Puig Product Development Manager – Fragrances (Fixed-term)
- Location
- ParisÎle-de-FranceFrance
- Employment
- Contract
- Seniority
- Mid-Level
- Posted
- May 21, 2026
About Puig
Rabanne is an avant-garde fashion and fragrance maison renowned for experimental silhouettes and distinctive olfactory signatures. The brand operates within the global luxury beauty landscape and collaborates closely with creative perfumers, product developers and marketing teams to translate bold creative concepts into commercially viable fragrances.
Rabanne in Paris seeks a Product Development Manager – Fragrances (fixed-term) to lead fragrance projects from brief to launch.
Role & Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end development cycle for fragrance projects from creative brief through industrialisation and commercial launch.
- Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders — perfumers, formulation labs, packaging, regulatory, sourcing, quality and marketing — to ensure alignment on timelines, specifications and budgets.
- Translate creative briefs into technical specifications and development milestones; manage iterative sampling and evaluation rounds with internal and external partners.
- Ensure product formulations, labeling and packaging comply with international regulations and IFRA constraints; prepare technical dossiers for launches.
- Manage vendor selection and relationships with fragrance houses, contract manufacturers and packaging suppliers; negotiate lead times and commercial terms.
- Monitor cost structures, margin implications and production constraints; propose pragmatic trade-offs to meet brand positioning and retail targets.
- Lead consumer and in-house evaluation panels, consolidate feedback and direct formulation adjustments to achieve target scent identity and performance.
- Provide post-launch follow-up including quality monitoring, corrective actions and continuous improvement of development processes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in chemistry, cosmetic science, perfumery, materials science or equivalent; advanced training in fragrance/product development preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of fragrance formulation principles, raw materials and IFRA/regulatory frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to manage product development projects with multiple external suppliers and cross-disciplinary internal teams.
- Excellent analytical skills for specification writing, cost analysis and performance evaluation.
- Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills with experience managing third‑party fragrance houses and CMOs.
Skills
Experience
Several years (typically 3–6) of progressive experience in fragrance or cosmetic product development, with a proven record of managing launches in a luxury or selective beauty environment. Experience working with perfumers, contract manufacturers and packaging suppliers is essential.
Education
Bachelor's degree in chemistry, cosmetic science, perfumery or a related scientific discipline; postgraduate or specialised training in fragrance formulation or product development is advantageous.
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
Culture
Rabanne combines a rebellious creative spirit with rigorous product standards; teams operate at the intersection of couture-level creativity and meticulous technical execution. The workplace favours collaborative, fast-paced project work with close interaction among creative, scientific and commercial functions.
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