Business Development Support Executive at IFF

Job Requirements

• As an Executive, you will be a real self-starter, with excellent interpersonal skills, with a passion for delighting people and delivering results. You will be a dynamic problem solver, with an enthusiasm for finding the right solution whatever the challenge and love being part of an international team in a superfast paced environment where accuracy, efficiency & positive attitude are essential.To be successful in this position we are looking for someone who possess the following requirements:

 Self-motivated & extremely well organised.

•  An open personality with the mindset of striving to be the best you can be.
•  Strong written and verbal communication. 
•  Results Driven, with an eye for detail.
•  Ideally a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Consumer Science or Administration. 
•  Excellent Computer Skills (the usual Word, Excel, Power Point, SAP but also a keen feel for trend tools / social media / social listening).
•  2 to 5 years relevant experience ideally in the fragrance and or FMCG sectors.
•  A Passion for the region, key markets include but not limited to South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, UAE (GCC) & Maghreb.
•  An affinity with fragrances with strong interests in product development, consumers and market understanding.
•  Fluency in English.
•  Appetite for travel, when the opportunity arises. 
•  Passion by the bucket load. 

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Sub Regional Commercial Manager and working with the existing commercial and creative teams this role includes but is not limited to:

•  Business Administration – supporting the AME account managers project entry / maintenance, sampling & document requests including relevant logistics, pricing / price list & forecasting / reporting support.
•  Customer Intimacy – Build strong relationships with the customer to ensure optimum support as a result of understanding the customers brands, strategies, markets & consumer needs. Whilst working closely with other commercial colleagues to develop & deliver a robust strategy to help IFF and our customer grow.    
•  Project Support & Internal Networking – develop outstanding working relationships with global commercial team, supply chain (customer service, quality, regulatory, shipping) & creative (project coordination, scent design, marketing & CI) ensuring projects run smoothly, on time and to the customers’ expectations.
•  Be a Market Expert – show a passion for and develop an expertise in the home & personal care markets across Africa & the Middle East, by conducting or support social listening, trend identification, uncovering consumer delighters, building market intelligence that can be delivered to the customer proactively and on demand.