Fragrance Evaluation Manager Sub Saharan Africa H/F - Mane

The Fragrance Evaluation Manager Sub Saharan Africa oversees the Sub-Saharan Africa FDM team based in Ivory Coast and South Africa. She/he is fundamentally a team leader as well as a project manager in the fragrance division. His/her duty as manager is to assist the Fragrance sales team and lead the Evaluation team efficiently confidently by bringing guidance, market knowledge and olfactive strategies. As an evaluator he/she must manage fragrance projects in order to answer client briefs with the best proposals by a scheduled due date.His/ her role is to build a high performing SSA evaluation team.SCOPE OF JOBIndependence (Finance)-Manage his/her team annual trip budget effectivelyInnovation-Has the responsibility to lead the build and update the relevant collections in each category, regarding the needs of the customers in each country-Is responsible for the transmission of the knowledge within his / her team of any innovation (product/process) developed inside Mane worldwideCustomer Centricity-Ensure the knowledge of the customer preferences through a strong link with sales -Ensure the knowledge of the consumer needs in each country through a strong link with marketing and CI departmentsProject managementShe/he is given Fragrance projects which need to be compliant to the client brief and MANE Development Policies.His/her mission is:-To decide the technical & human needs of the project-To schedule a due date together with the Sales Department-To make sure the brief is answered correctly.-To justify his/her olfactive choicesFragrance managementTo answer a brief precisely and promote Mane's Creations, the incumbent should:-Analyse the market and its evolution.-Create, complete, and optimize a local fragrance collection fitting the market trends and expectations.-Manage the collection using tools given by the company (classification of fragrances, stability test, GPMS)-Advise the Sales department & clients on their olfactive choicesPeople-Align yourself to the performance driven culture through the implementation of performance management and talent management.-Participate in development planning process.-Align yourself to the Mane Code of Ethics.-Align yourself to the Value System.-Build a strong SSA evaluation organisation acting as one team for speed and best-in-class olfactive proposals for each project-Assist the evaluation team when they approach difficulties with projects.-Clear instructions and guidance to the team as how to handle projects and utilise resources for specific clients and projects.-As a manager she/he must ensure that communication among the team is strong and continuous and that they are working successfully together-It is his/her duty to identify team weaknesses and strengths to recommend further development and training for those individuals to improve their skills and abilities within the workplace.

-Fragrance Development Management Qualification-Plus: At least 5 years in a strategic position with exposure to senior management-Presentation and customer interaction experience on the senior management level-People management through a matrix and a diverse cultural organisation -Networks (internal & external) Management-Communication and presentation skills-Office and business tools-Willingness to travel throughout our SSA Region and abroad, aligned with Business needs.Please send your CV directly via email to Kelly HENDRICKS at ****@****.**