Associate Marketing Manager

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, 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 17,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination 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.

Associate Marketing Manager - Your Future Position? Greater China is crucial to the future growth of Givaudan’s business; an opportunity has opened for an Associate Marketing Manager for Beverage category role at Givaudan China. The person will be responsible for marketing strategy, innovation projects management & reactive marketing support for beverage sub- categories.

Responsibilities 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:

• Develop strategic short, long term category innovation plans and drive timely execution in focus sub-categories.
• Develop in depth understanding and knowledge of the market, industry dynamics, competitive positioning and consumer understanding to effectively manage the innovation projects.
• Understand customers’ brand and formulate brand relevant concepts and to translate consumer & sensory insights into customers’ business for sustainable growth.
• Identify new opportunities of growth by leveraging organisation’s tools, technologies, and expertise. (Local/regional/global, cross functional resources).
• Build good collaboration with regional team and support on China relevant projects.
• Regular day-to-day 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

• BSc in Food technology, Chemistry and/or Marketing, MBA or formal business training/certification is of an advantage
• Minimum 5 years’ experience, with previous experience in either marketing or sales in B2B food ingredient/additive companies or FMCG (bakery industry related experience is preferred)
• Strong ability 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
• Good presentation skills and ability to engage well internally and with customers.
• Strong business sense to drive the business growth
• Passionate for the marketing role
• Strong written & verbal communication skills, Good English communication skills
• Tactically oriented, and able to balance multiple priorities
• Decisive and good team player

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.