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2026-KDH-1917 - Director Fragrances Nigeria H/F

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:19:31 Z

Function : Sales/Commercial Fragrances
Contract : Permanent contract
Position description :
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB: To lead the commercial activities of the Fragrances Consumer Goods division in the Nigerian market, ensuring profitable growth and the sustainable development of sales. The role also acts as a key link between the Nigerian team and regional management, supporting people-related and administrative matters in close collaboration with the Director Fragrances Sub-Saharan Africa. SCOPE OF JOB Customer Centricity Sales Management •Drive sales and business development for V. MANE FILS Nigeria under the supervision of the Director for the West African market. •Be accountable for achieving the country sales budget. •Translate the regional plan into a country-specific commercial strategy and define a local strategic plan for validation by Regional Management. •Implement and monitor the commercial strategy, ensuring that the required resources are in place to achieve objectives and identifying gaps where necessary. •Focus on key growth priorities, including must-win projects, talent recruitment, employee development, prospecting for new business opportunities, forecast accuracy, and follow-up on overdue receivables. •Lead and coordinate major projects in Nigeria in collaboration with the relevant Category Manager. •Manage communication within the local market. •Provide the regional / EMEA structure and Category Managers with all relevant market information, including customer, competitor, and product insights. •Develop a sustainable business in the market in line with company guidelines. •Identify and secure new business opportunities aligned with strategic plans, and escalate opportunities that fall outside the agreed plan to management. •Actively support the Global Accounts organisation in the market. •Actively support distributors and agents in the market. •Build and maintain strong relationships with key local customers. •Report results and analyses to regional management on a weekly and monthly basis. Independence (Finance) •Monitor overdue debtors and contribute to the setting of credit policies in line with direct management guidance, company policies, and procedures. •Ensure compliance with corporate rules, including environment, ethics, and best practices. •Manage the expense budget in line with regional management guidelines and MANE best practices. •Support administrative and financial processes in coordination with the Fragrance Director Sub-Saharan Africa.

VALUES, ETHICS & PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES •Ability to operate in a privately owned and managed entity •Ethically driven to achieve business results. •Focus on sustainability to ensure business continuity. •Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and influence at all levels within the organisation. •Must be able to work independently and as part of a team organisation and collaborate across the business. •Ability to work under pressure and make good decisions in pressurised situations. •Ability to hold all employees accountable to deliver on their required outputs. •A good communicator with the ability to read and write in English. •Upholds the company´s values, rules, and policies and lives the MANE Way: Passionate about our customers' needs, operating with a family culture of respect and trust, and maintaining the highest ethical standards within a professionally managed business environment. QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS LEVEL •Business School qualification or Master's Degree in Business, Management, or a related field. •Minimum of 7 years' experience in International Business Development within FMCG, either in a brand-owner environment or a Fragrance house. •Good knowledge of the FMCG market. •Strong knowledge of the Nigerian market. •Frequent local and international business travel is required. Please send your CV directly via email to Kelly HENDRICKS Kelly.HENDRICKS@mane.com

2026-KDH-1898 - Marketing and Consumer Insights Manager H/F

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:55:14 Z

Function : Marketing/Consumer Insight Fragrances
Contract : Permanent contract
Position description :
PURPOSE OF JOB: •Strategic management of the marketing function for Mane Southern and Eastern Africa. •Oversee management of marketing assistant and cost centre management. •Spotlight market, consumer, and product knowledge assimilation to: •Drive innovation through market understanding by defining the trends and gaps to realize the annual targets •Manage and compile customer insight data and presentations to support business and growth •Support business development opportunities with market insights within key countries identified in the sales region. •Support strategic initiatives and objectives SCOPE OF JOB: Independence (Finance) •Contribute to reach our Sales budget objective •Collaborate to define Marketing and customer insights budget – South & East Africa Region •Respect Marketing and Customer insights budget •Support, in collaboration with Sales Team, management of participation in association & sponsorships actions as well as special events with defined partners & clients Customer Centricity •Drive and contribute to the strategic plan with the commercial team •Work with commercial team to drive collaborative key account plans •Prepare focused key customer business case presentations in conjunction with Commercial team •Support and contribute to different Business pipelines in collaboration with Sales, FDM & Marketing Team members, different EMEA Fragrance Categories & R&D •Provide insight into market solutions to establish business potential and drive profitability for customers •In conjunction with technical, FDM and sales team, develop plans for launching new concepts/products and provide launch support •Knowledge base development through market research determining customers' needs, preferences and also final consumers' needs •Support and manage consumer and multi-country customer research projects directly to support the strategic focus •Manage external research suppliers in order to implement the range of methodologies and geographies in the region •Participate in the international network of consumer research managers sharing know-how and collaborate on international projects •Build a local and international research network •Support and contribute to Customer surveys to determine the customer expectations & satisfaction •Support participation to and organization of Local/Regional fairs/events People •Align yourself to the performance driven culture through the implementation of performance management and talent management. •Participate in development planning process. Marketing And Consumer Insights •Understand marketplace trends •Support our MANE Sales Strategy and our Market Must Win Battles •Interact on daily basis with Sales and R&D Depts •Lead strategic trends/research that translates into real-time business opportunities to support pipeline •Analyse the market, customer diagnostics and makes recommendations to Sales Team •Follow international trends and make local recommendations

•Marketing Management Qualification •Plus: At least 5 years in a strategic position with exposure to market research, innovation and new product development •Presentation and customer interaction experience on senior management level •Understanding of research methodologies adapted to culture, region, and country experience. •Network base of marketeers and consumer researchers internationally •Experience in managing Consumer insights studies and tools: Euromonitor, Mintel, Nielsen data •Business tools management: Sales Dashboards, CRM (MAPLE) •People management •Networks (internal & external) Management •Communication and presentation skills •Willingness to travel throughout our SSA Region and abroad when needed, aligned with Business needs All applications should be sent via email to Kelly Hendricks at kelly.hendricks@mane.com