Category Director leading the NOAM Consumer Products Division at Givaudan. Championing regional category plan development and team leadership in fragrance and beauty.
Responsibilities
Lead and energize the NOAM Category team
Champion the development and implementation of the regional category plan
Demonstrate strong leadership and people management skills
Develop and implement the regional category strategic plan
Responsible for establishing and executing category strategic initiatives
Efficiently manage the Development team’s workload
Assess performance and determine areas for improvement
Collaborate with Commercial teams to identify business needs
Liaise with other internal functions to ensure needs are represented
Lead multi-functional team across Evaluation, Marketing and CMI disciplines
Overall responsibility for team development including pipeline build
Actively participate in global category network to leverage best practices
Champion creative problem solving and innovation
Requirements
Minimum 15+ years of professional experience within the fragrance or related creative industries
Minimum 2-3 years of successful team leadership experience
Excellent ability to build relationships
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
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