Category Director Home Care

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As Category Director Home Care at our European Creative Centre for Consumer Products Fragrances, you will lead the Home care development team (Evaluation, Marketing and Consumer Insights) and lead the definition and implementation of the regional category plan to support business growth. 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 home care category. The position is based in Argenteuil and is reporting to the Creative Centre Director Europe.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the Home Care development strategic plan for Europe, with the involvement of all functions (Evaluation, Consumer Insights, Marketing and Perfumers) and in collaboration with the commercial teams.
• Be responsible for building and executing the strategic category proactives to drive the category superiority, strengthening our Consumer and Market understanding and encouraging an exploration mindset.
• Foster the collaboration between the Category team and S&T, Innovation teams, Digital teams.
• Facilitate the management of the Development workload through the right resource allocation to briefs and an efficient management of the fragmentation.
• Lead the development team and ensure a forward‑looking vision to develop talents for the category.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 15 years’ experience in the Fragrance industry.
• Deep passion for Fragrance development and experience in Fragrance Brief Management on a Sales or Evaluation role.
• Multifunctional and cross-cultural experience within an international environment.
• Fluency in English.
• Ability to think strategically and to translate strategies into clear actions.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Ability to build networks, engage teams, drive teamwork and collaboration.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Learning and development programs to enhance your professional growth.
• Flexible working arrangements and wellbeing initiatives.
• A workplace that celebrates diversity, purpose, and authenticity–where you can be yourself and make a meaningful impact.

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives. You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions, and divisions. Every essence of you enriches our world. Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners. Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.