Job Overview - Project Manager (HU8)
This is a fast-paced, high-impact role responsible for leading and delivering compliance rework projects across a global fragrance portfolio. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, fragrance house partners, and cross-functional teams, requiring strong project ownership, leadership capability, and clear, confident communication. Ideally you will have knowledge of the fragrance industry or FMCG - min 2+ years!
Role Purpose
To manage and support fragrance compliance projects across the Vestacy portfolio, overseeing fragrance house engagement, technical qualification, and successful product launch.
Key Accountabilities
- Lead end-to-end fragrance compliance rework programmes, coordinating across fragrance houses, regulatory and safety partners, fragrance creation teams, and technical functions.
- Act as a central point of contact, ensuring clear, timely communication with all key stakeholders.
- Proactively identify risks, resolve issues, and drive solutions by leveraging internal and external expertise.
- Partner closely with fragrance design teams to secure olfactive approval and manage qualification through to launch.
- Work across multiple formats and brands, managing timelines, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations across geographies.
- Liaise with technical development and supply chain teams to ensure all deliverables are completed to plan and handed over successfully.
- Operate effectively within the defined operating model, ensuring compliance with SOPs, quality standards, and documentation requirements.
Key Challenges
- Managing end-to-end compliance projects while balancing speed, quality, cost, and risk.
- Prioritising multiple workstreams and stakeholders in a dynamic environment.
- Ensuring alignment and timely decision-making across brands, technical teams, and global partners.
Skills & Experience Required
- 5+ years’ experience in project management, with the ability to build and manage timelines aligned to operating models and business stage gates.
- Strong ability to engage and influence experts to secure timely approvals and sign-off.
- Technical curiosity and a problem-solving mindset, with confidence navigating complex challenges.
- Understanding of R&D qualification, validation requirements, and production success criteria.
- Self-starter who can work independently and take full ownership of deliverables.
- Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with confident presentation capability.
Salary & Contract Details
- Salary: £45,000–£50,000 per annum
- Contract: Fixed-Term Contract, with further opportunities
- Pay: Weekly, via PAYE or Self-Employed/Limited Company
- Start: Immediate start available
Location
- Hull, HU8 (1 day per week hybrid)
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