About the Business
We are partnered with an International Fragrance House, who produce fragrances for fine fragrance,
personal care, home care and household products. With sustainability at the heart of their business, they
embrace the responsibility to integrate more sustainable, honest and ethical working practices into
everything they do.
The position
The position of General Manager will have full P&L responsibility for customers in UK and managing
distributors in Greece and Turkey, including Sales, Customer Service, Marketing, Perfumery, Lab and
Evaluation. With a current headcount of 40+ staff, this position is an important and critical commercial
leadership role, part of global leadership team. Accountable and responsible for developing the sales
and business development capability to achieve revenue growth and enhance market leadership.
P&L and Budget responsibilities
• Full P&L and budget responsibilities
• Drive commercial business growth in UK and manage distributor markets
• Manage department heads of Sales, Customer Service, Lab, Marketing, Perfumery and Evaluation
in UK
• Work with UK manufacturing team to deliver outstanding services to customers
• Ensure health and safety on site and to develop environmental initiatives
Build a competitive market driven and commercially savvy organisation
• Work with the relevant team to establish competitive sales and business development
capabilities
• Identify and articulate company technology strength and capability
• Identify potential new customers / KA and create company technology awareness networks to
generate new business interests
• Help local country team navigate the business development pathway to ensure they effectively
approach and capture the business opportunities
• Develop a strategy to capture and maintain a competitive intelligence database, ensuring
accuracy of information
Engage targeted existing and new business customer and Key Accounts
• Establish a direct relationship with customers to help them achieve their objectives and build
long term relationship
• Increase the connectivity of customers / KA with company technologies to support their desired
outcomes
• Positioning and bundling products ranges to provide value add initiatives to generate revenue
Utilise data to identify target opportunities and develop effective business initiatives and events
to generate growth
• Share market intelligence insights and data to ensure appropriate action is taken to position the
organisation as a choice of consideration
• Develop targeted and scalable communications to promote technology to customers
Leadership and collaboration
• Provide leadership to the overall team and ensure necessary collaboration and communication
between the sales team and all support functions
• Inspire relevant team and resources to collaborate and work transparently
• Ensure and encourage best practice and success stories are shared across the organisation
• Think strategically, analytically and solve problems through investigation and research and shows
judgment in decision making
• Develop and manage a high performing team
Skills & Requirements
• Relevant business degree essential. MBA preferable
• 10+ years relevant industry experience in a B2B technology environment
• Strong analytical and business development experience preferable
• International experience and a proven track record of successfully navigating and understanding
diverse markets are highly desirable.
• Demonstrated track record in developing and implementing sales and business development
strategic plans and programs that deliver business outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to understand and communicate with a wide range of stakeholders in
different countries and cultures
• Demonstrated ability to work with stakeholders across the organisation to develop and implement
strategy
• High-level written and communication skills.
Role -Senior management
Location -Germany
 
Industry: Fragrance
Location: Germany
Scope:Global
Role -Senior management
Location -France
 
Industry: Fragrances
Location: France
Scope: EMEA