Marketing Manager, Savoury & Snack

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Marketing Manager - Your Future Position?

Greater China is crucial to the future growth of Givaudan’s business; an opportunity has opened for a Marketing Manager for Savoury & Snacks category role at Givaudan China. The person will report to the Marketing Director –Greater China and Korea and will lead our marketing innovation efforts in China to drive Savoury & Snacks category growth.

This person will be responsible for defining, leading and driving the Savoury or Snacks Marketing Strategy and Marketing initiatives to grow and differentiate Givaudan with customers through engagement with sales, technical and Business Units at Regional and Country level.

Sounds interesting? It could well be your perfect opportunity if, like us, you always aim to exceed customer needs, deliver value and skilled at fostering strong relationships. In this exciting role you will be responsible for

• Lead development of the category growth strategy
• Identify business development opportunities, proposing potential targets.
• Build a strategy and action plan to effectively execute business development (short term as well as long term).
• Partner with sales and technical teams to analyze business performance, identify issues and define specific needs.
• Define the innovation agenda & fill identified gaps.

Category Expertise

Develop in depth understanding and knowledge of the market, industry dynamics, competitive positioning and consumer understanding to effectively manage the innovation projects and identify the new opportunities and capture the opportunities by leveraging company resources (local/regional/global, cross functional resources). Build good collaboration with regional team and support on China relevant projects.

Direct and execute marketing efforts to target customers

Develop marketing innovation plans and implementation in targeted quality and timely. Ensure that strategy is “translated” into marketable actions and that targets set are achieved. Understand customers’ brand and formulate brand relevant concepts and translate consumer & sensory insights into customers’ business for sustainable growth. Focus is required to provide agile support on customer’s reactive projects.

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

Your professional profile includes

• BS in Food technology, Chemistry and/or Marketing, MBA or formal business training/certification is of an advantage
• Preferably 15 years (minimum of 10 years’) experience, with previous experience in either marketing or sales in B2B food ingredient/additive companies or FMCG
• Natural Influencing skills
• Strong capacity to manage projects in a matrix organization.
• Strong skill to process a broad range of external / internal sources of information/trends/consumer insights and to convert into develop direction for the sales organization
• Strong written & verbal communication skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Tactically oriented, and able to balance multiple priorities
• Decisive and good team player
• Customer Driven

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.