Flavors Product Manager

Job Description

It’s an exciting time to be part of IFF, we are looking for our next Flavors Product Manager to become part of our industry-lead business development team. Are you passionate about building relationships and programs that help drive growth for industry leading customers and platforms? You will be fully insert Flavors Technologies as a part of Nourish organization.
 
About You…  

To be successful in this role you must have 7+ years of experience in the Flavor or Ingredient Industry within a strategic commercial function. . If you are a cross functional an influential leader who has accountability for the competitiveness and performance  across the sub-region. and would like to lead and direct a strategy of differentiation for the long term that will result in progressively market share gains then you could be our next Regional Account Manager!
 
As a Flavours Product Manager, you’ll spend your time…. 
 
    · Deliver sales growth & profitability for country/sub-region
    · Drive Flavour strategy & customer value creation in line with the global vision and objectives
    · Successfully execute at the country/sub-region regional strategic plans
    · Communicate strategic regional plans with internal stakeholders (C&A/Comm Dir/ACM) and provide progress update vs target /KPI
    · Communicating the flavours agenda, priorities & ‘sell’ market opportunities for commercial buy-in
    · Translate value propositions into market opportunities resulting in building pipeline and supporting ACMs in converting opportunities
    · Being the ‘Voice of Flavours’ in your country/sub-region
    · Ensure overall SFDC pipeline is factual, quality of projects and volume are in line with regional targets
    · Defining and delivering the regional project KPIs for Flavors (Project Pipeline and Win rate as key drivers)
    · Ensure project management and execution including supply, regulatory, operations, quality, pricing, and performance measurement aspects
    · Collaborate with other Platforms to build integrated solution opportunities that include the flavours portfolio
    · Provide clear guidance with the country/sub-regional team on Flavour priorities

                                                                                                                       Required Skills and Experience
           
•    Bachelor in Business, Marketing or Food Technology/Science, or any other relevant discipline
•    Existing flavour knowledge base and expertise (SME)
•    Strategic and planning skills to deliver clear and well-structured plans
•    Commercially savvy
•    Strong networking skills
•    Passion in flavours with strong interests in product development, consumer and market understanding
•    Positive Influencing skills to deliver in a matrix and leveraging other resources
•    Highly collaborative, team player, strong communication skills
•    Leadership skills
•    Being Agile
•    Autonomous and Confident
•    Language: English
•    Minimum 7 years experience in the flavour industry
•    Minimum 7 years in sales experience in FMCG, flavour, chemical/ingredients within Food & Beverage industry
•    Exposure to the beverage, savory, snacks, sweets and/or dairy industries
•    Business development and commercial as essential and technical experience as desirable

 
IFF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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