Fragrance Laboratory Team Lead

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Fragrance Laboratory Team Leader - Your future position?

We are currently hiring for a 'Fragrance Laboratory Team Leader' to coordinate the Fragrance Laboratory operations in Morocco and provide technical support to Givaudan's clients across Maghreb and West Africa. You will provide support on product formulations, process improvement and application of fragrances into the products.

Based in our Casablanca office and reporting to the Technical Director for the SAMEA region, you will join a creative, passionate, and winning team, and support our continued success story in the SAMEA region.

Sounds interesting? It could well be your perfect opportunity if you love staying ahead of the curve and are experienced at fostering strong relationships.

In this exciting role, with a 'can-do' mindset, you will -

Laboratory:

* Oversee daily lab activities, ensuring smooth workflow and timely completion of tasks
* Ensure adherence to protocols, safety guidelines, and standards
* Coordinate activities of application lab, including preparation of samples for internal and external customers and definition of priorities
* Act as point of contact in the lab for specific customers/projects
* Maintain clear lines of communication with Evaluators, Perfumers and Sales on status of projects and sample requests and ensure timely closure
* Set up stability tests and monitor in conjunction with Creative Fragrance Management team

Technical Support:

* Lead technical presentations to customers
* Develop formulations and suggest new concepts and ideas to meet expectations of internal teams and external customers
* Support plant trials at customer site as and when required
* Conduct technical studies including studies on customer bases, stability and compatibility of fragrance ingredients, base and fragrance interactions studies
* Network with internal contacts (S&T and other Technical teams) and external contacts (Suppliers and Universities) in order to exchange and update knowledge

People Management:

* Manage a team of Technicians, plan, organise and optimise their work
* Provide training and mentoring to lab employees

You?

Are you someone who wants to shape your own world? Then come join us – and impact your world.

Your professional profile includes -

* Degree in Chemistry or other related Science field
* Minimum 8 years of experience in formulation, perfumery or related field
* Minimum 5 years of experience in leading or supervising people and laboratory
* Excellent project management skills
* Excellent oral and written proficiency in the English, Arabic and French languages
* Excellent analytical skills and the ability to give attention to details
* A flexible team player with a sense of facilitation and strong organisational skills

Our Benefits -

* Attractive package with benefits
* Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development
* A creative team environment that will inspire you

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.

Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.

Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.