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STHEFANNY FERNÁNDEZ LÓPEZ

STHEFANNY FERNÁNDEZ LÓPEZ

CDMX

Summary

Accomplished Fragrance Development Manager with strong focus on creating innovative and sucessfull scent profiles. Skilled in formulation, market analysis, and sensory evaluation, with proven ability to adapt to changing needs. Highly collaborative, reliable, and results-driven, excelling in both individual and team settings to meet and exceed business goals.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Fragrance Development Manager MeCeCa

Symrise
03.2023 - Current


Main responsibilities:


  • Manage multiple complex clients´briefs fulfilling their needs by working, developing and submitting highly competitive fragrances according to the market demands (MeCeCa).
  • Develop olfactory strategies with perfumers to improve the local and regional fragrance library.
  • Develop olfactory strategies according to the clients and market category.
  • Analyze and translate consumers data into olfactory guidelines for perfumers.
  • Collaborate in the creation of mappings as needed by the commercial and creative departments.
  • Liaise with other regional creative centres to complete project assignments.
  • Provide professional olfactive and technical training to the internal team and clients.



Fragrance Development Manager-Andean Pact

Symrise
05.2020 - 03.2023


Main responsibilities:


  • Execute clients´brief developing or selecting fragrances according to the given guidelines.
  • Explore and enrich mainly the Fabric softener and APC categories by analyzing consumers preferences in Colombia, Perú and Ecuador.
  • Participate in olfactory analysis of new products to identify trends and outstanding notes which could be used as inspiration.

Fragrance Evaluator

CPL Aromas
04.2015 - 05.2020


Main responsibilities


  • Select and evaluate fragrances according to briefing info.
  • Resolve customer requests in coordination with perfumers team to select or create new winning fragrances.
  • Provide technical support during customer visits as per guidelines.
  • Study and understand the olfactory profiles of the corresponding geographical area (Andean Pact, Mexico, England) in personal care, home care, air care and fine fragrance products, in order to submit the most suitable ones for both the project and client.
  • Provide olfactory training to the internal team and clients.

Quality Control Analyst

CPL Aromas
10.2013 - 04.2015


Main responsibilities:


  • Issuance of technical documentation (COAS, Specifications)
  • Analyze raw materials and packaging materials upon arrival at the plant.
  • Register and update specifications, release tests, formulation comments in the system.
  • Attention to internal and external clients
  • Audit attention
  • Support Production Management in troubleshooting plant quality execution deficiencies, working with technical resources (Technical Services, Quality Control, R&D and Product Development) and plant management resources to identify root cause and eliminate recurring quality problems.
  • Support Quality Assurance with customer complaints from initial information gathering, through the investigation, to providing resolution to both internal and external customers.
  • Make objective decisions concerning the approval of raw materials, intermediates, and finished products.
  • Provide timely analytical support to the alternate raw material supplier process.


Compounding Laboratory/Perfumer Assistant

CPL Aromas
05.2013 - 10.2013


Main responsibilities:


  • Accurately weigh and measure raw materials according to the formula, ensuring lot number and quantity accuracy through barcode scanning.
  • Accurately weigh and measure raw materials according to the formula, ensuring lot number and quantity accuracy through barcode scanning
  • Report any anomalies detected during the fragrance weighing process.
  • Maintain the record of oil weighing in the internal laboratory system.
  • Maintain clear, agile and open communication with perfumers, evaluators and sales team.
  • Safely handle materials including wet, dry, viscous, flammable, hot and hazardous substances.
  • Provide backup support to team members as needed.


Education

Consumer Behavior -

Indian Institute of management Bangalore
01.2020

International marketing -

EAN University
01.2019

MOOC- How to design a marketing plan -

Bogota Chamber of Commerce
01.2019

Chemical Engineer - Chemical Engineering

Fundación Universidad De América
01.2013

High School Diploma -

Presentación Luna Park
01.2002

Skills

  • Analytical and strategic thinking
  • Adaptable and flexible
  • Communicative and team worker
  • Quick Learner
  • Organized and responsible
  • Results and detail-oriented

Workreferences

  • Eduardo Andrés Yory Ramirez, Junior perfumer, CPL Aromas Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, (+57) 314 4021756
  • Sebastian Gabriel, Perfumer, Firmenich, Paris, France, (+971) 58 237 4358
  • Maria Cristina Wilches, Development coordinator, Iberchem, Bogotá, Colombia, (+57) 312 485 3855


Languages

Spanish

Native


English

CEFR Level  C1

IELTS 2024


French

Global score B1

TCF - Test de connaissance du français 2024




Timeline

Fragrance Development Manager MeCeCa

Symrise
03.2023 - Current

Fragrance Development Manager-Andean Pact

Symrise
05.2020 - 03.2023

Fragrance Evaluator

CPL Aromas
04.2015 - 05.2020

Quality Control Analyst

CPL Aromas
10.2013 - 04.2015

Compounding Laboratory/Perfumer Assistant

CPL Aromas
05.2013 - 10.2013

International marketing -

EAN University

MOOC- How to design a marketing plan -

Bogota Chamber of Commerce

Consumer Behavior -

Indian Institute of management Bangalore

Chemical Engineer - Chemical Engineering

Fundación Universidad De América

High School Diploma -

Presentación Luna Park
STHEFANNY FERNÁNDEZ LÓPEZ