Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Competitive long-distance running
Software
Languages
Accomplishments
Timeline
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Julia Schmid

Julia Schmid

Höxter

Summary

I am a young, passionate, dynamic fragrance industry expert, combining both fragrance development & fragrance marketing looking for a new opportunity within the fragrance industry. Passionate about fine fragrance & beauty care. Cross category thinking, out of the box thinking from a customer point of view as well as from the supplier point of view.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Fragrance Development Manager

Symrise AG
Holzminden
07.2021 - Current

Experienced fragrance development manager in an international team on beauty care (body, hair, sun, deo, fine fragrance) and home care (laundry detergent, light duty, fabric softener)

Portfolio responsibilities, Customer visits and support, proactive creations, libary management, project management, interface between sales, customer & R&D department

Test Center Manager COVID Rapid Test Center

Leugermann Pharmacy Germany
Cologne
03.2021 - 07.2021

Managing schedules, quality control & methods

Fragrance Design Manager

Luzi Fragrance Compounds
Zürich
04.2019 - 01.2021

Strengthens fragrance development in terms of long-term strategy and guiding perfume briefings for important customers. Building up a German fine fragrance account.

Fragrance Evaluator & Fragrance Marketing Manager

Henkel Fragrance Center / Henkel KgaA & Co.kG
Krefeld
04.2010 - 03.2019

Combined role of fragrance marketing & fragrance development. Close collaboration and support for Henkel brand units in terms of portfolio management and olfactive strategy.

Junior Sensory Specialist

Takasago Europe GmbH
Cologne
01.2008 - 03.2010

Building up a new sensory department

Flavourist Trainee

Takasago Europe GmbH
Cologne
08.2005 - 09.2007

Building up knowledge in perfume and flavor raw materials. Olfactive smelling skills used for quality control of raw materials.

Internship R&D Department of Fragrance Development

Muehlhens GmbH / Cosmopolitan Cosmetics GmbH
Cologne
06.2004 - 12.2004

First Experience with fine fragrance development

Getting understanding of European & global brands

Close collaboration with marketing

Internship RTL Media Group ON-/OFF-Air Promotion

RTL Media Group / RTL Creation GmbH
Cologne
01.2004 - 05.2004

First Experience in project management

Assistance of Head of project management

On-Off Air promotion

Internship at R&D Department Formulations

Wella Group
Cologne
08.2003 - 12.2003

Maternity leave cover of the head of R&D formulations at Cosmopolitan Cosmetics / Wella Group

Project study about stability of formulations in shower gels

Scientific Assistant in the Quality Control Depart

Grünenthal GmbH
Aachen, Stolberg
10.2002 - 07.2003

HPLC analytics, validation of HPLC methods

Quality control of pharmaceuticals

Internship Student R&D Analytics

Firmenich
Cologne
07.2000 - 09.2000

First experience in fragrance analytics, especially

body & personal care (Headspace analytics)

Education

Bachelor of Science - Medicinal And Pharmaceutical Chemistry

University Of Applied Science FH Bonn-Rhein Sieg
Rheinbach, Germany
10-2002

PR Consultant - Public Relations And Organizational Communication

PR PLUS GmbH Heidelberg, Donau University Krems
Austria
03-2009

Skills

Project management

Olfactive knowledge

Market knowledge

Team player

Analytical skills

Strategic thinking

Fragrance marketing

Fragrance development

Communication Skills

Public Relations

Certification

Cambridge ESOL Level 1 Certificate Level B

Sensory Certificate BEHR'S Certificate

SPSS (statistical & multivariant procedures)

Competitive long-distance running

Former active member in an athletic club

Competitions on a national level middle (800m, 1500m) and long-distances

Software

MS Office

SAP/R3

Adobe Photoshop CS5

Languages

German
First Language
English
Advanced
C1
Spanish
Elementary
A2
French
Beginner
A1

Accomplishments

Cost optimizations and savings for more than 1 million Euro for the manual dishwash category by optimized portfolio management.

Proven track record in body & personal care at LUZI AG.

Building up a german fine fragrance account.

Proven track record in laundry & home care at Henkel.

Timeline

Fragrance Development Manager

Symrise AG
07.2021 - Current

Test Center Manager COVID Rapid Test Center

Leugermann Pharmacy Germany
03.2021 - 07.2021

Fragrance Design Manager

Luzi Fragrance Compounds
04.2019 - 01.2021

Fragrance Evaluator & Fragrance Marketing Manager

Henkel Fragrance Center / Henkel KgaA & Co.kG
04.2010 - 03.2019

Junior Sensory Specialist

Takasago Europe GmbH
01.2008 - 03.2010

Flavourist Trainee

Takasago Europe GmbH
08.2005 - 09.2007

Internship R&D Department of Fragrance Development

Muehlhens GmbH / Cosmopolitan Cosmetics GmbH
06.2004 - 12.2004

Internship RTL Media Group ON-/OFF-Air Promotion

RTL Media Group / RTL Creation GmbH
01.2004 - 05.2004

Internship at R&D Department Formulations

Wella Group
08.2003 - 12.2003

Scientific Assistant in the Quality Control Depart

Grünenthal GmbH
10.2002 - 07.2003

Internship Student R&D Analytics

Firmenich
07.2000 - 09.2000

Bachelor of Science - Medicinal And Pharmaceutical Chemistry

University Of Applied Science FH Bonn-Rhein Sieg

PR Consultant - Public Relations And Organizational Communication

PR PLUS GmbH Heidelberg, Donau University Krems
Julia Schmid