Head Of Technical

International SME | Natural Ingredients | Fragrance | Technical Leadership & Industrial Innovation?? Primary location: South-East Asia.Flexible arrangements may be considered for very senior profiles, provided strong and visible operational involvement.This position is designed for a senior technical leader coming from the core business of natural ingredients for fragrance, willing to assume a hands-on, operational technical leadership role, close to raw materials, processes, and industrial teams.?? This is NOTa purchasing, supply chain, or CSR position,a governance, advisory, or purely strategic function.?? This ISprocesses,quality and feasibility trade-offs,technical credibility with perfumers and clients.Company contextAn independent international SME based in South-East Asia, specialized in the production of natural ingredients for perfumery, with extensions into flavours, cosmetics, and wellness.The company controls a fully integrated value chain:extraction and transformation,quality and regulatory compliance,delivery to demanding international clients (composition houses, brands).Currently in a key structuring phase, the company aims to:internalize its technical leadership,secure and strengthen its fragrance portfolio,reduce dependency on external expertise,build a robust, long-term technical organization.Your roleAs Head of Technical & Innovation, you are the central technical authority for the Natural Ingredients – Fragrance activity.You hold end-to-end technical responsibility for ingredients, processes, and critical decisions, with a strong focus on:fragrance credibility,long-term technical robustness.You operate daily at the interface between:innovation and product development,production and industrial operations,quality, compliance, and supply chain,sales teams and fragrance clients.Key responsibilities?? Technical leadership & fragrance portfolioFull technical ownership of the natural ingredients fragrance portfolioTranslate perfumer and client expectations into:process parameters,blending and finishing decisions.Guarantee consistent olfactive and technical quality, within often tight client approval windows.Act as the final technical decision-maker on feasibility, quality/cost/time trade-offs.Define technical and innovation priorities aligned with:fragrance market expectations,Work closely with NPD teams to align innovation, industrialization, and business objectives.Internalize technical know-how currently outsourced.?? Team leadership & capability buildingStructure, develop, and upskill technical, NPD, and industrial teams.Transmit critical knowledge related to raw materials, processes, and fragrance criteria.Lead with high standards, pragmatism, and pedagogy in an SME environment.Direct interaction with:perfumers,client technical and quality teams,composition houses.Lead high-level, factual, and credible technical discussions.Explain industrial constraints, frame expectations, and challenge unrealistic requests when required.Secure the technical feasibility of commercial commitments.Act as a permanent link between production, quality, supply chain, engineering, and sales.Actively contribute to structuring projects and future international expansions (notably Middle East).Profile sought*****+ years of experience in natural ingredients, with strong exposure to fragrance raw materials.Background built within:and/or established ingredients / fragrance players.Proven mastery of extraction and transformation processesDeep knowledge of African and Asian natural raw materials.Strong technical credibility with perfumers and industrial teams.Natural, hands-on leadership style, comfortable in evolving, low-hierarchy environments.Professional English mandatory.Location & mobilityPosition primarily based in South-East Asia, close to operations, Flexible arrangements may be considered for very senior profiles, provided strong and visible operational involvement.Strong on-site presence required, especially during the initial phases.Regular international travel (origins, clients, projects).CompensationTarget annual package: ~ $100,000 gross, adjusted based on experience, seniority, and actual scope of responsibility.Why this role mattersA central, structuring role within an international SME in transformation.A true technical pillar for fragrance.Long-term perspective (5+ years).Direct impact on quality, technical credibility, and sustainable growth.#J-*****-Ljbffr