Job Description

Title: Fragrance Development Lead

Location: NYC, NY

Duration: 06 Months Contract

General Summary:

• The Beauty department is looking for a Manager of Product and Accessories Development to join the team! This role will lead the olfactive and product strategy within the Brand. This person will be the product and accessories expert and trusted advisor with an ability to identify white space opportunities and recommend future strategies for our accessories & base portfolio.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

Product and Accessories Development Lead

• Responsible for creative accessories and base development from ideation through approval
• Provide point of view on accessories ideas, concepts and visionary storytelling in key meetings with strong language and knowledge of competitive market references, trends and top selling commercial accessories
• Gain strategic alignment with creative teams and merchant team on olfactive vision
• Brief fragrance houses and contract fillers on new projects, manage seasonal presentations, and work with team to identify top fragrance and base submissions
• Provide clear and concise feedback to vendors on fragrance ideas and new base development
• Work with Design and Copy teams to ensure olfactive vision is translated into projection, callout note stories and the overall creative concept on digital
• Troubleshoot development challenges and find resolution through cross-functional collaboration
• Maintain critical project information, inclusive of all development details
• Oversee Consumer Market Insights (CMI) testing of products/fragrances, including focus groups and in-store tests, and provide analysis and recommendations to influence decisions and maximize success of new launches and product re-stages
• Provide support for store education fragrance training modules as well as for upcoming new launches and restages
• Partner with technical teams to ensure product integrity (stability, compatibility, regulatory requirements) and clinical testing criteria for product claims substantiation, as needed

Talent Management/Development:

• Supervise direct report(s) providing coaching, feedback, development, and recognition of direct reports

Qualifications/Capabilities:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• 5-10 years of experience in fragrance industry
• Strong olfactive skills with knowledge of the customer and retail environment
• Ability to gain and maintain strong relationships with key leaders and cross functional teams
• Creative thinker with acute business acumen
• Strong leadership and managerial skills with a proven track record of successfully developing talent
• Positive team player
• Strong multi-tasker who is able to work quickly, independently, and under tight timelines
• Computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PLM/SAP)

About US Tech Solutions:

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit .

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Recruiter Details:

Name: Sujith Reddy

Email: sujith.reddy@ustechsolutions.com

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