ST&I Technical Manager, Body Care

IFF•New York, NY

19d•$122,752 - $175,360•Onsite

About The Position

The ST&I Technical Manager, Body Care will lead fragrance innovation by identifying unmet consumer and customer needs and translating insights into differentiated solutions. The role develops expertise in market trends, consumer needs, competitive technologies, and future innovation opportunities, while driving the adaptation and deployment of existing fragrance technologies for customer- and category-specific challenges. This position builds partnerships across perfumery, sales, marketing, innovation, operations, manufacturing, and other functions. It supports new technology launches, shares technical knowledge and best practices, and provides strategic feedback on innovation performance, business impact, win rates, and future capability needs. The manager leads complex projects and develops technical team members while fostering an inclusive, safe, and collaborative environment. The role is based onsite in New York, NY. The listed salary range is $122,752–$175,360 USD. IFF describes itself as a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health and biosciences, delivering sustainable innovations for everyday products.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Fragrance Science, Consumer Science, or a related technical discipline.
Significant experience in fragrance, consumer products, ingredients, innovation, R&D, or a related industry.
Ability to translate consumer insights and market trends into technical solutions and business opportunities.
Strong project management skills and experience leading multiple complex initiatives simultaneously.
Success building relationships and influencing cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
Experience leading, coaching, and developing technical professionals.
Strong understanding of innovation processes, technology deployment, and commercialization.
Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Commitment to safety, quality, compliance, diversity, and continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the fragrance, flavors, consumer goods, or specialty ingredients industry.
Knowledge of regulatory, sustainability, supply chain, and ingredient compliance considerations affecting fragrance development.
Experience using intellectual property analysis and competitive intelligence to guide innovation strategies.

Responsibilities

Identify unmet consumer and customer needs and translate insights into differentiated fragrance solutions.
Build expertise in market trends, consumer needs, competitive technologies, and future innovation opportunities.
Establish partnerships with perfumers and cross-functional stakeholders, including sales, marketing, innovation, operations, and manufacturing.
Adapt and deploy existing fragrance technologies to address customer- and category-specific challenges.
Champion knowledge sharing, technical training, and best practices in data management, laboratory operations, and safety procedures.
Support new technology launches in partnership with creative, commercial, and innovation teams.
Provide strategic feedback on innovation performance, business impact, win rates, and future capability needs.
Lead complex projects by managing priorities, resources, timelines, risks, KPIs, and stakeholder communication.
Develop and inspire team members and foster an inclusive, safe, and collaborative working environment.