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Sales Coordinator

Givaudan, Whippany, New Jersey, United States

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About Givaudan Givaudan is the global leader in the creation of flavours and fragrances. In close collaboration with food, beverage, consumer product and fragrance partners, Givaudan develops tastes and scents that delight consumers the world over. With a passion to understand consumers’ preferences and a relentless drive to innovate, Givaudan is at the forefront of creating flavours and fragrances that ‘engage your senses’. The Company achieved sales of CHF5.1billion in 2017. Headquartered in Switzerland with local presence in over 100 locations, the company has more than 11,100 employees worldwide. Givaudan invites you to discover more at www.givaudan.com.

About the Role As a Sales Coordinator, you will be an important contributor to an L&R team, providing critical support and developing an intimate understanding of Givaudan project management systems. You will act as the liaison with the account executive and business development teams to provide critical support on accounts and business systems, develop professional relationships with both our teams and with account contacts. If you excel and have an interest in working in a creative industry, then this is an excellent opportunity for you.

Location & Compensation Your Location: East Hanover, NJ

Reporting to: Manager Sales Support & Coordination

Salary Range Based on Experience: $60,000 - $70,000

Key Responsibilities

Supporting our business : Administer creative briefings and sample requests from initiation through to completion and preparation for submission. Manage materials and samples for client presentations, assist in building client presentation collateral display materials. Perform special projects (maintain customer information, provide clerical support, and organize meetings). Ensure client comfort and manage logistics during visits to Givaudan. Being the liaison between clients and internal personnel.

Communication : Respond to internal and external inquiries using systems knowledge, creative investigation, and follow-up techniques. Provide the business team with timely information on clients’ requests, insights, and communications. Represent the team with a meaningful client interface. Develop client relationships. Coordinate schedules and communications. Attend team meetings to review workflow.

Administrative Support : Act as an interdepartmental coordination specialist (liaison with Customer Service, Purchasing, Operations, Distribution, Planning, Pricing, Labs, Regulatory, QC). Update projects, request and attach price quotations, fragrance descriptions and customer‑specific documentation. Maintain the sample tracking system, product bases, product packaging arrivals, and update projects. Prepare samples for shipment, including supporting documentation. Provide necessary shipping and tracking information to customers. Brief entry and support, creation of RMR and NBO documentation to ensure smooth transition of new wins to production. Provide back‑up and administrative support to the larger L&R team. May be responsible for additional tasks on business needs.

Required Skills & Background

Bachelor’s Degree

At least 2 years of experience in a sales support environment

Excellent communication, administrative, and problem‑solving skills.

Collaborative, positive team spirit

MS Office suite, Google Mail, SAP knowledge

You have experience building professional relationships.

Benefits

Great compensation package.

Major medical, dental, and vision coverage.

Generous 401k matching program.

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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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