Sr. Fragrance & Flavor Evaluator

About the role

The Fragrance & Flavor Evaluator at Kenvue guides the development process, serving as a liaison between Marketing, R&D, and external F&F suppliers. They determine the appropriate fragrance profile and confirm technical, regulatory/safety, and pricing parameters. This role oversees all aspects of the fragrance/flavor development process, ensuring compliance with requested profiles, guidelines, timelines, and compatibility with intended applications/base. They also liaise with formulation chemists regarding stability protocols.

Key Responsibilities

• Works closely with the Global Fragrance & Flavor Leader to ensure resource allocation aligns with overall business objectives.
• Manages projects throughout the fragrance/flavor development cycle for all assigned brands/regions/applications.
• Works with outside F&F suppliers to develop fragrances/flavors tailored to project requirements and parameters (when necessary).
• Collaborates with Marketing/Product Development to further develop relevant trend-forward fragrance and market knowledge.
• Performs thorough olfactive/taste evaluations for assigned projects, both neat and in use.
• Supports in-house sensory panel tests and participates in them.
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of market products/trends, relevant brands (both internal and competitive).
• Compiles olfactive mappings of market/product lines for internal use/demonstration.
• Exchanges in both creative and technical dialogues with Product Development/Marcom & R&D, navigating/mediating occasional differing priorities between the two regarding fragrance/flavor development.
• Presents fragrance trainings and occasionally assists in the development and updating of training curriculum.
• Evaluates stability/compatibility samples as necessary.
• Incorporates relevant/novel technology into the F/F development process when appropriate.
• Advise, interpret, and utilize consumer insights to drive iterative fragrance development.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to identify and speak succinctly about F/F elements.
• 10+ years’ experience in a F/F Development role.
• Acute sense of smell & taste with the ability to discern and communicate very specific olfactive/organoleptic notes, ideally with formal olfactive/taste training.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook.
• Vast, up-to-date awareness of scented products across relevant market segments.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills – both written and oral.
• Ability to balance/adapt to frequently shifting priorities.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively across multiple functions.
• Ability to travel when needed (less than 10%).

What's In It For You

Annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges: $110,500.00 - $156,000.00. This takes into account a number of factors including work location, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level & other job-related factors. Competitive Benefit Package includes Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time & More! Learning & Development Opportunities through Kenvue Impact Networks. Note: Total Rewards at Kenvue include salary, bonus (if applicable) and benefits. Your Talent Access Partner will be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the recruitment & hiring process.

Benefits

• Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Vacation
• Volunteer Time & More!

Schedule

Hybrid