Fine Fragrance Sales Support Assistant for MENA

Job Description

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 peoples 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.Givaudans 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 additionalSales 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.

• Analyse data to identify meaningful insights.
• Manage priorities for yourself and the sales team.
• Create easy-to-understand reports and presentations.

• 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.

• 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.

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