Job Title: Senior Home Care Perfumery Innovation Lead

Location: Port Sunlight R&D

Work Level: 2C

At Unilever our brands touch billions of lives every day, connecting with people where and how it matters to them. Read more about Unilever: At a glance | Unilever

Innovation and R&D at Unilever

Our experts are pushing the boundaries of science and shaping the future of innovation, by leading in cutting-edge fields such as the microbiome, biotechnology and next-generation packaging materials. Our work sits at the very heart of our strategy: using the latest science and technology and prioritising innovations we can scale to drive category growth and market development.

With a product portfolio protected by over 20,000 patents, our new technologies and ingredients are unique but are also unmatched by our competitors.

Our pioneering work takes place in our global R&D centres, which are strategically located in some of the world’s most dynamic markets, including the UK, India, and China. We also have many local R&D teams driving innovation and excellence.

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In Unilever Home Care we are Transforming homes for a brighter future.

We are a €11.6 billion business with household cleaning and laundry brands including Dirt Is Good (OMO and Persil), Sunlight, Comfort, Cif and Domestos.

With our unmissable portfolio of well-loved brands, we believe it is on us to make the future brighter for the billions of people we serve, irrespective of where they are in the world. To spread more joy and delight, one load, one swipe, one squeeze at a time, with fragrance sitting at the heart of this mission. Read more about our Bright Future strategy: Bright Future | Unilever

Fragrance Development at Unilever

There’s never been a more exciting time to join the Fragrance Team at Unilever. Unilever are investing in enhanced fragrance capabilities and a new state of the art fragrance facility in Port Sunlight, UK, the home of our Home Care Innovation Team. Read more about our investment in Fragrance: £80m investment in UK fragrance facility and capabilities | Unilever

Job Purpose:

You will grow Home Care’s Perfumery Innovation expertise to become a major strategic advantage for Unilever.   

The fragrances you touch will drive the desire of Unilever Brands worldwide. 

You will become a recognised leader in driving perfumery-led innovation across our HC brands.

Responsibilities:

• As a member of the Unilever HC Fragrance Design Team, you will partner with the Home Care Innovation Team, and Science & Technology Team to deliver the next generation of HC products – enabling extraordinary fragrance experiences for our consumers.
• You will work with Unilever and external Fragrance House partners to optimize the superiority, performance and cost of Unilever’s existing and future fragrance portfolios.

All about you:

We are looking for people with the right attitude, mindset and competencies.

• Educational background in a relevant Science and/or Engineering to at least BSc level.
• Qualified as a perfumer through a recognised perfumery school or on-the job training.
• A proven track record of delivery as a Perfumer (Creative and/or Technical) in consumer goods.  You will have hands-on experience of setting fragrance design rules and/or optimizing fragrances that drive success in the market.
• Experience working with analytical / measurement experts to develop predictive models for successful fragrance design.
• Knowledge of the compliance and sustainability challenges of fragrance raw materials. 
• A track record of being able to problem solve issues and develop solutions.
• The ability to lead self, and teams, to achieve breakthrough results.
• Ability to work with other perfumers (both internal and external) to design and optimise fragrance.

What we can offer you:

• The opportunity to work on brands with the power to brighten peoples’ lives all over the world.
• To be part of a diverse and ambitious team shaping the future of Home Care brands
• Exciting career opportunities in a global business
• Flexible working policies to help make this role the right one for you.

What we offer 

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.  

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (unilever.com).