Junior Account Manager

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with creativity and imagination, 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 China, our mission started more than 30 years ago. We built our success with high-quality products, high ethical standards, and humility. Now, from one our 14 innovative locations across the country, every day, your passion, your expertise, and your commitment to excellence 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.  

Jr. Account Manager, Fragrance Ingredient Business

in Shanghai, China – Your next position?

As a Jr. Account Manager – Fragrance Ingredient Business (FIB) in our Fragrance & Beauty Division, you will be responsible to deliver Profitable Business Growth with a set of clients based in China and Hong Kong. Could this be the challenging environment you’re looking for? It could well be your good opportunity if, like us, you always aim to exceed customer needs, deliver value and are skilled at fostering strong relationships.

In this position you will:

• Meet the annual sales budget, profitability objectives and business goals for FIB China. The major industries you will be working with are fragrance companies (80%) and also beauty care companies (20%). 
• Manage the existing clients for the existing business, but also develop the project pipelines for new opportunities. 
• Manage the project pipeline, prioritize resources and anticipate and prepare for future opportunities.
• Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders – Global accounts’ coordinators, Pricing, Marketing, Operations, Regulatory
• Manage the China local stock.
• Monitor competition activity and provide strategic input to global accounts and management.

You?

Are you an ambitious, self-motivated individual? Eager to grow in a culture where you can express yourself in a dynamic environment? Who wants to collaborate and learn together with teams as passionate as you are? Then come join us – and impact your world. 

Your professional profile includes:

• University degree, major in chemical, business or marketing are preferred
• 5 years’ account management experience, coordinating global account is a plus
• Strong customer focus mindset, result oriented, ability to learn quickly
• Be open minded and hungry for new potential. Capability to initiate and execute the project plan by leveraging internal and external source
• English fluency both in verbal and written, good office software skill (especially excel skill)
• Expected to have 20% travel
• Love customers and fragrances

Our Benefits:

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

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.