Senior Frangrance Developer

Date: Sep 15, 2025

Location: Vilassar, ES

Company: CPL Aromas

As the largest fragrance only fragrance house in the world, we take pride in proactively shaping the future of the fragrance industry. We focus all our creativity, innovation, and energy into making fragrances and nothing else. CPL Aromas is home to some of the world's leading perfumers, and we're trusted by top brands to translate their creative vision into beautiful scents. We provide career and development opportunities for talented individuals across a range of disciplines – from all support functions to customer facing roles. A job at CPL Aromas promises a unique career path for anyone with a passion for the world of fragrance. With operations all over the world, we celebrate a diverse range of cultures at CPL Aromas and, we offer equal opportunities and flexibilities.

Reports to:

Marketing & Project Development Manager

Job Purpose

The position is responsible for developing and selecting the most appropriate fragrances for proactive and reactive projects. As well as giving the perfumers the necessary olfactory indications in case perfumer work and analyze benchmark products or market data to translate into development briefings.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Manage projects:

• Manage and coordinate customer/proactive/marketing-initiated projects.
• Interpret client projects and requirements.
• Provide a strategy and timeline for successful project completion.
• Collaborate with other departments (Customer Service, Perfumery, Marketing and Sales) to ensure each project meets established requirements.
• Oversee that each project is delivered on time and within budget.
• Understanding of olfactive strategies of main brands in market/category.
• Analyze client portfolio and perform gap analysis.

Know the market:

• Support assigned markets by looking at trends, gaps and prospects.
• Develop a superior understanding of high-level fragrances and fragrance themes for key markets and categories to support sustainable business growth for the division.
• Be aware of new fragrances, trends and new products in the market.
• Analyze client portfolio and perform gap analysis
• Attending exhibitions as required.

Conduct visit(s):

• Visit customers with Sales Managers when required.
• Periodic visits to stores to learn about our customers' products and sales environments.
• Visit agents and foreign customers if required.

Manage fragrances:

• Select appropriate fragrances in libraries or PV.
• Give olfactory instructions to perfumers to formulate creative proposals that meet key accounts requirements.
• Evaluate selections / modifications and creations with the team.
• Compile fragrance descriptions.

Others:

• Training junior evaluators.
• Building evaluation protocols.

Skills and Attributes Required

Skills and Attributes:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to organize your tasks and projects efficiently and proactively.
• Creative mindset.
• Ability to communicate internally and with clients.
• Able to work as part of a team and individually.
• Business acumen, strategic thinking.
• Problem solving and decision making.
• Highly responsible and committed.

Education:

• Master's or bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Fragrances, or equivalent training.

Professional experience:

• Professional experience in a similar position in the fragrance industry (8-10 years).

Other skills and requirements:

• High level of Spanish (C1-C2).
• High level of English (B2-C1).
• Exceptional olfactory evaluation skills.
• Olfactory ability - determine if a fragrance passes the stability test.
• Good computer skills - Microsoft Office.
• Willingness to travel within the province, throughout the country and to travel internationally.

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment irrespective of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, sex, gender identity or disability status. Due to large volume of applications, we are only able to contact applicants who meet the role requirements. The salary package offer will only be discussed with the final candidate, based on the individual's relevant experience and skills. Should your skills and experience fit the above criteria, please click apply link to submit your application.