Sr. Manager, Global Product Portfolio, Sugar Reduction

As the Sr. Manager, Global Product Portfolio your responsibilities will include:

• Manage the product portfolio to support commercial activities and optimize profitability as well as company competitiveness

• Provide detailed profitability analysis per product category and customer to provide recommendations to the business for improving profitability

• Provide input to pricing guardrails globally and support geography pricing discussions to ensure profitability targets

• Lead portfolio strategy development and advancement for the non-stevia Sugar Reduction portfolio (allulose, polyols, low-sugar syrups, & systems) through innovation, external partnerships, and/or M&A projects

• Actively participate to product development process preparation of business case, costing, profitability analysis, demand forecast and product development, scale up

• Enable network optimization opportunities and help maximize asset utilization by providing detailed analysis on best sourcing points

• Drive SKU Optimization and product elimination for the geography working closely with the technical, manufacturing, and commercial teams

• Participate in the geography product review and S&OP process for key products and monitor forecast with demand planning and sales

• Establish visibility on attributable profit for the global business to support the decision process on allocation and trade-offs while managing the key stakeholders in relevant geographies

• Manage incremental and line expansion programs on base material or differentiated product

• Identify business at risk at the local level, main root cause and establish mitigation plan

• Prepare market and competitive intelligence to establish Ingredion position and propose optimization strategy to counteract competitor moves

The Sr. Manager, Product Line Management position is well suited for you if you:

• Possess very strong analytical and financial skills

• Make savvy business decisions and commercial mindset

• Operate with a sense of urgency and are responsive to customer needs

• Helicopter view to anticipate market changes and competition likely movements

• Anticipate customer needs and proactively create new solutions

• Able to advocate and influence across the organization about the right trade-offs

• Operates with an owner mindset

• Understand manufacturing processes and technical expertise on relevant products

• Respect and value other's differences, seeking opportunities to learn from those with different perspectives

Qualified Candidates will have:

• Bachelors' Degree in food science or other relevant scientific, engineering, or business discipline. MBA is a plus.

• 8+ years food, chemical industry experience or B2B industries with capital intensive assets and complex supply chain

• Possesses multinationals experience in supply chain, product line management or manufacturing. Ideally demonstrated experience in a product portfolio management

• Relevant experience in the regional markets or product addressed is a plus

• Excellent presentation and communication skills, both in creation and execution

• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills required. Experience in problem solving and creative thinking.

• Ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization and in a variety of cultures - both internal and external.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability-mental or physical-marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law ("protected classifications"). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

Relocation Available:

No