Fine Fragrance Sales Support Assistant for MENA

Fine Fragrance Sales Support Assistant for the Middle East & North Africa
region (Internal job title - Commercial Assistant)

A Sales Support (Commercial) Assistant with the global leader in the creation
of Taste & Wellbeing and Fragrance & Beauty, and an essential member of our
Fine Fragrance Sales team for the Middle East & North Africa region, while
being based in our Dubai office - Your future position?

Fragrance is at the heart of Givaudan. We have a rich history of creating
fragrances that strike an emotional chord with consumers. We are inspired by
our rich heritage and our contribution to defining the evolution of the trends
over time. We create scents that shape people's lives.

Our senses step into gear from the moment we wake up in the morning until we
turn in for the night. The consumer grooming and cleaning regimen intersects
with Consumer Products (Personal care, Home & Air care, Fabric care, Oral
care), Fine Fragrance (Perfumes & Luxury scents), and Active Beauty products
with fragrance at the core of every experience. Givaudan's fragrance products
are, more often than not, responsible for carrying you through the olfactive
journey of your day.

Givaudan's fragrance teams are present in every region of the world. Years of
experience have resulted in an innate knowledge of consumer preferences
depending on the segment and geographical location. Our fragrance teams work
together to create the success that Givaudan thrives on and brings together
various skill sets - Sales, Creation and Evaluation, Consumer & Market
Insights, Marketing, Pricing, Compounding, Application, Library, Customer
Relations, Operations/Production, QC, etc. We have a selection of key
competencies present in each region.

Due to increased business activity and project pipelines, we are currently
looking to expand our small, friendly, and fabulous Fine Fragrance Sales team
for the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region and hiring an additional
'Sales Support Assistant'.

Based in our Dubai office in Media City and reporting to the Fine Fragrance
Area Sales Manager for MENA, you will play an important role in the team,
providing important support and developing an intimate understanding of
Givaudan briefing and project management systems. You will support essential
administrative projects and report to the team and the broader business. You
will also actively build and maintain professional relationships with our
teams and customers in the MENA region.

You will work for a company that touches billions of consumers more than a
hundred times a day. With its heritage stretching back over ‎250 years,
Givaudan has a long history of innovating scents and tastes. Our passion is to
collaborate with customers and partners to develop game-changing innovations
in the food & beverage, fragrance and beauty industries. We have a culture
that works to inspire, challenge and capture the heart and soul of consumers
and customers. Our customers in the MENA region have local, regional, and
international profiles, bringing diversity and curiosity to your daily job.

Sounds interesting? It could well be your perfect opportunity if, like us, you
always aim to exceed customer needs, can deliver value, and are skilled at
fostering excellent relationships!

In this exciting role, with a 'can-do ' mindset, you will -

Support our business:
* Manage administrative tasks, including project and sample requests, from initiation to completion and preparation for submission.
* Support the business for sourcing market products, information, and creative and technical needs.
* Prepare and maintain price quotations and ensure accuracy on our internal systems.

Position our fragrance solutions:
* Analyse data to identify meaningful insights.
* Manage priorities for yourself and the sales team.
* Create easy-to-understand reports and presentations.

Improve the bottom line:
* Be an essential team member by coordinating and updating critical reports and tracking tools.
* Maintain data accuracy on reports and manage timelines.
* Create daily, weekly, and monthly dashboards and support project management and data reporting.

Service our customers:
* Respond to all enquiries using systems knowledge, creative investigation, and follow-up.
* Provide the business team with information on customers' requests, insights, and communications.
* Use your skills to support the Key Account Managers deliver to our customers.

You?

Are you someone who wants to shape your world? Who excels in 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 join us and impact your world.

Your professional profile includes:

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline.


• ‎2+ years of relevant work experience, ideally in B2B Sales support role(s) in international work environments in the region.


• Preference for candidates already based in the UAE.


• Excellent oral and written proficiency in the English language. Additional proficiency in other languages like Arabic or French would be advantageous but not mandatory.


• Working knowledge of ERP's like SAP would be advantageous.


• Good project management skills.


• Team player and comfortable with diversity.

Our benefits -

• Attractive package with benefits.


• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development.


• A creative team environment that will inspire you.