Marketing Manager

Overview

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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 16,000 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.

We’re looking for a Marketing Manager who will play a key role in inspiring innovation and driving creative success across Spain and Portugal. Based at our vibrant site in L’Hospitalet del Llobregat, you’ll collaborate with passionate teams in Sales, Marketing, and Fragrance Development to turn creative ideas into scents that move and delight consumers.

The position reports to our Sales Director L&R.

At Givaudan, you will grow your career in a global company that celebrates innovation, teamwork, and the joy of developing fragrances that connect with people around the world.

Responsibilities

In this exciting role, you will:

Market and Consumer Understanding

- Develop a deep understanding of consumer preferences, market dynamics, and product categories within the Spanish and Portuguese regions.

- Share insights and foster collaboration among marketing colleagues across categories and geographies to enrich strategic thinking.

Marketing Programs and Development

- Identify opportunities within clients’ brands to create new fragrance concepts and visual directions.

- Prepare and deliver category reviews and trend presentations that translate market insights into actionable strategies.

- Tailor and present Givaudan’s value proposition to clients through compelling, customised presentations.

- Work closely with Sales and Evaluation to define appropriate olfactory directions and support winning submissions to client briefs.

- Participate in customer meetings, workshops and presentations to effectively support business development.

- Design and support marketing programs that differentiate Givaudan in the marketplace and address evolving client needs.

Consumer, Industry and Market Knowledge

- Demonstrate solid knowledge of fragrance trends, products, key customers, competitors, and technologies at a regional and global level.

- Communicate confidently using fragrance language, recognising key olfactory notes and fragrance families.

- Analyse market and consumer data to strengthen consumer awareness, identify business opportunities, and support strategic decision‑making.

Your profile

- University degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field (or equivalent).

- Fluent in Spanish and English; proficiency in French is a strong asset.

- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in marketing or a related function, ideally within the fragrance, FMCG, or creative industries.

- Experience on both agency and client sides is considered a plus.

- Strong grasp of B2B and B2C marketing principles and channels.

- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to craft persuasive proposals and deliver high-impact presentations.

- Creative mindset combined with analytical rigour to translate insights into actionable strategies.

- Skilled in collaboration, building solid relationships with clients and internal teams across functions and geographies.

- Available to travel for customer meetings, market visits and internal collaborations

- Continuous training and professional development program.

- Collaborative and safety-oriented work environment.

- Growth opportunities within a global company.

- On-site medical assistance.

- Language courses (free English and French).

- Support for public transportation.

- Purchase of perfumes and access to special discounts.

- Employee Assistance Program.

What we offer

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.

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