Givaudan Careers Sales Manager - L&R

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 17,000 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.

Sales Manager – L&R

Your future position? 

As a Sales Manager in our Fragrances Division at Givaudan, the global leader in the flavour and fragrance industry, you will play a pivotal role in driving growth through distributors and consignment agents. You will be working for the market leader that is at the forefront of innovation in an industry that creates brand value through emotions. At Givaudan, we have a culture that strives to inspire, challenge and touch the heart and soul of consumers and customers.

This role requires strong people orientation, dealer management expertise, and the ability to build enduring partnerships that deliver long‑term value. You will combine strategic business development with hands‑on channel sales execution, ensuring Givaudan remains the partner of choice in a competitive market.

In this exciting role you will:

Develop our business:

• Manage, grow, and defend existing Givaudan business across consumer product segments through various distribution models (online and offline).


• Build and maintain strong relationships with distributors and key customers, conducting business reviews, negotiations, and product presentations.


• Develop account plans and product portfolios for each distributor & consignment agent that helps anticipate future needs, leading to a solid product pipeline.


• Provide regular inputs to management on opportunities in the assigned territory, leveraging linkage with R&D, manufacturing, procurement, QC/QA, and finance.


• Monitor KPIs versus targets (sales, gross profit, win rate) and take corrective actions when needed.

Bring your passion:

• Establish and cultivate strong relationships with internal and external decision makers.


• Attract new business by identifying and creating mutual opportunities, ensuring efficient usage of Givaudan’s global resources.


• Demonstrate strong people orientation by guiding distributors, channel partners, and junior team members to achieve collective success.

Position our products:

• Monitor fragrance trends, competitive activity, and product developments.


• Identify and articulate value drivers for customers, promoting Givaudan’s value proposition through strategic positioning.

Lead projects and customer briefs:

• Manage proactive innovation and development projects with optimal resource utilization.


• Use project management skills and ability to motivate and drive others to assure overall success.

Are You? 

Are you someone who thrives in distribution and channel partner management, with a passion for consumer products and fragrances? Are you future-ready, with a strong understanding of e-commerce, digital ecosystems, Gen Z, and new-age selling? Do you enjoy building strong relationships and driving growth in dynamic markets? Then come and join us – and impact your world.

Your professional profile includes:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, or related field; MBA preferred.


• 8–12 years of relevant experience in sales, distribution, and channel partner management, ideally within the flavour, fragrance, food, or pharma industries.


• Strong technical and commercial understanding of fragrances and their end‑use applications.


• Proven experience in dealer management and channel sales (online and offline).


• Business acumen with understanding of profitability goals and drivers.


• Entrepreneurial mindset to identify opportunities, define strategy, implement action plans, and achieve objectives.


• Strategic thinking combined with strong analytical skills.


• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.


• High learning agility, adaptability, and people orientation.


• Ability and willingness to travel frequently within the designated market (including and across India; abroad if applicable).


• Highly professional and ethical conduct.

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