Overview

Fragrance Assistant (Montvale, NJ, US, 07645)

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Research & Development​

In Research and Development, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals – all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our Research and Development Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

You’ll help in the development of new fragrance innovation, for global and local brand initiatives, providing olfactive and technical support to ensure superior fragrance solutions are delivered.  You’ll support in the evaluation for all fragrance development projects and ensure successful technical development of the fragrances and overall consumer products, for the region.

 

Ultimately, you’ll will support the development of consumer loved fragrances, from ideation, through launch and on to product maintenance, helping us in support of our purpose, to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world.

Your responsibilities

  • You will support the R&D Fragrance Innovation Manager – Germ Protection to develop superior fragrance solutions, globally.

 

  • You will be responsible for supporting the olfactive and technical development and assessment of new fragrances for the projects you are assigned for the brands, working closely with core external partners and in conjunction with multiple cross functional business partners.

The experience we're looking for

  • Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific discipline with 2+ years of experience in Fragrance development and application in a FMCG environment.
  • 2+ years of proven Project Management experience within a cross-functional, international and multi-cultural environment
  • 2+ years fragrance evaluation experience with above average olfactive acuity
  • Good technical problem-solving skills, with 2+ years of technical R&D product development experience
  • Strong communication skills
  • Intermediate level in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, database management
  • Experience consumer understanding and sensory testing
  • Portfolio fragrance management experience
  • Experience in external vendor management including key administration and documentation management
  • This role is not currently sponsoring visas or considering international movement at this time

The skills for success

You have a passion for fragrance and its impact on the human experience. You love to work in a fast-paced team with an impetus to deliver.  You have project management experience and strong skills in technical perfumery development and evaluation, all which will ensure you succeed in delivering new product innovations that can play a role to enhance consumers lives.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

US salary ranges

USD $68,000.00 –  $102,000.00

US pay transparency

The base salary range for this role will vary based on experience in job and industry, training and education, skills relevant to the position, and other factors permitted by law. In addition to the base salary, the position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, which is subject to change each year.Reckitt offers eligible employees competitive benefits including medical, prescription, dental, vision, and life and disability insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick and Company recognized holidays; a 401(k) plan; 16-week paid parental leave or 26 weeks for the birthing parent; adoption and fertility support; tuition reimbursement; discounts; and much more. Our compensation and benefits packages aim to give our talent the reward, protection, and peace of mind they deserve.If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete your application, please contact NAtalentacquisition@reckitt.com. Reckitt is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

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