Overview In this Senior Category Marketing Manager role, you shape the Culinary category strategy for Taste Europe and drive cross-functional alignment to deliver measurable growth. You'll translate strategic priorities into marketing initiatives that accelerate sales and strengthen IFF's market position, collaborating with Sales, Innovation & Design, Consumer Insights and Communications. You'll lead a regional category plan, monitor progress, and influence stakeholders to translate plans into tangible business impact. This hybrid position offers global exposure and meaningful product impact.
Retribuzione / Benefits
hybrid work arrangement
career development and internal mobility
competitive compensation
well-being benefits
Responsabilità
Lead the Multidisciplinary Culinary Category Team to develop and execute the regional Category plan
Define initiatives, tactics and resources to grow and defend the Culinary business in Europe
Coordinate alignment and rollout of Category actions with sales and technical teams
Monitor monthly execution, track financials,



opportunity pipeline and milestones
Collect industry insights from stakeholders and shape actions to support growth
Support key customer engagements and contribute to marketing content aligned with business goals
Requisiti fondamentali
~10+ years of business experience in marketing, sales or business development in B2C or B2B, preferably in Culinary
~ Strong communication, listening, analytical and influencing skills
~ Ability to synthesize insights from multiple data sources and translate into strategy
~ Proven leadership and ability to work in a matrix organization with cross-functional teams
~ Strong project management across strategy to execution
~ Fluent English written and spoken; other languages a plus; PowerPoint and Excel proficiency
~ strong communication
~ influencing skills
~ collaboration
~ PowerPoint
~ Excel
~ data analysis/interpretation

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