Biomedical - Global Account Manager dsm-firmenich Employee Review

Great benefits and flexible hours

Difficult to move up in the company

Generally a good international company that has done well post-merger between DSM and Firmenich in 2023. Nice employees and people treat each other with respect and as a team to get the customer what they need and want. Salary and benefits comparable to other similarly sized companies- they are good. There’s a drive to be sustainable , healthy and satisfy the customers needs. Quality, sustainability and safety are very high company priorities. It’s a stable company that does seem to want their employees to have good work life balance and be happy in their work life. If you’re looking for stability, DSM Firmenich might be a good choice.

The onboarding process was pretty much non-existent. Many processes and decision making paths are over complicated. Very top heavy- more SVPs, VPs, Senior Directors , and Directors in a company (regionally and globally) than I have ever seen in any company . Staff up on people actually doing the day to day, instead of senior management. Gender equity improvement is needed at management levels, particularly in certain areas. Women are 51% of the population- female management levels should reflect that, it’s 2026 not 1976. Due to the merger, there are people performing the exact same functions in the company using different software and processes leftover from what was being used in their divisions prior to the merge. Time to get it together and get everyone on the same page. If you are customer facing in any way, you’ll be more important than those who are not.