Givaudan Careers Category Director- Fabric & Home Care (118421)
Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, 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.
In Singapore, you’ll be at the centre of every innovation, creation and solution available to the entire Asia-pacific region. Working with our research, creation and production units, as well as our renowned perfumery school, you’ll make us a greater force for good. Every day, your passion, your creativity, and your expertise 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.
As Category Director at our Singapore Creative Centre for Consumer Products Fragrances, you will lead the Fabric Care & Home Care development team (Evaluation, Marketing and Consumer Insights) and lead the definition and implementation of the regional category plan to support business growth in South East Asia. This role could well be your perfect opportunity if you have a true passion for fragrances and desire to drive creation and development process for the Fabric Care and Home Care category.
Purpose
Lead the growth and development of the Fabric Care(Global & International Accounts) & Home Care Category and the team based in Singapore Creative Center, through strategic excellence in fragrance development and resource management in alignment with the Regional Category Strategy through a holistic involvement of all functions of the team and management of key stakeholders involved. Additionally driving and supporting Global Fabric Care Initiatives via the Regional Category Directors community.
Core Responsibilities
Regional Category Strategy and Innovation
- Lead the development and implementation of the Category Strategy
- Manage the Category action plan (including timing) in the regional strategy plan with the correct allocation of resource behind it to ensure successful implementation
- Evaluate with the Creative Center Director the proactive pipeline to ensure the right level of pro-active programs are implemented to prepare for the future without compromising the reactive pipeline
Development (Evaluation/Consumer Market Insights/Marketing)
- Ensure the close involvement and day-to-day communication with the Perfumers within the category
- Ensure market and consumer knowledge is a team strength
- Be responsible for the right level of resource allocation by client/project (Evaluation, Marketing, Consumer Market Insight)
- Support Creative Center Director in building and monitoring continuous improvement related metrics and KPIs in conjunction with Project Managers
- Structure and prioritize Developmental and brief-related consumer market research.
- Support the Gallery Manager(s) in maintaining the best-in-class Gallery for each Category and key market
- Remove barriers that hinder the Development process
- Support & Partner CMI Director in general CMI matters incl AI tools
Business & Strategy
- Establish direction, values, Development strategies and processes, short, mid and long term
- Collaborate with Commercial teams to identify /interpret business needs and objectives.
- Be closely aligned with the other Category Directors and drive joint initiatives within the category and cross-categories, as well as successfully managing and implementing Innovation projects through the Category Development teams
- Bring the Development team to a state of readiness for strategic up-coming initiatives
- Ensure intimate teamwork and collaboration with Application Labs for process optimization, Gallery management for Best Practice and S&T for a coordinated illustration and deployment of Givaudan Fragrance Technologies.
- Foster cross category sharing/testing of best/winning themes
- Allocate resources to cross category and trends activities
- Manage the team on a day-to-day basis
- Promote inside and across regional communication and exchanges
People Management
- Ensure good team leadership and strong values aligned to APAC Values
- Create and manage a training roadmap for the team including formal mentoring
- Grow and recruit (as appropriate) talent within the team and manage succession planning. Right size the team and fine-tune client allocations based on the evolving market needs
Academic Background
- University Degree/Master’s Degree
- Preferably in areas of Chemistry/Business Administration
Professional Experience
- 15+ years of experience in the Fragrance related industry
- At least 2-3 years of successful team leadership experience.
- Demonstrate:
- Global / International experience desirable
- Proven ability in People Management.
- Proven ability in leading complex cross-functional and/or cross-regional projects
Technical Skills
Industry/Market Knowledge
- Expert knowledge of fragrance products, general market dynamics, and olfactory trends.
- Understand client strategies, initiatives, priorities, and launch processes for key customers.
- Proven expert understanding of assigned brands and multiple product categories.
Olfactory Skills
- Understand core CFM responsibilities, CMI & Marketing functions(incl Design Studio).
- Ability to effectively lead large, complex Development teams.
- Ability to think strategically and to translate strategies into tangible deliverables
- Project management and focusing on implementation
- Good facilitation and presentation skills
- Ability to build networks, to achieve results through influence, to work effectively in a matrix environment
- Experience of working within an International environment
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.
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Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, 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.
In Singapore, you’ll be at the centre of every innovation, creation and solution available to the entire Asia-pacific region. Working with our research, creation and production units, as well as our renowned perfumery school, you’ll make us a greater force for good. Every day, your passion, your creativity, and your expertise 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.
As Category Director at our Singapore Creative Centre for Consumer Products Fragrances, you will lead the Fabric Care & Home Care development team (Evaluation, Marketing and Consumer Insights) and lead the definition and implementation of the regional category plan to support business growth in South East Asia. This role could well be your perfect opportunity if you have a true passion for fragrances and desire to drive creation and development process for the Fabric Care and Home Care category.
Purpose
Lead the growth and development of the Fabric Care(Global & International Accounts) & Home Care Category and the team based in Singapore Creative Center, through strategic excellence in fragrance development and resource management in alignment with the Regional Category Strategy through a holistic involvement of all functions of the team and management of key stakeholders involved. Additionally driving and supporting Global Fabric Care Initiatives via the Regional Category Directors community.
Core Responsibilities
Regional Category Strategy and Innovation
- Lead the development and implementation of the Category Strategy
- Manage the Category action plan (including timing) in the regional strategy plan with the correct allocation of resource behind it to ensure successful implementation
- Evaluate with the Creative Center Director the proactive pipeline to ensure the right level of pro-active programs are implemented to prepare for the future without compromising the reactive pipeline
Development (Evaluation/Consumer Market Insights/Marketing)
- Ensure the close involvement and day-to-day communication with the Perfumers within the category
- Ensure market and consumer knowledge is a team strength
- Be responsible for the right level of resource allocation by client/project (Evaluation, Marketing, Consumer Market Insight)
- Support Creative Center Director in building and monitoring continuous improvement related metrics and KPIs in conjunction with Project Managers
- Structure and prioritize Developmental and brief-related consumer market research.
- Support the Gallery Manager(s) in maintaining the best-in-class Gallery for each Category and key market
- Remove barriers that hinder the Development process
- Support & Partner CMI Director in general CMI matters incl AI tools
Business & Strategy
- Establish direction, values, Development strategies and processes, short, mid and long term
- Collaborate with Commercial teams to identify /interpret business needs and objectives.
- Be closely aligned with the other Category Directors and drive joint initiatives within the category and cross-categories, as well as successfully managing and implementing Innovation projects through the Category Development teams
- Bring the Development team to a state of readiness for strategic up-coming initiatives
- Ensure intimate teamwork and collaboration with Application Labs for process optimization, Gallery management for Best Practice and S&T for a coordinated illustration and deployment of Givaudan Fragrance Technologies.
- Foster cross category sharing/testing of best/winning themes
- Allocate resources to cross category and trends activities
- Manage the team on a day-to-day basis
- Promote inside and across regional communication and exchanges
People Management
- Ensure good team leadership and strong values aligned to APAC Values
- Create and manage a training roadmap for the team including formal mentoring
- Grow and recruit (as appropriate) talent within the team and manage succession planning. Right size the team and fine-tune client allocations based on the evolving market needs
Academic Background
- University Degree/Master’s Degree
- Preferably in areas of Chemistry/Business Administration
Professional Experience
- 15+ years of experience in the Fragrance related industry
- At least 2-3 years of successful team leadership experience.
- Demonstrate:
- Global / International experience desirable
- Proven ability in People Management.
- Proven ability in leading complex cross-functional and/or cross-regional projects
Technical Skills
Industry/Market Knowledge
- Expert knowledge of fragrance products, general market dynamics, and olfactory trends.
- Understand client strategies, initiatives, priorities, and launch processes for key customers.
- Proven expert understanding of assigned brands and multiple product categories.
Olfactory Skills
- Understand core CFM responsibilities, CMI & Marketing functions(incl Design Studio).
- Ability to effectively lead large, complex Development teams.
- Ability to think strategically and to translate strategies into tangible deliverables
- Project management and focusing on implementation
- Good facilitation and presentation skills
- Ability to build networks, to achieve results through influence, to work effectively in a matrix environment
- Experience of working within an International environment
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.