Quality Control Manager

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise QC activities for perfumes, fragrances, raw materials, and finished products.
• Develop quality control procedures, standards, and inspection systems.
• Inspect and approve raw materials, fragrance oils, packaging materials, and finished products.
• Monitor production processes against approved specifications and quality standards.
• Conduct or coordinate testing of fragrance, alcohol, color, appearance, odor, stability, and other quality parameters.
• Maintain QC records, test reports, batch records, and certificates of analysis.
• Investigate complaints, defects, deviations, and non-conformities, and implement CAPA.
• Work with Production, R&D, Procurement, Warehouse, and Regulatory teams to resolve quality issues.
• Ensure batch-to-batch consistency and maintain product quality.
• Establish quality standards for new perfume formulations and product launches.
• Conduct supplier quality assessments and monitor raw-material quality.
• Lead inspections, support audits, train QC staff, and continuously improve processes.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmacy, Cosmetic Science, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of Quality Control or Quality Assurance experience, preferably in perfume, fragrance, cosmetics, or personal care.
• Strong knowledge of perfume and fragrance raw materials and finished-product quality standards.
• Experience with laboratory testing, analytical methods, and QC equipment.
• Good understanding of GMP, ISO, CAPA, SOPs, batch documentation, and quality management systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, leadership, and team-management skills.
• High attention to detail and strong documentation skills.
• Stability testing, product specifications, and quality investigations experience is advantageous.
• Knowledge of UAE or GCC perfume and cosmetics regulations is advantageous.
• Good English communication skills are required; Arabic is advantageous.

Work Location

• Work is performed in person.

Pay

• Pay is AED 5,000 to AED 7,000 per month.