Sales Coordinator vacatures bij Givaudan

Givaudan is the global leader in the creation of flavours and fragrances. In close collaboration with food, beverage, consumer product and fragrance partners, Givaudan develops tastes and scents that delight consumers the world over. With a passion to understand consumers' preferences and a relentless drive to innovate, Givaudan is at the forefront of creating flavours and fragrances that 'engage your senses'. The Company achieved sales of CHF 5.1 billion in 2017. Headquartered in Switzerland with local presence in over 100 locations, the company has more than 11,100 employees worldwide. Givaudan invites you to discover more at www.givaudan.com.

Global Account Coordinator

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, 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 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination 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.

Global Account Coordinator - Your future position?

As a Global Account Coordinator in our Naarden site you will provide strategic support for our client's account, including desk analysis of global statistics and reports. Collaboration with teams will be important for promoting the flavor library to the client and developing tools that track global projects. You will also manage the price and product database, supporting price negotiations by handling contracts, overseeing project support and data management, and providing comprehensive account assistance.

Main responsibilities:

Strategic Support

• Knowledge of market data, statistics, reports, client trends and corporate performance at global level
• Collaborate with core account team (Sales, Finance, Controlling & Accounting, Marketing, IT)
• Contribute to internal projects and sales data analysis to minimize erosion, improve margin/profitability and to define productivity plans

Price Negotiations and Global Contracts

• Oversee the price file together with the World Account Manager - at global level
• Contribute to the planning and number analysis needed for the annual negotiations
• Collaborate with our client's Procurement contacts and internal Pricing partners to have up-to-date annual price list(-s) in SAP
• Active global coordination and implementation of new prices (including between negotiations) and organisational systems of the client
• Contribute in preparation and follow-up of global contracts - including Legal connection

Project Management

• Follow up on projects, samples, regulatory documents and prices
• Provide support to the Category Leaders for key projects
• Lead the implementation of new wins

Data Management and Global Coordination of Key Services

• Ensure that the data in our systems is accurate
• Handle complaints following ISO guidelines and facilitate Quality Control connection plus speedy resolution - escalating to World Account Manager when needed
• Prepare Sales statistics and customize analysis, in our client needed format for regular Business Review and report purpose

General Account Support and Core Team Communication

• Support World Account Manager in all necessary activities related to business analysis, sales budget, pricing, presentations
• Set up and contribute to the internal training sessions for new sales team members
• Prepare digital newsletters internally and externally

Your professional profile includes:

• Bachelor's degree - Secondary Vocational Education or lower qualifications possible in combination with longer work experience
• Fluent English level
• 2+ years of experience, incl. account administration, customer relationship in food or related industry
• Knowledge of SAP, Sales Force and Excel
• Analytical planning, sales, budgeting and forecasting skills to support World Account Manager in developing Account Development Plans and analysing performance

What's in it for you?

• Enjoy outstanding rewards: a competitive salary, bonus, a monthly gross allowance of € 150 on a full-time basis towards your health insurance and a solid pension scheme.
• 25 vacation days and 13 additional scheduled days off per year (based on full-time employment), along with flexible working hours.
• Home office: max. 1 day per week.
• Grow without limits through inspiring training programmes, hands-on workshops, and exciting career advancement opportunities.
• Many health-related programs, such as free fruit and the option to purchase a bicycle with tax benefits.
• Free shuttle bus to the site in Naarden from Naarden-Bussum train station.

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives.