Vincent Schaller

About Vincent Schaller

A driven and highly creative Senior Perfumer with comprehensive global and domestic expertise in Fine and Consumer Fragrance, technical problem solving, client relationship management, continuous improvement, and sales enablement. Creates performing, long-lasting, and compliant perfumes for a suite of clients from online influencers to multinational corporations.More than wins in all categories, with hundreds of clients all over the world.Strong expertise in Room Fragrances (candles, reeds, beads, electric diffusers).Excellent knowledge of ingredients (natural and synthetic).High skills in reconstitutions, reformulations and technical solutions.Led NaturePrint® (Headspaced reconstitution of natural scent) and Smell The Taste® (translation from flavor to perfumery, close collaboration with flavorists) programs. Created 100+ new bases for perfumers, generating successful fragrances.Extensive experience in Fine Fragrance, Body Care, and Home Care, with creations that span multiple categories:o Suavitel Blue Fabric Softener (Colgate Palmolive), one of the biggest potentials in Firmenich perfumery history.o First blue Fabric Conditioner won by Firmenich, Ensueno (Alen, Mexico).o Iconic shampoo in Latin America (Seda Ceramidas, Sedal Group). Benchmark for most competitors.o First major AXE won by the company (body deo spray, Unilever).o Prestige Brands (Max Mara, Courreges, Baldessarini, Paul Smith, Pierre Cardin, Milton-Lloyd, Rag & Bone, Etro, Estée Lauder, Aerin Lauder) and Masstige Brands (Adidas, Nike, SuperDry, Otto Kern, Scorpio, 4711, Acqua Colonia, Benetton, The Body Shop, Oriflame, Replay, Rituals, Zara, Culti Milano).o Custom-made fragrances for celebrities (Kylie Minogue, Penelope Cruz, Demi Moore, Jennifer Lopez, Halle Berry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Karl Lagerfeld, Dita Von Teese).Works to exceed metrics for sales and other KPIs by developing products in alignment with client’s needs while outpacing expectations. Proven success in empowering long-term growth and brand excellence via impactful creation efforts.Recognized as a Team worker with excellent communication skills with clients.

Experience

1. Perfumer Consultant

   Firmenich

   Mar 2024 — Present · NY, US

Education

• EPFL

  Master's degree, Chemical Engineering

  1987 — 1992

• EPFL

  Docteur es Sciences (PhD), Chemistry

  1992 — 1996

Skills

• Cosmetics
• Raw Materials
• Chemistry
• Skin Care
• Personal Care
• Consumer Products
• Fragrance
• Beauty Industry
• Hair Care
• Ingredients
• Fmcg
• Luxury Goods