The role is about developing complete car fragrance products, not just fragrance formulation.

Core job responsibilities:
Lead end-to-end development of new car fragrance and air-freshener products.
Develop current formats including gel, wooden, paper hanging, gel pockets, vent clips, polymer, liquid and other fragrance delivery systems.
Identify and evaluate current materials, components, technologies and suppliers.
Coordinate with Fragrance R&D;, Procurement, Design, Quality, Production, Packaging and Sales/Marketing.
Conduct product trials and optimize fragrance loading, diffusion, intensity and product life.
Evaluate material-fragrance compatibility and product stability.
Conduct performance testing under different temperature and environmental conditions.
Prepare product specifications, BOM, trial reports and development documentation.
Coordinate pilot batches and scale-up from laboratory/prototype stage to mass production.
Work with Procurement to identify suitable vendors and achieve target costing.
Drive cost optimization and alternative material development.




Investigate product performance issues and implement improvements.
Monitor market trends and competitor products to identify new product opportunities.
Support commercialization and successful launch of new products.
Ensure current products meet required quality, performance, cost and customer expectations.
Experience in NPD/Product Development, preferably in car fragrances, air fresheners, perfumes, FMCG, consumer products or related industries.
Understanding of fragrance delivery systems and different product substrates/materials.
Experience in prototype development, vendor development, product trials and commercialization.
Good coordination skills across Procurement, Production, Quality, Design and R&D.;
Strong problem-solving and product-improvement approach.
Ability to take a product from concept → prototype → testing → pilot → mass production.

Pay: ₹50,000.00 - ₹60,000

📌 Senior Npd Manager Car Fragrance Products Lucknow
🏢 Innovationz Indian
📍 Lucknow