Business Manager – Food Services and Other Exploratory Categories Full Time NEW

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.

Business Manager (Food Service) – Your future position?

As the Business Manager – Food Service, you will focus towards developing & growing business in the QSR as well as HORECA segments across India. In this exciting role, you will be based in Mumbai, India and will be reporting to the Commercial Director – South Asia.

Sounds interesting? In this exciting role you also will be responsible in

• Drive and expand Givaudan’s Food Service concept, ensuring both topline growth and bottom-line profitability.
• Develop the business end-to-end by identifying new business opportunities — within existing and new customers — and creating comprehensive account plans. Collaborate closely with Flavour Innovation, Operations, Procurement, and Supply Chain teams to design winning solutions, define routes to market, and craft effective positioning and branding strategies.
• Engage and network with regional and global stakeholders to build sustainable, scalable solutions, exchange best practices, and transfer successful ideas across markets.
• Promote differentiated offerings that reflect customer needs, market trends, emerging technologies, and insights on value creation, cost-to-serve, and pricing strategies.
• Lead strategic planning initiatives to enhance market reach, strengthen partnerships, and drive continuous business growth within the Food Service segment.

You?

Are you someone who wants to grow and shape your own world? Who needs a new challenge and bring excellent contribution to the company? Then come and join us – and impact your world.

Your professional profile includes

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Hotel Management, Food Science, or Food Technology. Postgraduate qualification in Marketing or Business Management is good-to-have.
• 12+ years of experience in Sales and Marketing within the B2B industry i.e. flavours, food & beverage, or related sectors.
• 5+ years of experience in new business development within the Food Service industry, with a demonstrated history of driving growth.
• Prior experience as a food chef would be advantageous.
• Strong financial acumen and ability to balance topline and bottom-line objectives.
• Deep business insight with customer-focused and market-savvy thinking.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the capacity to identify opportunities and build sustainable business models.
• Proven ability to initiate, develop, and scale new business areas through effective collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong resilience, go-getter attitude and unafraid to take risks.

Our Benefits

• Attractive package with benefits
• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development
• A creative team environment that will inspire you
• Comprehensive healthcare and retirement plan

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.