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International Flavors & Fragrances

Produces flavors, fragrances, and pharma solutions.

Technical Manager - Analyse Parfum Fine Fragrance

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Full-timeNeuilly-sur-Seine, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 10 years of professional experience in a complex technical environment.
  • A Master’s or Doctorate in analytical chemistry; experience in the fragrance industry is ideal.
  • Expertise in instrumental analysis techniques, including gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC/FID), and compound-identification methods.
  • Ability in olfactory evaluation; knowledge of natural ingredients is appreciated.
  • Ability to analyze and structure data to generate business-impacting insights.
  • Interest in digital tools and ability to contribute to their development and adoption.
  • Team-management experience is strongly desired.
  • Fluency in French and English.
  • Ability to lead and bring together multidisciplinary teams.
  • Analytical mindset and results orientation.
  • Ability to work in a complex and constantly changing environment.
  • Intellectual curiosity and innovation orientation.
  • Strong business orientation combined with scientific rigor.

Responsibilities

  • Define, structure, and lead the roadmap for fragrance-analysis activities, including methodologies, priorities, timelines, dependencies, and risks.
  • Supervise analytical laboratory activities while ensuring high scientific and experimental quality standards.
  • Contribute to continuous process improvement and measure its business impact.
  • Supervise, develop, and advance a team of analyst perfumers, fostering engagement and collective performance.
  • Play a structuring role in strategic initiatives at category and/or global level.
  • Collaborate closely with global technical, creation, development, and digital-transformation teams.
  • Structure, analyze, and use complex technical, market, and competitive data to support competitive intelligence.
  • Turn data into actionable insights for creative work and business decisions.
  • Identify trends and anticipate competitor activity.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in the fragrance industry.
  • Knowledge of natural ingredients.
  • Team-management experience.

About the Company

International Flavors & Fragrances

Produces flavors, fragrances, and pharma solutions.

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. operates as a vertically integrated supplier of ingredients and formulations across four main areas: Nourish (food and beverage ingredients and solutions), Health & Biosciences (sustainable, bio-based solutions), Scent (fragrances for fine perfumery, personal care, and home care), and Pharma Solutions (functional excipients and active pharmaceutical ingredients for pharma and dietary supplements). Its products go from research and development through manufacturing, enabling customers to formulate foods, cosmetics, and medicines. The company differentiates itself by concentrating resources on higher-margin segments (Scent, Nourish flavors, Health & Biosciences) and by streamlining its portfolio through strategic divestitures to improve margins and return on invested capital. The overarching goal is steady margin expansion and stronger ROIC while delivering integrated, end-to-end solutions to its global customer base.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1889

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