Fresh Openings at Givaudan

Reporting to the Global business Director, in this exciting role, you will:

• Deliver profitable business growth in the different product categories for the Sub Saharan sales region unit.
• Effectively manage and coordinate the projects pipeline, working closely with the CMI, marketing, S&T and development teams, planning and driving account activities including: defence of existing business and attacking new opportunities, ensuring the participation to the customer briefs. Identify consumer or market-led proactive opportunities with relevance for the client's business in the region. Conduct presentations to articulate Givaudan's value proposition and promote portfolio for each category. new concepts, technology or products.
• Define, implement and coordinate a strategic Action plan for the cross category business in the region with clearly defined priorities in accordance with the 2025 business plan and global brand/category strategies
• Build a continuous olfactive knowledge of the different categories and countries within your region of responsibilities. Olfactive cultural differences and similarities, olfactive preferences
• Build and maintain winning relationships with key decision makers at this important corporate client positioning Givaudan as preferred supplier
• Work closely with the global category account team as well as your regional counterpart to provide commercial support for the regional and local briefs, action plans, pro- active needed for your region unit.
• Manage pricing and margins in consultation with the Category account team as well as your regional director in line with global pricing guidelines in order to maximize gross profit.
• Support the customer care and supply chain team, internally and externally to ensure a smooth and effective customer services

You?

• Are you someone who wants to grow and shape your own world? Who thrives being in a culture where you can express yourself in a creative team environment? Who wants to collaborate and learn together with teams who are as passionate as you are? Then come join us – and impact your world.

Your professional profile includes:

• Graduate or higher degree;
• 5 to 7 years+ successful sales, marketing or client relationship experience in fragrance or related FMCG industry (Unilever, P&G, Colgate, L'Oreal) or B2B (sales process via projects)
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Excellent Project Management and organisation skills
• Excellent powerpoint skills to develop and deliver sales submission presentations.
• Strong Inter-personal skills and experience in managing activities of teams remotely;
• Strong client services skills, adept at developing strong sales relationships with customer.
• Demonstrate olfactive potential and likeability to smell.
• Global mindset Business and commercial insight and strategic thinking;
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills

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In this exciting role you will:

Flavour Preparation & Evaluation:

• Prepare flavour samples as requested for creation and applications needs, technology performance assessment, physical testing.
• Formulate new flavour creations or modify existing flavours to meet project requirements, internal testing needs, or new technology development for selected flavour types.
• Participate in the evaluation of materials developed internally or from external sources and assess potential for flavour creation.
• Complete daily tasks and manage assigned projects and provide flavours which meet all defined project needs, considering when relevant good manufacturing practices, sample scale-up, production requirements, regulatory compliance.

Knowledge Sharing & Expertise:

• When requested serve as technical expert to resolve flavour production issues and customer complaints and complete ownership of created flavours.
• Coach, train, motivate, and mentor flavour assistants.
• Participate and learn about all areas of the company (analytical chemistry, sensory, consumer understanding, regulatory, flavour delivery, manufacturing, etc.).
• Contribute as technical expert and advisor to internal and external partners for ingredient and flavour performance for selected flavour types.
• Contribute to discussions of research plans, sensory results/insights, making experimental observations and making connections to related, but separate technologies.
• Make suggestions for future research or sensory activities.
• Contribute to the planning of technical or sensory projects.

Environmental Health & Safety:

• You will maintain a safe, clean and organized lab environment following EH&S policies and hold others accountable for following these guidelines.

About You:

• Polytechnic or Bachelor's Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology
• Minimum 10 years of experience as a Flavourist after completion of the Givaudan Flavourist Trainee programme or accepted industry equivalent.
• Experience working with sweet goods, diary, beverages
• Expert level tasting skills with a basic level ability to understand how to adjust a flavour formulation in the direction needed for flavour modifications
• Knowledge of raw materials and flavour ingredients for the ability to formulate selected flavour types to deliver flavour performance, problem solving processes, research and development needs, etc.
• Relevant understanding of common flavour creation solvent and carrier systems to formulate selected flavour types
• Basic ability to interface with internal and external partners and customers and discuss the flavour creation needs for selected flavour types Basic knowledge of local and regional regulatory requirements for flavours
• Prepare and present basic flavour creation related technical presentations. Basic knowledge of application equipment, ingredients, and manufacturing procedures Basic knowledge of formulating suitable delivery systems for different application bases Basic knowledge of analytical methodologies (G.C. HPLC, Mass Spec.)
• Basic knowledge of flavour manufacturing equipment and processes
• Basic knowledge of flavour performance and be able to formulate using this data to improve flavour performance

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Responsibilities

Strategy design and execution

• Contribute to the design of the Regional Project Engineering plan by advising its management regarding project feasibility.
• Prepare business cases, designs related to project plans and coordinates their execution upon approvalby sponsor(s) and steering committee(s).

Project management

• Manage capital projects and studies.
• Develop project scopes, cost estimations, credit applications and specifi cations, etc…
• Monitor compliance with design and construction parameters, respecting all norms and regulations and EHS.
• Monitor project execution parameters, including timing, detailed cost estimate, list of deliverables and implement corrective actions whenever necessary.
• Co-lead tender process with suppliers and contractors.
• Implement and apply appropriate project monitoring tools.
• Support project teams in the project execution.
• Support local project management in resource and contingency planning.
• Conduct hazard studies, risk assessments and process optimisations.
• Control contractors on site for the projects managed.
• Report project status and budgetary control for approved projects.
• Produce all required design documents.
• Executes the project plan(s) within approved budget.

People management

• Contributes to the annual human resources processes by providing input to line managers regarding performance of project team members.
• Works with the respective line managers and HR Business Partner(s) in developing a project management capabilities in the Engineering function.

Contributes to the development and promotion of functional talents within and outside the Engineering function.

Academic Background

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or related discipline.
• Plant Engineering or Maintenance Certification

Professional Experience

• 2 to 4 years of experience in factory engineering / maintenance, including management of multi-country/multiple process engineering projects involving resources from diverse disciplines.
• 1 year of experience in people management preferred
• Experience in working with diverse cultures and multidiscipline specialists (internal and external).
• Experience in working in complex/matrix organizations (incl. Global CoE setup).

Technical Skills

• Good command in project management, using TPM, KPI, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing and project controlling tools.
• Good command in stakeholder management and communications.
• Good knowledge of EHS rules and guidelines.
• Good knowledge of fi nancial concepts (e.g. OPEX, CAPEX) and tools (e.g. SAP).
• Good negotiation skills to support procurement to manage contractors

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Administrative Tasks:

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date customer records and sales documentation.
• Coordination and execution on sample receipt & delivery (courier)
• Manage and update the customer project system 
• Follow through on essential tasks and actions from the Key Account Manager's customer meetings. 
• You will be the backup and admin for the Key Account Manager. 
• You will be liaising with the relevant persons to ensure that any actions required are taken and then followed through to completion. 
• You will be liaising with inter departments (Regulatory, Customer Care, Technical, Pricing team and system Power-users) on a daily basis to action the tasks.
• You will Maintain and Update the Customer portfolio database
• Management and submission of key documentation for the customer within the internal systems
• Become the Key/super user of Givaudan systems 
• Follow up on and update projects & general requests
• Track credit management queries
• Assist with compiling and submitting the Forecast information from the customer 

Sales Support:

• Assist in submitting and preparing monthly sales reports
• Coordinate with internal teams to ensure timely and accurate order processing.
• Monitor and report on sales performance metrics.
• Contribute to the development of sales team
• You will participate in flavour training and tasting sessions. 
• You will be responsible for project management, pricing, data management and general commercial responsibilities. 
• Therefore, systematic, organized and conscientious abilities are essential.
• Manage customer queries and internal coordination with multi-functional teams (both locally & globally). 
• Ability to work both independently and proactively are key. 

Pricing:

• Pricing co-ordination with the Givaudan pricing teams (regional)
• Update customer price lists and respond to price queries & quotation requests
• Responsible for the maintenance of all pricing files according to portfolio 

Customer Engagement:

• Assist in managing and maintaining relationships with customers 
• Respond to customer inquiries promptly and professionally. 
• Provide exceptional customer service and act as a liaison between customer/Key Account Manager and the teams within the business 
• Management, initiation and tracking on customer projects via Givaudan Project system
• Responsible for communication and co-ordination on the project to the customer teams and internal teams
• Manage customer project sample requests from Sampling and coordinate with the Technical teams

 
You?

• Are you someone who wants to grow and shape your world? Who excels being in a culture where you are part of a creative team environment? Who wants to collaborate with teams who are as passionate as you are? Then join us and impact your world.

Your professional profile includes:

• Diploma/Degree and 5 years working experience in a similar role
• Advanced level of Excel  certificate to be provided upon request
• Experience in customer relationship management
• Good project management capability
• Exposure working in an international/multinational company
• Experience working in a matrix organisation and with remote teams
• Good communication and business writing skills 

Other Skills:

• Attention to detail
• Self-starter and displays initiative
• Computer literacy
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Time Management skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good interpersonal skills
• Organisational skills
• Communication skills
• Good elocution and presenting skills
• Finance knowledge appreciated but not mandatory
• Experience in an import-export environment appreciated