Senior Perfumer

I am currently partnered with a fragrance business in search of a Senior Perfumer in the United Kingdom.

*This is a hybrid position, requiring 3 days per week onsite.

Requirements:

• Minimum 10 years of professional experience as a Perfumer.
• Proven cross‑category experience (e.g. Fine Fragrance, Personal Care, Home & Fabric Care, Air Care).
• Strong olfactive capability with the proven ability to memorize notes and accords; excellent sense of smell required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of fragrance raw materials and their interaction with various application bases.
• In‑depth knowledge of national and global safety and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to reformulate fragrances to meet cost, stability, performance, or regulatory constraints.

Responsibilities:

• Create new fragrances and adapt existing ones in line with project briefs, considering application, pricing, regulatory, and stability requirements.
• Manage and maintain existing fragrance “wins” to meet evolving client or market needs.
• Own fragrance projects across their entire lifecycle, from brief through delivery.
• Interpret and translate client briefs while advising commercial teams on technical and creative constraints.
• Collaborate with sensory teams to integrate consumer and panel feedback into fragrance development.
• Modify formulas as required and prepare customer samples for briefs, evaluations, and screenings.
• Support Quality teams by assessing odor, color, and stability to ensure all criteria are met prior to shipment.
• Ensure full compliance with technical, safety, regulatory, and IFRA standards.
• Work closely with Sales, Sensory, Regulatory, Quality, and Operations teams.

Skills:

• Strong creative and technical perfumery skill set.
• Highly organized, detail‑oriented, and deadline‑driven.
• Strong problem‑solving skills with a commercial mindset.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, hybrid working environment.
• Clear and confident communicator, able to explain fragrance concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Strong presentation and stakeholder management skills.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well‑established fragrance organisation in a senior, high‑impact role with exposure across multiple product categories.

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