Regional Marketing Manager for SEA

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, 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 17,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination 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.

Purpose

In this role based in Johannesburg, you will manage the product category within the South and East African region, develop strategies and give direction to all marketing efforts in order to ensure Givaudan's leading position within the relevant category, according to overall business objectives and global/regional marketing strategy. You will report to the Commercial Director Taste&Wellbeing SEA.

Your Responsibilities

• Develop categories strategies, priorities and action plans
• Become regional subject matter expert for assigned categories, through analysis of customer products, growth rates, shares, new product introductions, and competitive landscape
• Identify gaps and business opportunities in assigned categories and coordinates with Regional Product Manager and Regional Marketing Director to kick-off regional or global development project
• Lead regional development projects for assigned categories
• Develop and maintain knowledge of competitor products and define opportunities for differentiation
• Engage with sales to provide marketing support for customers
• Ensure that customers know and understand our capabilities
• Build an ongoing pipeline of customer trend, capabilities and innovation presentations in alignment with global and regional strategic priorities and account plans
• Ensure Regional Marketing activity is consistent with and supports Flavour Division Branding&Positioning. Build Givaudan Brand in the Region
• Lead development of regional product or brand concepts for assigned categories and presents to target customers
• Collaborate with regional product managers on commercialisation opportunity assessments and development and delivery of commercialisation presentations
• Ensure that our products, technology and concepts are translated to be relevant to the customers brands, local markets
• Partner with Sales to provide Marketing expertise to our customers
• Build an ongoing pipeline of customer trends, capabilities, and innovation presentations in alignment with global and regional strategic priorities and account plans
• Lead development of regional product or brand concepts for assigned categories and presents to target customers

Your Profile

• Academic Background
• University level on a technical or commercial background (food science or chemistry or buss economics) with an MBA or marketing degree
• Professional Experience
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in food or flavour industry
• Technical Skills
• Sales or B2B Marketing knowledge with a strong know how of B2C Marketing in an international environment
• Solid understanding of marketing strategy and principles, including brand building and value propositions
• Creative skills and the ability to build promotion campaigns to build reputation with customers and project pipelines
• Ability to partner with other functions to analyse business performance, identify issues and define opportunities for growth
• Ability to work effectively in a matrix environment, diplomatic and influencing
• Fluent English, other languages a plus
• Strong project management skills
• Excellent oral and written communication ability and presentation skills
• Creative in approach, originates ideas

Our Benefits

• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development
• A creative team environment that will inspire you
• Attractive compensation package
• Medical aid
• Performance bonus
• Pension fund

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

We value the different perspectives that come from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences.

Everyone — regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, culture, religion, or any personal circumstances — is warmly welcomed at Givaudan, a place where we all love to be and grow.

Every essence of you enriches our world. Join us in making a difference together.