Fragrance Evaluator - Contractual (One Year) @ L'Oreal, R&I, Mumbai

The world leader in cosmetics, L’Oréal is present in 150 countries on five continents. Our 35 international brands have allowed us to devote ourselves solely to one business: beauty, with a mission to provide the best in cosmetics innovation to all women and men globally. Our ambition is to win over another one billion consumers around the world by inventing the cosmetic products that meet the infinite diversity of their needs and desires through continued digital innovation. L’Oréal supports diversity and sustainable, ethical sourcing for all our products, and we have reduced our emissions by approx. 78% since 2005.

The DNA of L’Oréal is Innovation and we are driven by a real passion for the future. Our Research and Innovation Centres in India are the sixth innovation hub for L’Oréal worldwide to fuel local market innovations.

The distance between beauty and tech is closing rapidly, and we are determined to be pioneers in this new beauty tech world. New digital technologies and services are making the world of beauty move faster than ever before. Data and artificial intelligence are opening new horizons for personalization and customization. By incorporating digital into everything that we do, we are creating a better relationship with our consumers.

When beauty and tech collide, the impossible can happen!

In our journey, we are looking for talented individuals who can lead us on this mission.

Are you passionate about fragrances? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can contribute to cutting-edge beauty research?

L'Oréal Research & Innovation is seeking a fragrance evaluator for a one year assignment at our labs in Mumbai.

THE ROLE

Assist the team and the laboratory in its mission by taking charge of certain technical activities consisting of performing simple manipulations and protocols as well as administrative missions.

Key Job Accountabilities

• Responsible for fragrance development & support with the MANAGER.
• Responsible for Interaction/ coordination with Fragrance house and different stakeholders.
• Responsible for coordinating all the evaluation technical steps associated with fragrance development with the MANAGER.
• Provide support to the Manager in processes involved for daily execution of the projects.
• Works under minimal supervision.
• Laboratory operational role of fragrance application & technical evaluation:
  
  

Assist the Manager for working with the labs for testing product stability AND in fragrance application. (Preparation of fragrance samples & applications, weight calculation, labelling, dispatch and organization of stability evaluations

• Help maintaining the fragrance and market products library (Market products purchasing, collection & dispatch).
• Supporting role to the MANAGER in logistics :
• Coordination for collecting & dispatching market products, unfragranced base, submission samples, concentrates/fragrance oils between DG, labs, fragrance team & International L’Oréal teams.
• Assist the Manager in collecting the submission samples & oils from perfume houses & dispatch (labs, fragrance team India, Fragrance team international)
• Preparing key fragrance reference documents on Market, portfolio & collection:
  

Help preparing PowerPoint presentation on competitive market products, L’Oréal portfolio & fragrance collection, within existing templates.

Competencies Required (technical/Professional)

• Minimum 1 year of experience with Fragrance / FMCG industry (more is better).
• Proven olfactive ability; thorough knowledge of olfactive families; fragrance raw material classifications; fragrance related terms and vocabulary.
• Evaluation/Application skills Knowledge of important consumer products categories.
• At ease on oral & written communication (proficiency in English preferred)
• Showcase Organization skills and be rigorous in approach.
• IT skills - Proficiency in using common PC applications (including good skills on PowerPoint and MS Office)
  
  

If you are a highly motivated individual eager to learn and contribute to a dynamic team, we encourage you to apply!

L’Oréal is committed to building a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. L’Oréal closely prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of the individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.