Fragrance Associate

We are Reckitt Home to the world s best loved and trusted hygiene health and nutrition brands Our purpose defines why we exist to protect heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner healthier world We are a global team united by this purpose Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene wellness and nourishment a right and not a privilege Research Development In Research and Development we re full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists Engineers Medical Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner healthier world With nine Centres of Excellence we continually seek out new opportunities by using science our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio never compromising on quality or performance We do the right thing always by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality The size of our organisation means you ll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R D giving you exposure to different disciplines teams and environments You will also have access to our Research and Development Academy designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation About the role You ll help in the development of new fragrances innovation for global and local brand initiatives providing olfactive and technical support to ensure superior fragrance solutions are delivered Your responsibilities You ll support and lead the evaluation for all fragrance development projects and ensuring successful technical development of the fragrances and overall consumer products for the region Ultimately you ll will support the development of consumer loved fragrances from ideation through launch and on to product maintenance helping us in support of our purpose to protect heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner healthier world The experience we re looking for Minimum of Bachelors Master s degree in a relevant scientific discipline with 9 years experience in Fragrance development product development and application in a FMCG environment Experience in being an interface between Reckitt R D team and core suppliers including leading the briefing debriefing and evaluation of fragrances to guide the development process Fragrance evaluation experience with above average olfactive acuity Strong technical problem-solving skills with 5 years of proven Project Management experience within a cross-functional international and multi-cultural environment Strong verbal and written communication skills Ability to handle the stakeholders and align on the development activities with specified timeline Experience in consumer understanding and sensory testing methodologies Experience in coordinating with R D team and external vendor management Product sensory evaluation and report generation and stability sample assessment Support the exploration of fragrance related technologies within the Innovation community The skills for success Fragrance R D Product Lifecycle Management Commercial Awareness Business Partnership Collaboration Partnership building Collaborator Ability to challenge the status quo Propose improvement Accountability Adaptability Innovation Processes Predictive Analytics Digital transformation for R D Quality and Manufacturing Consumer Insight Creative Direction Consumer Needs Fragrance What we offer With inclusion at the heart of everything we do working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups we support our people at every step of their career journey helping them to succeed in their own individual way We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health and life insurance for all employees globally We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt s potential future successes For eligible roles we also offer short-term incentives to recognise appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt s pay for performance philosophy Equality We recognise that in real life great people don t always tick all the boxes That s why we hire for potential as well as experience Even if you don t meet every point on the job description if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you we still want to hear from you All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age disability or medical condition colour ethnicity race citizenship and national origin religion faith pregnancy family status and caring responsibilities sexual orientation sex gender identity gender expression and transgender identity protected veteran status size or any other basis protected by appropriate law