Job Opportunities NOAM Category Director, Consumer Products

Givaudan•East Hanover, NJ

6d•$190,000 - $250,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As Category Director for the NOAM Consumer Products Division – Fragrance & Beauty, you will lead and energize the NOAM Category team and champion the development and implementation of the regional category plan in order to drive business growth. Sound intriguing? It could well be your perfect opportunity if you have a true passion for fragrances and desire to drive the development process in one or more of the following categories: Personal Care, Fabric Care, Air Care, and/or Home Care.

Requirements

University Degree or equivalent; Advanced University degree in related field is a plus.
Minimum 15+ years of professional experience within the fragrance or related creative industries
Minimum 2-3 years of successful team leadership experience
Excellent ability to build relationships. Ability to build networks, to achieve results through influence and to work effectively in a matrix environment
Expert knowledge of consumer products (market dynamics, olfactory trends)
Solid knowledge for consumers within consumer products sector
Excellent leadership and people management skills
Strong facilitation and presentation skills
Strong ability to think strategically and ability to translate strategies into tangible deliverables
Proven track record + experience working in global environment

Responsibilities

Demonstrate strong leadership and people management skills by inspiring, developing, and empowering teams to achieve strategic goals while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement
Develop and implement the regional category strategic plan via a holistic involvement of all team functions
Responsible for establishing and executing category strategic initiatives to achieve plan
Efficiently manage the Development team’s workload incorporating the Brief Segmentation guidelines and mind set
Assess performance and determine areas for improvement in ways of working
Collaborate with Commercial teams to identify, and interpret business needs and objectives
Liaise with other internal functions, such as Science and Technology and IT, to ensure the needs of the regional category are represented appropriately
Lead multi-functional team across Evaluation, Marketing and CMI disciplines
Overall responsibility for team development including pipeline build, talent / experience development
Actively participate in global category network to leverage best practices and drive Global strategic initiatives, with the ability to work effectively across cultures
Champion creative problem solving and innovation