Assoc. Fragrance Development Director

Job Title: Associate Fragrance Development Director

Location: Mumbai

In this role you’ll drive mutual success by developing winning fragrances for the category assigned, for our clients’ brands. You’ll be a guided partner to perfumers, offering consumer trends, creative inspirations, and strategic ideas. With a growth mindset, leadership, and expertise in fragrance development and evaluation, you’ll shape olfactive strategies and lead client presentations for a dynamic and rewarding career.

At dsm-firmenich, being a force for good is not optional. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a shared responsibility woven into our daily work to not only benefit our People, Customers & Communities but also drive business value. Equal access to opportunities is a given, belonging is a shared feeling, authenticity is celebrated.

Your Key Responsibilities:

Win business by managing pro-active and reactive development of fragrance to answer client's briefs. Support Sales effort (olfactive presentations & olfactive brand servicing). Build organization capability, sustains talent pipeline by starting training Assistant FDMs.
Gains, defends, and revitalizes business by developing olfactive vision for brands/category (usually at local or regional level) and generating fragrance solutions.Knows the client's key brands (history and current) cross-category, from a marketing and olfactive perspectives, and constantly seek for synergies with working category.
Builds strong network and partnerships with other FDMs, Perfumers, Sales, CI and Marketing teams.Identify business opportunities (pro-actively) and executes relevant action plans.
Fragrance development evaluation and collection build up.Leads inter key projects and participates regularly to experts panels across categories.
Detects olfactive trends, needs for category (Marketing insight), analyzes and decodes consumer data and turns them into concrete fragrance solutions.
Participates to category strategy definition and execution (across functions: CMS, applied research, MR, perfumers, sales).

We bring:

A rich history and a promising future of bold scientific innovation and passionate creation with our customers.
A space to grow by encouraging and supporting curiosity and an open mindset.
The opportunity to work for a company where sustainability is much more than a claim and is core to our strategy and purpose.
Barrier-free communities within our organization where every employee is equally valued and respected – regardless of their background, beliefs, or identity.
A firm belief that working together with our customers is the key to achieving great things.
An eagerness to be one team and learn from each other to bring progress to life and create a better future.

You bring :

University degree in related field.
Experience - six or more consecutive years within fragrance development with experience in Skin Cleansing fragrances preferable.
Creative & strategic thinker, with a growth mindset and curiosity to learn & adapt to change.
Olfactively trained and proven track record of successful fragrance launches.
Digital savviness, great communication, organisation, and project management skills;
Ability to work well independently and in a group

About dsm-firmenich:

At dsm-firmenich, we don’t just meet expectations – we go beyond them.
Join our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life.
From elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions – every single day. Whether it’s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that’s better for the planet, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you help shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere.
And while you’re making a difference, we’ll make sure you’re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They’re essential to our future.
Because real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.

Our application process:

Interested in this position? Please apply on-line by uploading your resume in English via our career portal (www. dsm-firmenich.com/careers).For further information, please contact Avinash Pandey, Talent Acquisition Business Partner (avinash.Pandey@dsm-firmenich.com).

Inclusion, belonging and equal opportunity statement:

At dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work – and that’s exactly the kind of culture we’re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we’re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we’re committed to reflecting the world we serve.
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds — no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you.And if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we’re here to help – just let us know what you need, and we’ll do everything we can to make it work.

Agency statement

We’re managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you’re applying as an individual, we’d love to hear from you. We’re not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.