• Job Description

  Req#: 362427

  Account Manager - Unilever

  Location: Midrand, South Africa
  

  At dsm-firmenich people are at the heart of the company. We are committed to equal employment opportunities and value diversity in the workplace.

  Job Purpose

  Develop and maintain a profound knowledge of the client’s organization, structures, processes, and decision makers for the Home & Personal Care Category at the Regional Innovation Centre Durban.

  Job Responsibilities

  • Have an in-depth understanding of Unilever’s brands in the AMET South region and disseminate this information to the relevant people in the dsm-firmenich network.
  • Manage briefs/projects on Home & Personal Care brands in close collaboration with HPC Creative Brand Fragrance Manager
  • Stay up-to-date on global Home & Personal Care projects within dsm-firmenich through category fragrance development managers, constant evaluation of fragrance submissions and existing perfume portfolio, promotion of latest adoptions.
  • Enter Action Reports and manage projects internally in coordination relevant functions fragrance development managers, CI, Marketing.
  • Manage appropriate MR if needed, together with the Marketing and CI team
  • Proper management of Project Master, including M&L notices, closeouts, etc., close contacts to client regarding launches and delistings.
  • Commercial Support, eg. Updating price lists, monitoring of Account receivables.
  • Support on evaluation sessions, ordering oils, monitoring client base availability, support for brand servicing.
  • Interact with the internal Unilever dsm-firmenich team, especially the two Fragrance Managers within AMET, to ensure effective communication and possible synergies.

  You Bring

  • Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Sciences/Commercial
  • Experience in Flavour & Fragrance business
  • Minimum 5 years working experience in sales and or business development within the Fragrance industry or other relevant experience.
  • Ability to develop and maintain good long-term working relationship with clients
  • Reflecting & proactive approach to marketing solutions
  • Driven and motivated by the commercial aspect and the proactive sales
  • Opportunistic with entrepreneurial mindset and agile in a complex matrix organisation

  We Bring

  • A rich history and a promising future of bold scientific innovation and passionate creation with our customers;
  • A space to grow by encouraging and supporting curiosity and an open mindset;
  • A culture that prioritizes safety and well-being, both physically and mentally;
  • The opportunity to work for a company where sustainability is much more than a claim and is core to our strategy and purpose;
  • A flexible work environment that empowers people to take accountability for their work and own the outcome

  Our Commitment

  dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drives unprecedented progress. We aim to build a workplace where opportunity really is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate, there’s a place for everyone at dsm-Firmenich.

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• About the company

  Our passion for perfumes and flavors, our creativity and innovation, together with our exceptional understanding of sensory perceptions and trends, have forged our world-class reputation. Our consistently superior investments in R&D substantiate our de...

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