• To participate the daily raw materials and finished products testing procedures
• To be responsible for routine laboratory work within the Quality Control Department
• To assist the preparation of technical test result
• To provide support for the problem shooting matters

Candidate requirements:

• Degree holder or above level, preferably in science subject
• 1-2 years of work experience
• Basic knowledge in Microsoft Office
• Systematic, independent and willing to learn

This vacancy is a full time position and comprehensive on-job training will be provided for successful candidate.

Interested candidates should contact Roger Chan by 31st August.

The successful candidate must have a passion for fragrances, willingness to learn, excellent organisation and communication skills and be commercially focused.

As the vacancy is based in Germany German language skills are required.

Full computer literacy is not required as training covering all aspects of the job will be provided, however Microsoft PowerPoint skills are essential.

This vacancy is a full time position. Interested candidates should contact Michael Christoph by 31^st August.

Job Specification

Fragrance Developer / Marketer CPL Aromas GmbH

Reporting directly to Michael Christoph, General Manager.

Responsible for answering projects from ProductVision and available libraries within a specified deadline.

Helping to maintain and administer the German Library.

Creation and the giving of presentations to CPL Germany customers on current trends, new ideas / pro-active concepts, market overviews and / or customers’ requirements.

This year’s event was themed “Creativity in Fragrance” and provided an excellent opportunity for our agents and distributors to expand their knowledge of CPL and listen to presentations on new R&D technologies, marketing concepts as well as updates on important regulatory issues.

A new feature this year was a testing interactive and competitive element that split the delegates into teams who were then tasked with developing a fine fragrance concept which included the idea of a name, packaging design together with the marketing strategy and of course the creation of a fragrance. The teams received expert advice from CPL’s perfumers, evaluators and marketing execs in their quest to develop the winning concept. The teams presented their finished fragrance and concept to the CPL board of directors who were tasked with picking a winner.

Of special interest to the delegates, this year, was the presentation of new Aromaguard™ fragrances suitable for depilatories. A range of 13 tried and tested fragrances were shown in application and were thought to be excellent in tackling this very difficult product.

Also included in the conference was a working group session in which delegates had the choice of receiving expert training in either sales or marketing to further develop their skills when promoting CPL across the globe.

The hard work during the day was followed by fun and relaxation in the evening with events such as “In door Horse Racing”, Wine tasting, BBQ’s, Live music and much more besides.

We thank all the CPL agents for attending the conference and trust it has expanded their knowledge of our company and the products we have to offer.

The FM department provides a key coordinating role between the manufacturing, purchasing, perfumery and regulatory teams; in an increasingly changing and challenging market its role is to ensure we fulfill customer demands whilst maintaining operational and inventory efficiency.

The ideal candidate will have a background in either quality control or perfumery, possess a keen sense of smell (proven by successful completion of the in- house ‘smelling test’) and the ability to think creatively and enjoy problem solving.

The FM Department has the following key functions:

• To maintain the CPL group raw material palette and Perfumer ‘Preferred Bases’.
• To manage the removal of ‘phase out’ and discontinued raw materials from formulations and stock.
• To control and action formulation amendments as a result of customer requirements, discontinued raw materials or changing regulatory status.
• To provide a link between perfumery, purchasing, regulatory, production planning and quality control to improve communication and efficiency.
• To report on and action slow moving stocks across the group.

Role Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Managing formula amendments.
• Creating new required solutions with appropriate regard for solvent compatibility and RM status.
• The processing and removal of ‘phase out’ and discontinued raw materials from formulations and stock.
• The production of required monthly FM information and circulation to appropriate global teams.

Key Skills:

• A well developed sense of smell.
• Familiarity with perfumery raw materials and their use in fragrance creation.
• Methodical and accurate.
• A good communicator.
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team.
• Good time manager, able to work to deadlines.
• Computer literacy and familiarity with Microsoft Office.

Drawing on movements in fashion and design, the trends in CPL Aroma’s Forecast magazine are expected to influence product design in the fragrance and cosmetics sectors, so CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com spoke to creative manager at the company, Angela Stavrevska, to find out how.

Click to read the full article on cosmeticsdesign.com.

The debut edition includes trend analysis from leading global trend forecasters such as Stylesight, The Future Laboratory, Nelly Rodi, Li Edelkoort, Trendwatching and forecasts trends for the spring and summer of 2011. In addition CPL’s marketing team have worked closely with the London College of Fashion who continue to provide invaluable assessments on future trends.

Also included in the current issue is a preview of some of the most anticipated fine fragrance launches of the year together with a look at cosmetic and hairstyling trends plus an interview with CPL’s senior perfumer Beverley Bayne who describes some of her creative inspirations.

A cut-down version of the magazine can be downloaded in PDF format by clicking here (6Mb download).

The position offers the successful candidate the opportunity not only to support existing services and applications, but to take an active role in the implementation of new technologies across the company. This would therefore be suited to someone who has the ability and willingness to learn new skills.

Basic hours

• 8:45am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday (for initial training)
• 12:15pm to 8:30pm Monday to Friday (thereafter)
• (flexibility required for holiday cover etc.)

Key skills

• A good understanding and a working knowledge of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 in terms of installing, configuring and supporting in a multi-user environment.
• A good knowledge of Microsoft Office in order to answer user queries and offer support and training to users where necessary.
• Excellent telephone manner and good communication skills in order to communicate effectively with all levels of the business.
• Ability to solve problems effectively either working as part of a team or alone.
• Ability to maintain hardware, for example, replacing faulty PC components such as hard drives or power supplies.
• A basic understanding of networking and network protocols, such as TCP/IP, in order to understand and configure systems in a Windows networked environment.
• Experience of working with a Windows Server environment, for example knowledge or understanding of active directory, terminal services, file and print services, etc.

The role involves:

• Collation of gas, electricity and water consumption figures and compilation of monthly, quarterly and annual environmental reports.
• Controlling both hazardous and nonhazardous wastes and promotion of recycling initiatives
• Management of the quality assurance system including customer complaints and nonconformances
• Participating in and leading internal quality system audits
• Dealing with contractors in the maintenance and upkeep of site systems to ensure the safety and well being of work colleagues
• Maintaining fire warning and protection systems and associated procedures in line with current legislation and company policy
• Updating of all QSHE procedures and ensuring their distribution to the relevant document holders
• Working with other departments to reach consensus and achieve positive outcome to improve business performance

Key attributes:

• Effective problem solver
• Initiative to self-motivation
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team
• Willingness to learn and to go that extra mile.
• Attention to detail
• Good time manager able to work to deadlines
• Degree qualified in a scientific/engineering discipline
• The ability to use Microsoft Office is absolutely essential, especially the creation and update of Word documents

The position will be based at our manufacturing plant in Brixworth, but will require occasion travel to other CPL sites within the UK and abroad.  Experience is preferred but not essential as training will be given.

Closing date for internal applicants is Friday 18^th June 2010

If you are interested, please apply with your CV to Brian White

The role offers an opportunity to work with a diverse set of existing applications as well as to explore and utilise new technologies. Training opportunities are available in order to fill any skill gaps within the requirements outlined below.

Key skills

• The candidate should be comfortable working with databases, ideally with experience of Microsoft SQL Server covering aspects such as database administration, writing of stored procedures, functions and views, as well as creating new databases and tables. Knowledge of additional modules such as Reporting Services, Analysis Services etc. would be an advantage.
• Experience of Microsoft Access would be an advantage in order to maintain existing applications and would indicate an ideal background in terms of suitability for the position.
• Experience and knowledge of writing SQL in order to maintain existing applications and reports as well as creation of new scripts to meet the business needs.
• Experience of one or more forms of Visual Basic, for example VBA, Visual Basic or VB.Net. The requirement is to maintain and develop back-end automation scripts within an existing third-party application and would therefore not suit a dedicated VB.Net developer. For example, there is no requirement to be developing a front-ended application with any form of GUI.
• Some experience of writing object-oriented PHP applications within a LAMP environment in order to maintain existing and develop new intranet-based applications. This will also require knowledge of HTML, CSS and Javascript with experience of additional technologies such as AJAX, XML and HTTP being an advantage. Ideally, this experience should also involve knowledge of the MySQL architecture in order to administer and develop the intranet platform.
• Strong analytical skills in order to analyse the business requirements and offer effective solutions is essential. This involves communicating with end-users in order to ascertain requirements before delivering a solution. This will require the ability to communicate at all levels of the business in order to discuss and understand the business needs.
• General scripting experience such as Powershell or Windows Script Host would be an advantage.
• Project management skills, including good time management, and the ability to work to deadlines and within budgets.
• Understanding of manufacturing business processes an advantage.