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Job ID:  78401
Date:  Nov 11, 2025
Job function:  Other
Experience level:  Experienced Hire
Business:  Perfumery - Regional Consumer Brands

Perfumer

Job Title: Perfumer

City, Country: Guangzhou, China

 

This job is responsible for creating winning fragrances in order to gain, defend, or revitalize fragrance compound business.

 

Your key responsibilities

  • Understands and interprets client's needs and translates them into perfume compositions which are within clients quality, stability, price, and safety guidelines, and consistent with all relevant Firmenich policies and standards;
  • Develops local, regional and global perfumes with the aim of setting new olfactive trends (where relevant);
  • Develops own perfume collection proactively in order to prepare for new opportunites, contribute to collections, or prepare for defensive briefs.;
  • Collaborates with account managers so as to bring perfumery expertise to clients (can include partnership creative work with client's perfumers, experts in clients, or industry consultants); Collaborates with other perfumers on reactive and proactive projects.
  • Uses dsm-Firmenich specialities and technologies optimally for business opportunities;
  • Supports and/or participates in marketing, technical or research studies on fragrances/raw materials, or technologies as assigned;
  • Oversees the control and maintainence of a raw material organ within shelf-life and representative of production quality;
  • Provides training to perfumer trainees, internally to other disciplines, and for key client requests;
  • Develops and modifies Dsm-Firmenich bases, modifies existing perfumes for palette, commercial or technical reasons, and advises on raw material shortages, substitutions and selection (particularly relevant for technical specialists);
  • Develops regional and global perfumes with the aim of setting new olfactive trends;                                                                                                                                             Contribute to creation community on tools, best practises and innovation projects.

We offer

  • Unique career paths across health, nutrition and beauty - explore what drives you and get the support to make it happen
  • A chance to impact millions of consumers every day – sustainability embedded in all we do
  • A science led company, cutting edge research and creativity everywhere – from biotech breakthroughs to sustainability game-changers, you’ll work on what’s next
  • Growth that keeps up with you – you join an industry leader that will develop your expertise and leadership
  • A culture that lifts you up – with collaborative teams, shared wins, and people who cheer each other on.
  • A community where your voice matters – it is essential to serve our customers well.

 

You bring

  • Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience;
  • Must possess demonstrated ability to consistently create winning fragrances and/or strong technical perfumery knowledge.
  • Minimum of 5+ years of related experience
  • Has successfully completed the whole Perfumer's training programme

 

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.

 

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.

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