Manager, Global Innovation Business Lead-Protein Fortification
Company: Ingredion
Location: Bridgewater
Posted on: April 28, 2024
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Job Description:
TITLE:
Manager, Global Innovation Business Lead-Protein
FortificationLOCATION:
Bridgewater, NJ or Westchester, ILREPORTS TO:
Director Global Segment Marketing, Healthful Solutions Protein
FortificationPrimary Function:The Manager, Global Innovation
Business Lead, Healthful Solutions, Protein Fortification will be
responsible for supporting the segment in driving growth and the
development of the Segment portfolio.
This role will lead new product innovation and renovation of
products, customer co-creations, strategic partnerships or
launching new value propositions.
This individual will work closely with the Innovation team, Sales
Team, Marketing teams to help Protein Fortification meet its growth
objectives.
Core Responsibilities: Business Lead for new product launches,
working closely with the Innovation team to take from concept to
commercial launch.Identify customer needs/pain points and translate
into compelling value proposition for the product portfolio, that
can lead to innovation or renovation.Guides new product development
or product improvements.Stakeholder alignment across
cross-functional teams, by collaborating closely with innovation,
engineering, marketing, finance.Develop pricing and positioning
strategies to position the product effectively in market.Create
compelling business cases for new product launchesDevelop value
propositions based on insights and work with all relevant functions
for the Sales teams to roll out to customers and enable new
sales.Contribute to the annual Segment Growth Plan and support the
execution to deliver on the segment growth.Stewardship of
Innovation Pipeline and portfolio.Develop and maintain a strong
working knowledge of the market and the competitive environment to
facilitate business development efforts. Proactively provide market
and competitive intelligence to appropriate sales, marketing,
product management and technical team members.Align product goals
with overarching business goals and develop and monitor key metrics
to gage success.Assist sales team in evaluating customer
co-creation opportunities, including timeline to execution.
Explore new business models and revenue opportunities globally.Act
as point of contact with a region outside of USCA for commercial
needsManage external partnership relationships (strategy) Qualified
candidate will have: Bachelors' Degree with an MBA or graduate
degree preferred.Significant direct and practical experience in
Business Development, Sales, Marketing and food and proteins is
preferredAvailable to travel domestically, on an as needed
basisAbility to take risks to achieve desired results.Ability to
anticipate customer needs and proactively create new solutions and
operate with a sense of urgency.Fluent in English Required
behaviors and skills: Ability to think strategically and translate
strategy into tangible business plans and actions.Excellent
presentation and communication skills, both in creation and
executionDemonstrated ability to manage network/matrix
organizations to achieve business objectives.Ability to lead,
inspire and communicate with confidence to senior levels of
management.Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills
required. Experience in problem solving and creative
thinking.Strong interpersonal and leadership skillsAbility to
interact effectively with all levels of the organization and in a
variety of cultures - both internal and external.Ingredion provides
accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the
hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during
the application process or through the selection process, we will
work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation
needs.#LI-BS1We 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
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