Randstad Malaysia Hiring! Full Time Product Development Manager (Fragrance - Scent) in Federal Territory - Ricebowl

Are you a fragrance enthusiast with a passion for turning ideas into scents people love?

A well-known and rapidly growing brand is looking for an experienced Product Development Manager (Fragrance & Scent) to take the lead in bringing exciting fragrance concepts from idea to shelf. If you’re a strategic yet hands-on professional who enjoys blending creativity, market insights, and commercial thinking, this could be your next exciting opportunity!

• Lead the end-to-end product development lifecycle, from concept, sampling, costing and testing through to approval, bulk production and product launch, ensuring quality, commercial and timeline objectives are met.
• Lead and develop the Product Development team, providing strategic direction, coaching and clear priorities while overseeing development timelines, workload and execution.
• Drive fragrance and formulation development in collaboration with fragrance houses, perfumers, laboratories, manufacturers and suppliers, including scent evaluation, formulation refinement and product performance testing.
• Translate market trends and consumer insights into commercially viable products, balancing innovation, quality, fragrance performance, safety, stability, cost, margins and scalability while ensuring relevant regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners across Design, Sourcing, Quality, Brand, Marketing and Merchandising to manage materials, packaging, specifications and development issues, ensuring successful product launches.
  
  

Requirements

• 5-8 years of relevant experience in product development or product management, preferably within fragrance, home fragrance, beauty, personal care, lifestyle, retail, or related consumer-product industries.
• Strong understanding of product lifecycle management and commercialization.