Overview
(Junior) Creative Fragrance Manager Jobs in Hamburg, Germany at Keva – Fragrances, Flavours & Aroma Ingredients
Location: Hamburg
Employment type: Full time (38h)
Reporting: Head of CDC Hamburg
Keva is a globally operating specialist in fragrances and flavours, headquartered in India with locations in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand. Serving customers in 50 countries, we combine sensory expertise with modern production sites in India, Italy, the Netherlands and China. Our Creative Development Centers bring together people with diverse backgrounds and ideas, with one shared goal: creating outstanding fragrance and flavour experiences.
In Hamburg, you will join a well established team with strong know-how, close collaboration with Creation and Product Development, and a high bar for quality. This role is close to the market, close to the customer, and clearly focused on growth.
What the role is about
As a Creative Fragrance Manager, you will play a key role in translating client needs, consumer insights and market trends into inspiring fragrance directions. You will work closely with Perfumers, Marketing and Sales to guide projects from brief to submission and help create winning fragrance solutions for our customers.
This role is open to candidates across different experience levels, from more junior profiles with strong potential to more experienced professionals with a proven track record in fragrance development. If you feel your background is relevant, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single requirement.
What you will drive
- Manage the end to end project process and work closely with Perfumers to develop and sharpen creative ideas
- Interpret client briefs and define the overall fragrance direction for Perfumers
- Set up action plans for key briefs with clear timelines and ensure the strongest fragrance options are submitted
- Define fragrances for consumer market research and translate findings into clear olfactive guidelines
- Contribute to winning briefs by developing creative and consumer relevant fragrance solutions
- Collaborate with development centres across regions on perfume briefs and project alignment
- Partner with Marketing and Sales teams to stay close to customer expectations, product developments and market needs
- Track and interpret trends across beauty, fashion and culture
- Help connect trend insights and consumer behaviour with fragrance creation and business opportunities
What you bring
- Relevant experience in fragrance, perfumery, cosmetics or a related industry
- Understanding of fragrance creation, olfactive consumer preferences and market needs
- In depth knowledge of one or more fragrance categories or market segments is a plus
- Project management skills
- Team oriented approach and the ability to work across functions and regions
Title: (Junior) Creative Fragrance Manager
Company: Keva – Fragrances, Flavours & Aroma Ingredients
Location: Hamburg, Germany
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