Fragrance Design Lead – Home Care

Job Title:                          Fragrance Design Lead – Home Care

Location:                          Port Sunlight WL2B

Group:                              Home Care R&D Fragrance Design

Reports to:                       HC R&D Head of Fragrance Design

Background & Purpose of the Job

As the Home Care Fragrance Design team, our mission is to elevate consumers’ experiences by delivering extraordinary fragrance experiences.  We are looking for a fragrance expert, with not only a passion for fragrance, but also a passion to create rewarding experiences for the consumers we serve, and in doing so make a positive difference to their lives. You will be leading the fragrance development programme for our Home and Hygiene brands, including Sunlight, Cif and Domestos. You will also deliver strategic programmes that enable our wider transformation agenda for Fragrance Design.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do

This role is a management position within the HC R&D Fragrance Design team and as the fragrance expert in a multifunctional team (Consumer Insight, Perfumery, Marketing, Formulation, Procurement, Supply Management, etc.), you will be expected to lead the fragrance design and selection aspects for our Brands. 

The core responsibilities of the role are:

• Lead the fragrance development programme for H&H, working with the wider Unilever fragrance team, R&D partners, Marketing partners and Fragrance House partners.
• Lead H&H fragrance portfolio strategy and management within the wider context of the overall Home Care fragrance portfolio to deliver experiences that delight our H&H consumers, ensuring fragrance regulatory and safety compliance across markets.
• Ensure portfolio sufficiency by taking a proactive, future-fit approach – inspired by and considering e.g. (i)fragrance trends, (ii)consumer insights, (iii)category strategy, (iv)product chassis’, (v)an in-depth understanding of our Brands in the markets in which they exist, and (vi)the safety and regulatory environment.
• Lead and empower our H&H Fragrance Specialist to deliver consumer-winning projects for markets.
• Empower and support the wider Home Care Fragrance Team across the globe to deliver consumer-winning H&H fragrance experiences in their markets.
• Lead briefs and work closely with the Fragrance Houses, internally and externally, to manage the fragrance development process, assessing fragrances and making fragrance recommendations across all project types (innovation, renovation and regulatory).
• Work in close collaboration with all key interfaces (Formulation, Perfumery, Marketing, Procurement) to optimise fragrance delivery and improve value.
• Play your part in continuously building Unilever’s internal global fragrance capability in line with our transformation agenda.

About You:

• You’re a born leader: This job requires the candidate to be an empowered leader to operate with independence and agility.  You will work with teams from multiple cultures and business backgrounds with differing opinions and motivations. You will need to find creative solutions to guide and positively influence decision making.
• You’re a team player of choice: You must collaborate well with others, using expertise and constructive challenge to enable best decision making for our business.
• You’re a dot connector: You must be intrigued by and be aware of trends, competitor activities and plans for other brands in our business as constant sources of inspiration and intelligence. 
• You love to win and having fun doing it: Fragrance is science and creativity. You must have the drive to create winning fragrances and have the passion to keep Unilever fragrance at the forefront of innovation with digital tools and new methodologies.
• You’re a culture & change champion: The role and the context in which we operate is a dynamic one and you must be passionate about our consumers, their needs, concerns, like and dislikes and be driven to find creative change solutions.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

10+ years of industry experience in fragrance, with at least 5 years of leading fragrance development programmes from pre-brief to product launch.

High level of olfactive ability coupled with an inquisitive passion to understand consumer preference in fragrance, being their voice in the creation of new fragrances.

Proven track record of successfully working with Fragrance House partners to guide the creation of winning fragrances for market.

Ability to prioritize complex workloads and ability to work across multiple time zones and self-motivate.

Excellent leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.

You must be a team player, who enjoys collaboration within the fragrance team and with key interfaces, who can inspire others to go the extra mile when things get challenging and someone who will dedicate some time, passion and energy to ensure we win as a team.   

NOTES

About Unilever

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Dove, Tresemme, Lynx, Lifebuoy, Shea Moisture, Persil, Domestos, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum, Marmite, The Vegetarian Butcher, Graze and Pot Noodle.

Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That’s why our purpose is ‘to make sustainable living commonplace’.

What We Offer

Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all. 

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities, and growing together for better business performance. We want to push boundaries, and have the flexibility needed to keep adapting in an ever-changing, more dynamic world. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. 

As part of your hiring journey, we are happy to support requests for reasonable adjustments, to improve your recruitment experience.

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