2026- KHD-1883 - Commercial Assistant H/F

Fri, 29 May 2026 07:37:35 Z

Function : Sales/Commercial Fragrances
Contract : Permanent contract
Position description :
The position will provide: •Administrative support to the Commercial team (Key Account Managers) to participate in the performance of the Fragrance division's commercial activity and development, •General support and service to ensure that the office runs efficiently Scope of job: Customer Centricity -Support to Commercial Team •Create and update all commercial projects in the dedicated system. This includes (not exhaustively): o Project creation at reception of KAM briefs, o Requests for samples, o Requests for stability tests, o Requests for Pricelists, o Requests for technical and legal documentation to be provided to customers, o Entering Project and material feedback at the end of the life of the project. •Liaise with relevant parties (pricing, laboratory, evaluation teams, etc.) who will provide you with the necessary support when required over the project life cycle. •Create material supply requests to support the needs of the regional laboratory in Abidjan •Ensure that all system information is accurate at all times and updated when needed. •Generate new pricelists for our customers yearly. •Act as a superuser / key-user of GPMS for the SSA region o Participate into dedicated trainings o Train and support other GPMS users in the region when required. -Support to Fragrance Director •Good understanding of processes to provide effective support with proactivity. •Sense of accountability, •Liaise with relevant stakeholders to find sustainable solutions to challenges encountered •Work towards meeting set deadlines, while maintaining a good understanding of priorities. -Parcel Management •Act as the point of contact to Head Office for the reception of parcels and provide dispatch customs invoices when requested. •DHL / UPS: Prepare documentation for all parcels, track and communicate accordingly with parties concerned.

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. •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: •Relevant tertiary qualification •Good knowledge of FMCG market •Professional english •+2 years relevant experience Please send your CV directly via email to Kelly HENDRICKS Kelly.HENDRICKS@mane.com

2025-KHD-1675 - Fragrance Evaluation Manager Sub Saharan Africa H/F

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 06:32:02 Z

Function : Creation and Development/Evaluation Fragrances
Contract : Permanent contract
Position description :
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 JOB Independence (Finance) •Manage his/her team annual trip budget effectively Innovation •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 worldwide Customer 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 departments Project management She/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 choices Fragrance management To 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 choices People •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 Kelly.HENDRICKS@mane.com

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