Givaudan Careers Sales Assistant Learner
Johannesburg - South Africa
Job Summary
Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier healthier lives with love for nature. Together with kindness and humility we deliver food innovations craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. Theres much to learn and many to learn from with more than 17000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Dive into varied flexible and stimulating environments. Meet empowered professionals to partner with befriend and stretch your skills alongside. Every day your energy your creativity 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.
Sales Assistant Learner
Join our team as a Sales Assistant Learner supporting the Key Account Manager and broader Commercial team.
In this role you will:
- Assist with managing customer project systems ensure timely follow-up on key actions from customer visits and provide essential administrative and secretarial support.
- You will also be responsible for maintaining and updating Commercial and Customer systems as well as managing customer Master Data to ensure accuracy and consistency across all platforms.
Responsibilities:
Sales Coordination:
- Prepare monthly Sales reports to monitor customer and territory performance.
- Support the Sales Team with general CRM activities to maintain accurate and up-to-date customer information.
- Plan and coordinate customer visits in collaboration with the Sales Team.
- Plan and coordinate customer meetings and visits in line with business priorities and schedules.
- Assist with preparing presentation materials for customer engagements led by the Key Account Manager.
- Manage the process for price quotation requests ensuring timely and accurate communication with customers.
- Monitor customer price adjustment schedules and ensure timely updates of pricing information in all systems.
- Maintain accurate customer Master Data ensuring consistency reliability and compliance across all commercial systems and processes.
- Assist the Key Account Manager with customer identification activities in new territories
- Assist in quarterly update of territory potential file
Sample Management:
-Request samples from production units through the CRM system for customer briefs or product comparisons.
- Coordinate and dispatch all customer samples ensuring that required documentation and certifications are included.
- Manage and track all sample requests within the customer project system maintaining up-to-date records.
- Communicate proactively with customers to provide updates on sample status and delivery timelines.
Secretarial:
- Assist with travel arrangements requirements for the Key Account Manager.
- Assist with action and minute taking of all project meetings
- Monitor project timelines and proactively send reminders to team members to ensure timely task completion.
- Handle general filing and correspondence for the department ensuring records are organized and up to date.
- Maintain electronic filing systems for customer documentation visit reports and product information.
- Foster effective communication with cross-functional teamsincluding Development Marketing CMI and System Power-Usersto complete tasks and maintain workflow efficiency.
Academic Background
Business Administration Qualification (or equivalent)
Preference will be given to EE Candidates
At Givaudan you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch peoples 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.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
About Company
Givaudan captures the essence of the moment, bringing you memorable flavours and fragrances to be enjoyed throughout the day. We maintain our leadership position – approximately 25% of our industry’s global market share – by challenging ourselves daily, inspiring our partnerships acro ... View more