Account Manager - Unilever (Midrand) at DSM-Firmenich

Job Purpose

Develop and maintain a profound knowledge of the client’s organization, structures, processes, and decision makers for the Home & Personal Care Category at the Regional Innovation Centre Durban.

Job Responsibilities

• Have an in-depth understanding of Unilever’s brands in the AMET South region and disseminate this information to the relevant people in the dsm-firmenich network.
• Manage briefs/projects on Home & Personal Care brands in close collaboration with HPC Creative Brand Fragrance Manager
• Stay up-to-date on global Home & Personal Care projects within dsm-firmenich through category fragrance development managers, constant evaluation of fragrance submissions and existing perfume portfolio, promotion of latest adoptions.
• Enter Action Reports and manage projects internally in coordination relevant functions fragrance development managers, CI, Marketing.
• Manage appropriate MR if needed, together with the Marketing and CI team
• Proper management of Project Master, including M&L notices, closeouts, etc., close contacts to client regarding launches and delistings.
• Commercial Support, eg. Updating price lists, monitoring of Account receivables.
• Support on evaluation sessions, ordering oils, monitoring client base availability, support for brand servicing.
• Interact with the internal Unilever dsm-firmenich team, especially the two Fragrance Managers within AMET, to ensure effective communication and possible synergies.

You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Sciences/Commercial
• Experience in Flavour & Fragrance business
• Minimum 5 years working experience in sales and or business development within the Fragrance industry or other relevant experience.
• Ability to develop and maintain good long-term working relationship with clients
• Reflecting & proactive approach to marketing solutions
• Driven and motivated by the commercial aspect and the proactive sales
• Opportunistic with entrepreneurial mindset and agile in a complex matrix organisation