume raw materials and how they interact with product applications

• To develop new products as per requirement * * Principal Accountabilities & Responsibilities Essential Functions

• Support in development plan based on the new brief and updates supplied by the management

• Develop new products/components in accordance with development briefs

• Support in the product development cycle (e.g., timelines, pricing, vendor selection domestically and overseas).

• Familiar with new trends and developments in components, techniques, fashion, fragrances, etc.

• To identify new sources of supply of product needs

• Handles new component enquiries and price negotiations.

• Handles queries/problems related to new product development.

• Draws up new product draft costing jointly with Costing Manager.

• Keep track of the competition through various services, databases checking Web sites, market research and various other sources.

• Gather comments, suggestions and feedback that can become the ideas for new products.

• Value analysis resulting considerable amount of savings.

• Review quality and determine what improvements/changes need to be carried out in existing product.

• Participate in Product Registration with local authority & documentation

• Asses quality of incoming & finish products and take necessary steps to rectify and communicate with supplier.

Job Type: Full-time Ability to commute/relocate:

• Dubai: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Perfumes Development: 4 years (Preferred)