Job Summary

Are you inspired to contribute your expertise to a global leading Flavors and Ingredients organization? We are a global leader in taste, scent and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of solutions for the food & beverage industry.

The Taste Europe Marketing team at IFF is looking for a Senior Category Marketing Manager to lead the Dairy and Bakery, Bars & Confectionery categories. This is a single-contributor role but is responsible for driving a cross-functional team through the development and implementation of a 3-year category plan to grow IFF Taste sales in the mentioned categories. In this role you are directly responsible for the execution of the marketing strategy and tactics defined and aligned with the Taste commercial strategy. This is a challenging and visible role. You will need to demonstrate your potential to become the trusted partner of multiple internal stakeholders (e.g. sales, innovation, creation & design, consumer insights and communication), to gain commitment at all levels in the organization to turn plans into actions, and to engage customers by developing and presenting insightful marketing content. The role is in our Taste platform but will interact with other business units. The role can be remote / hybrid based i.e. in the Netherlands (Hilversum), France, Germany (Oberhausen), Belgium, the UK, Italy or Switzerland (open to other locations in Europe) and will report to Regional Marketing Director (EAME).

Your Responsibilities:

Lead the Multidisciplinary Dairy and BBC Category Teams in the development of a Category plan. Build on industry insights, business strategies and overall capabilities to define key initiatives, tactics and resources required to grow and defend IFF business in the categories.Own the growth of the categories in the region, connecting with relevant stakeholders and different areas in the organization to lead and/or execute the Category plan actions.Align and drive the roll-out of the Category plan with sales and technical teams in Europe.Work with the other function within Marketing, IC&D and Product experience to define key priorities for Dairy & BBC in the regionMonitor and report on the execution of the category plan to the Europe leadership teams on a monthly basis. Track progress against category financials targets, opportunity pipeline targets and milestones for key initiatives. Highlight corrective actions required and decisions to be made.Support the key account managers and sales managers in engaging and developing relationship with our customers marketing departments by executing on our marketing tactics.Leverage interaction with external and internal stakeholders to collect industry insights, derive implications for the business and recommend actions to support our growth ambitions in the Dairy Category.

Your Qualifications:

Essential

Minimum 10+ years of business experience (marketing, sales, business development) in B2C or B2B environments, preferably in the Dairy and/or BBC markets.Strong communication skills. Proven ability to develop and deliver impactful marketing communications to customersExcellent listening, analytical and influencing skills. Demonstrated ability to collect insights (qualitative/quantitative), generate conclusions and drive discussions with key stakeholders to develop and implement appropriate solutionsCapability to digest marketing information from numerous sources as well as data sources, create logical arguments and apply it relevantly, to determine direction and future idea focus.Engagement, leadership and high-level of energyProven ability to work effectively in a matrix organization and drive cross-functional project teamsCreates compelling communication to teams or stakeholders to drive strategyStrong knowledge of strategic and operational marketing fundamentalsStrong interpersonal skills to connect people from different part of the organization, foster collaboration and manage potential conflicts to move things forward and drive executionHighly developed written and verbal communication in English, other languages are a plusHigh proficiency with PowerPoint and Excel

Desirable

Strong understanding of the flavors industryExpected travel between 30-40 %Master’s degree / MBA in marketing or business-related fieldExperience in building and executing marketing plansBachelor/master’s degree in food science or marketingWork experience in the food ingredients industryOther language skills relevant to the European region

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

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