Key Account Manager - Ivory Coast

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Key Account Manager- Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire – Your future position?

We are looking for a 'Key Account Manager' for our regional Fragrance Consumer Products team to provide a more intimate support for our expanding customer base and increasing market share in West Africa across product categories – Personal care, Fabric care, Air care, Home care, and Oral care.

You will be an important contributor to our West Africa Sales team and build upon and provide an intimate relationship with our important customers in the region. You will develop business plans targeting strategic customers in West Africa, to provide them with game-changing Fragrance solutions and help achieve Givaudan's purpose and commercial goals in the region.

This role is based in Abidjan to better focus on the strategic markets. You will report to the Côte d'Ivoire Country Manager and offer excellent opportunities for development.

In this exciting role, you will:

Develop our business

• Develop an understanding of the customer and their brands.
• Grow and defend existing Givaudan business in specific Fragrance Consumer Products segments.
• Set up/review/monitor strategic and category account plans, sales forecasts, and budgets.
• Follow goals versus targets (sales, gross profit, win rate) and take corrective actions when needed.

Bring your passion

• Establish and cultivate relationships with main internal and external decision-makers.
• Attract new business by identifying and creating mutual business opportunities.
• Build a project pipeline, ensuring the most efficient usage of Givaudan resources.

Position our products

• Monitor fragrance trends, competitor activity, and product development.
• Identify value drivers for the customer and promote Givaudan's value proposition by positioning Givaudan products and technologies.

Lead focus projects and customer briefs

• Manage customer briefs and proactive innovation and development projects.
• Using your project management skills and ability to motivate and guide others, you are the centre point assuring overall success

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience with an excellent track record in sales, key account management, business development, marketing, market research, or a techno-commercial role in the Fragrance, Perfumes, Cosmetics, Ingredients, Chemical, or FMCG sector(s) in an international work environment.
• Knowledge of customers, competition, and an existing customer network in West Africa will be ideal.
• A passion and appreciation for the world of Fragrance.
• Excellent oral and written proficiency in the French and English.
• Able to travel frequently ~ 30-40% of the time.

Our Benefits

• Attractive package with benefits.
• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development.
• A creative team environment that will inspire you.

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