QLM Search is partnering a leading global Flavor and B2B Ingredients group with the hire of a newly created position. Supporting the Senior VP, the position will be responsible for the comprehensive management and strategic direction of a specialist category and work hand-in-hand with the global teams across R&D, applications, Sales and Marketing.

Key responsibilities include:

Business Planning & Global strategy – “where to play / how to win” in a specific SNACK / Savoury category, driving vision with expectations
Partner all areas of the business (R&D/Sales/Marketing) to achieve growth in this category with market analysis – trends, needs
Work closely with customers and sales teams to drive collaboration and growth partnerships
Monitor sales, applications, analysis in the category groups vs agreed business plans
Innovation and Development: Work closely with R&D and technical teams to drive innovation and develop products that meet emerging trends and fill market gaps.
Provide technical support through Sales training across the business units

Candidates must have come from either a B2C/CPG Food (Snack specific) group or a B2B Ingredients / Flavor group where your experience is deep rooted in a specific category – SNACKS. Your background will either be Product Management, R&D, Sales or Marketing where you can combine your category knowledge to pivot and support the 3 core teams (Sales/Marketing/R&D). It’s imperative to be able to evidence your experience in the SNACK (baked/fried/extruded) sector as well as your ability to cross the business unit’s leadership teams, as well as customer teams in Procurement, and applications.

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