Senior CMI Manager

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Senior Consumer Market Insights Manager – Argenteuil, France - Your future position

At Givaudan, consumers are always at the heart of our development strategy. Our Consumer Market Insight (CMI) managers are key partners and work closely with development and sales team to provide in-depth consumer understanding knowledge, and market insights at each step of the fragrance development for Consumer Products division. The Insights they generate guide, influence and inspire the fragrance journey.

As a senior CMI manager you will manage Consumer Market Insight activity in Western and Eastern Europe for some of our key international customers and provide consumer market insight expertise on a specific category of products, in our Creative Centre, near Paris.

Sounds interesting?

Reporting to the Category Director, in this exciting role, you will:

·         Lead the CMI strategy of regional projects

·         Act as market research expert in direct contact with international clients, to discuss and review CMI strategies, methodologies and results

·         Play a key role in the Givaudan CMI community through specific CMI-driven cross regional and cross category initiatives

·         Act as CMI Business Partner for Perfumers, Evaluators and Marketing, working closely on projects throughout the development cycle providing in-depth interpretation of results to guide fragrance development

·         Continuously build CMI expertise and share with internal and external stakeholders

·         Lead Innovation, exploring new ideas and experimenting with new methodologies

·         Work with category teams to think strategically, identify opportunities and gaps in knowledge, help building a strategic category plan

·         Manage a Junior CMI Manager

You?

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

Your professional profile includes: 

·         University Degree/Master’s Degree (or equivalent experience)

·         7 - 10+ years of experience in market research

·         Verbal and written command of English and local language

·         Understanding of statistics and experimental design

·         Demonstrates advanced knowledge and use of quantitative methodologies (protocols, designs, questionnaires etc.) Good understanding of qualitative technics

·         Stays up to date with the latest developments/techniques in CMI profession

·         Effectively plans, leads and communicates all required functional steps in the CMI project

·         Expertise in analysing large data sets and drawing strategic conclusions and implications

Our benefits include:

·         Excellent compensation package including yearly bonus

·         Health Insurance

·         Great career development opportunities

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Every essence of you enriches our world.
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