Director, Fragrance Industrialization & Optimization

Director, Fragrance Industrialization & Optimization

Location: Geneva Switzerland or Manufacturing siting locations (Paris, Barcelona, Princeton)

The Director, Fragrance Industrialization & Material Process & Optimization should have a passion for fragrance creation optimization, focused on reducing raw material, packaging material, formulation, and operational complexity. In this role, you will drive integration between perfumery operations, creations, and the perfumery growth office, to ensure a seamless scale-up of new perfumery product creations & industrialization, enabling symmetric health in manufacturing with efficient processes and use of materials, streamlining formulation portfolios, and enhancing supply chain responsiveness. You will work at the intersection of creation innovation & operations, ensuring that fragrance development aligns with business growth, operations efficiency, and sustainability goals. The role is a core function on synchronizing the safety, quality, formulation, Total delivery cost management, and upstream creation and re-/formulation.

Your key responsibilities:

• Establish efficient and reliable scaling up process for perfumery liquid technologies. Including industrializing new products, new formulation, and new processes.
• Ensure formulas introduced for manufacturing are cost-effective, manufacturable, and supply-resilient.
• Deliver sustainable value by leading the process & material optimization of perfumery liquid technologies through optimal use of GCP's, GMPs, etc. Keep industrialization capabilities towards the Total Delivery Cost reduction and avoidance.
• Develop and optimize fragrance solutions in manufacturing formulations that meet creative, regulatory, safety, quality, and technical requirements. Serve manufacturing teams by optimizing formulas and material choices for scalability and production & Supply Chain efficiency.
• Collaborate with perfumery operations & perfumery growth office to identify and eliminate complexity drivers.
• Develop the "Right First Time - formula Design & Qualification" capability in Operations.
• Drive "Right-First-Time" execution by ensuring liquid formulations transferred among plants are robust and manufacturing-ready in conjunction with other functions, i.e: Growth office, Procurement, etc.
• Align with Material Strategy & Solutions, ingredients, procurement to standardize and rationalize Active Material List and potentially upstream RM palettes across categories.
• Improve manufacturing yield, operating cost, process simplification including alternative material proposals.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (growth office, regulatory, R&D, SNO, & others) to align on strategic goals.
• Contribute to sustainability, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives, that support our Perfumery SHAPE strategy of growth, efficiency, and synchronization.

We bring:

• Opportunity to work in an international organization with colleagues coming from all over the world.
• Deep dive into the Supply Chain industry.
• Diverse, continued internal growth and career opportunities.
• A culture that prioritizes safety and well-being, both physically and mentally.
• Barrier-free communities within our organization where every employee is equally valued and respected regardless of their background, beliefs, or identity.

You bring:

• Bsc / Msc degree in engineering, chemistry, fragrance technology or other related fields.
• +8 years of hands-on experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, with manufacturing process optimization knowledge and preferably experience in perfume liquid technologies, with a proven track record of technical (re)formulation.
• Strong understanding of perfume raw material functions, performance, regulatory & safety constraints.
• Experience working in or with operations, procurement, or supply chain teams.
• Demonstrated ability to balance creative formulation with operational and cost considerations.
• Familiarity in formulation, process systems (compounding, filling & Packaging) and data analysis.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, project management skills, presentation skills and experience presenting to senior leaders.
• Fluent in English & (preferably French as well), knowledge of another language is a plus.
• Ability to clearly communicate technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Background in FMCG, home or personal care, or fragrance industry.
• Experience in complexity or portfolio reduction initiatives.
• Exposure to digital tools for complexity tracking and formulation simplification.

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. 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.