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Grégory Bonnet

・Fragrance Consultant & Sensory Product Planner

€500/day
Montreuil, FR
15+ years

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About Grégory

・Independent Fragrance Consultant & Sensory Product Planner ]
• SENSORIAL MARKETING & BRAND ARCHITECTURE ]

PERFUMES. PERSONAL CARE. HOME & SCENTED GOODS.

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Double degree in Scientific Engineering & Strategic Marketing / Olfactory Development combined with 15 years of passion & expertise in B2B / Retail Perfumery and strategic marketing for Beauty, Luxury & FMCG products.

A true creative, expert, and strategic 360° vision from brand creation to product design, R&D, Communication, Team Training, and Retail, allowing for objective support on all technical, market, consumer, and retail aspects of your brand and products.

Field experience gained in Retail and B2B with brands and teams from major international groups (Unilever, L’Oréal, Beiersdorf, Henkel, P&G, Coty, Puig, ...) and regional/local players (Yves Rocher, L'Occitane, Bolton, Evyap, Mercadona, Mäurer & Wirtz, ...).

A comprehensive understanding of product design challenges and consumer expectations in Beauty, Luxury, and FMCG across most major European markets (FR, IT, DE, SP, UK, TK), North America (USA), South America (MX, BZ), Africa (RSA), and the Middle East (UAE, Dubai), as well as certain Asian markets (India, South Korea).

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Consulting solutions for everyone, whether you are:
- a supplier of perfume/cosmetic ingredients seeking an "à la carte" outsourced marketing service;
- a cosmetics manufacturer needing a partner for olfactory portfolio development / strategy for a client project;
- a brand requiring a 360° vision of its products;
- a design/communication agency for tenders as a consultant or strategic planner.

Ability to work in French, English, Italian, or German.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Fluent

  • Italian

    Fluent

  • Spanish

    Basic

Can work on-site
Montreuil (up to 50km)

Experience

  • grégory.bonnet.consulting
    ・Independent Fragrance Consultant & Sensory Product Planner ]
    FASHION AND COSMETICS
    June 2021 - Today (5 years and 2 months)
    93100 Montreuil, France
    EXPERTISE & AREAS OF ACTION.
    ⟢ STRATEGY. 360° Marketing, R&D, Innovation, Foresight, Consumer Insights & Sales approach; Evaluation and implementation of Clean, Natural & Eco-conscious roadmaps & processes.
    ⟢ INNOVATION. Product / Brand Creation & Innovation throughout the development cycle & process; Co-construction of cross-category olfactory collections & R&D innovation approach through fast-prototyping.
    ⟢ DESIGN. Analysis of product portfolios (formulation & olfaction), (r)evolution, strategic recommendations, management of existing lines and creation of new customer-oriented solutions.
    ⟢ SUPPORT. Ad-hoc: internal/external writing, sales presentations, team meeting moderation, training, creative sessions & workshops, brainstorming, ...
    Marketing Branding & Identity Perfumes Fragrances Beauty Cosmetics Luxury Personal Care Products Hygiene
  • International Flavors & Fragrances
    GROUP MARKETING DIRECTOR PERSONAL CARE KEY ACCOUNTS
    CHEMICAL
    June 2018 - January 2021 (2 years and 7 months)
    Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
    CATEGORY & MAIN CLIENTS SCOPES.
    ⟢ Portfolio of clients across 6 product categories (Hair Care, Face & Body Care, Personal Wash, Deodorants, Men's Grooming);
    ⟢ Key clients: Unilever, L’Oréal, Beiersdorf, Henkel, Procter & Gamble, Bolton Group, Evyap, Maverick / Mercadona, …

    MISSIONS.
    ⟢ Define and implement the Personal Care marketing strategy (and oversee the development of tools in partnership with global and regional EAME key account sales directors and R&D) to meet creative briefs and generate (>50 projects per year);
    ⟢ Team of 5 people (3 marketing managers and 2 interns).
  • International Flavors & Fragrances
    SENIOR GLOBAL MARKETING MANAGER DEODORANTS / MEN'S GROOMING & EAME PERSONAL WASH
    FASHION AND COSMETICS
    July 2017 - June 2018 (11 months)
    Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
    CATEGORY.
    Responsible for the development and continuous improvement of marketing tools for the global AP/Deo and Men's Grooming categories and European Personal Wash.
    ⟢ Creation of Trend and New Launch reviews for female and male segments;
    ⟢ Country / Market / Olfactory Analyses;
    ⟢ Strategic review of active brand portfolios (product line-up, olfactory genealogies, gap analysis);
    ⟢ Preparation of olfactory submissions (concept development, pack shots and visual boards with the creative team, olfactory pyramids, copywriting & storytelling, naming, client presentation, creation of ad-hoc presentation kits, ...);
    ⟢ Management of a "Marketing Manager" and an intern "Marketing Assistant Manager"
    ⟢ Collaboration with Perfumers, Sales, Evaluation, Regulatory, Technical Laboratory, ...;
    ⟢ Development of proactive tools.

    INNOVATION.
    Responsible for marketing development of new olfactory solutions for Beauty Care (opportunity analysis, R&D development monitoring, ...).

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Education

  • MS STRATEGY & MANAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (SMIB)
    ESSEC Business School
    2005
    Stratégie, Brand / Product Marketing, Finance, Analyses cross-culturelles
  • CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED STUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
    Thunderbird School of Global Management
    2004
    Management International, Economie International, Global Brand Design & Marketing

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