Junior Marketing Executive at IFF

Role Overview

• It’s an exciting time to be part of IFF, we are looking for a Marketing Associate to become part of our industry-leading Marketing team, based in South Africa.
• The Marketing Associate will be tasked with uncovering and tracking local market insights and trends for the African continent as well as creating local experiences with customers, bringing forward the trends, opportunities, initiatives via presentations, toolboxes and events. 
• The person will work very closely with the Account Managers and SDMs in charge of the region and will report directly into the Marketing Manager based in Dubai, UAE.

Key Responsibilities

•  Develop an expertise in the fine fragrance, home & personal care markets across Africa, by conducting market research (desktop and on the ground), brand analysis, influencer and celebrities following, trend identification, new brands & launches tracking.
•  Support Commercial teams with building strong customer relationships by deep diving into the clients’ brands, strategies, portfolio, markets and consumer needs.
•  Create creative and compelling storytelling, olfactive descriptions, concepts and presentations to present to the clients
•  Issue & present newsletters with the latest trends, launches and olfactive directions internally and/or externally on a monthly/quarterly basis while continuously updating our internal database
•  Track and update our new wins
•  Plan & organize innovative days with the support of the commercial and creative team
•  Coordinate and Lead marketing toolbox design, creation and production. 

Key Requirements

Key Competencies 

•  Strong interpersonal & communication skills
•  Proactive, autonomous, creative, agile, flexible and curious
•  Able to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
•  Good presentation skills and being comfortable when presenting to customers.
•  Problem Solving and the ability to use initiative to get work done
•  Results Driven, with an eye for detail
•  Passion for the Fragrance industry

Job Requirements

•  Degree in Business 
•  Min 1-2 years of marketing experience (B2C or B2B)
•  Willing to Travel 
•  Fluent in English 
•  Microsoft Office skills a must – design software (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) an advantage