Regional Account Manager - Consumer Products

Givaudan SA•East Hanover, NJ

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. In the USA, we develop, market and produce a wide array of solutions from our 25 most innovative sites, based across the country. Stretch your skills, create and get inspiration from passionate colleagues. Every day, your energy, your thirst for knowledge, and your creativity will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature. We bring together creativity and science for consumer products that are all connected through a powerful web of technical capabilities. By combining our inventiveness and insights with the latest technologies, we always challenge ourselves to push boundaries and explore new ideas. This helps our diverse customers to develop refreshing, reliable, and recognizable products that brighten up everyday moments. As consumer needs are constantly evolving, our imagination comes together to bring fresh new fragrant ideas for every market. As the Regional Account Manager for a major account in North America (NOAM), you will manage a crucial part of our business and lead the NOAM commercial team. You will be onsite, based in East Hanover, NJ. As a part of a Global Team, you will report to the World Account Manager who is based in Argenteuil, France. It is a leadership role, and you will join the North America Management Committee.

Requirements

University degree in applicable discipline. Advanced Degree helpful
10+ years' major account experience
Experience working internationally, across categories, brands, and geographies
Experience facilitating senior strategic relationships between Givaudan and customer/customer decision-makers at assigned accounts
Experience leading and motivating a high-achieving team
Competence in olfactive skills

Responsibilities

Commercial Leadership: Implement the global account strategy and develop a solid strategy for North America. Build, communicate, review, and monitor strategic plans, sales, profit forecasts, and budget. Grow Givaudan business worldwide, with regional responsibility, by managing top and bottom lines. Ensure we are positioned as the supplier of choice to participate in the customer's core list and targeted briefs. Manage the activity and the performance of the regional supply chain in close collaboration with operations. Further build and use fruitful connections with Fine Fragrance and Active Beauty Teams.
Customer Influence: Develop an understanding of our customer's organization, including main decision makers, and develop relationships with multiple levels of management. Establish and maintain relationships throughout the company internally to ensure the best results are achieved while working as a cohesive team.
Team Partner: Establish the appropriate regional structure to increase the account coverage, aligned with the customer's organization. Manage the activity and performance of the team under your direct responsibility. Lead and motivate the sales team to exceed customer expectations. Develop the team and prepare them for their future career moves. Work with Givaudan management on talent development and succession planning.