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As Category Director, for the Consumer Products Division – Fragrance & Beauty NOAM at our Ridgedale Creative Centre, reporting to the Creative Centre Director (CCD), you will lead the development and implementation of the regional category structure and plan in order to drive business growth. Sound intriguing? It could well be your perfect opportunity if you have a true passion for fragrances and desire to drive creation and development process for consumer products inclusive of one or more of the following categories: Personal Care, Fabric Care, Air Care, and/or Home Care.

You will be expected to deliver on:

• Develop and implement the regional category strategic plan via a holistic involvement of all functions of the team

• Responsible for establishing and executing category strategic initiatives

• Facilitating the efficient management of the Development workload including realising of Brief Segmentation guidelines and mind set

• Assessment of performance and improvement in ways of working

• Collaborate with Commercial teams to identify, interpret business needs and objectives

• Liaise with other functions such as Science and Technology and IT within Givaudan to ensure the needs of the regional category are represented appropriately

• Lead multi-functional team across Evaluation, Marketing and CMI disciplines

• Overall responsibility for professional development including pipeline build, talent / experience development

• Active participant in global category network to leverage best practices and drive strategic initiatives, with the ability to work effectively across cultures

• Creative problem solving and innovation

You?

Are you someone with a strong analytical mind and a nose for success? Would you like to collaborateand learn together with teams who are as passionate as you are? Then come join us – and impact your world. Then come join us – and impact your world.

Your professional profile includes:

• 15+ years’ evaluation/technical experience

• Bachelor’s degree

• Excellent ability to build relationships. Ability to build networks, to achieve results through influence and to work effectively in a matrix environment

• Expert knowledge of consumer products (market dynamics, olfactory trends)

• Solid knowledge for consumers within consumer products sector

• Excellent leadership and people management skills

• Strong facilitation and presentation skills

• Strong ability to think strategically and ability to translate strategies into tangible deliverables

• Proven track record + experience working in global environment

• Good know how of continuous improvement processes and mind set

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.