Global Business Line Manager Bakery and Confectionary (f/m/d)
JRS offers functional additives and process materials in almost all areas of modern industry. Whether tabletting materials for the pharmaceutical industry, cellulose scrubs as a substitute for environmentally harmful microplastics in cosmetic products, dietary fiber concentrates for healthier nutrition or process additives for plastics/paper/materials technology - with its unique combination of technologies, JRS offers important contributions and solutions for a modern environment worth living in, meeting the demands of a sustainable, responsible lifestyle.
More than 3,500 JRS colleagues work in the globally positioned JRS corporate network at over 90 production and sales locations in Europe, America and Asia.
To strengthen our team in the internationally active Food Ingredients department, we are looking at our company headquarters in Rosenberg, Germany for a
Global Business Line Manager Bakery and Confectionary (f/m/d)
JRS Food Ingredients is specialized in the area of dietary fiber and hydrocolloids for modern, healthoriented and technologically advanced food products. The broad product portfolio of plant based food ingredients fuses unique functional performance with nutritional benefits. Supported by the experts of the Food Technology and Nutrition Center, JRS Food Ingredients provides comprehensive application and development service.
Your tasks:
- Develops and executes global market strategies for the Business Line Bakery and Confectionary and defines a growth agenda, objectives and priorities
- Defines and prioritizes and supports the projects and tasks running at the dedicated bakery application lab
- Coordinates and collaborates in planning, creation and release of marketing activities in the bakery segment
- Pursues continuous improvement of market understanding (e. g. regulatory changes, market trends, customer needs and competition)
- Represent the business line in the external communication
- Supports the sales with (joint) visits of key customers and active contribution to exhibitions and seminars
- Is responsible for continuous and systematic business and new product development of the business line
- Elaborates unique selling propositions, value allocation and positioning of each product within the business line
- Maintains and strengthens a supporting structures with regular exchange between the global JRS Sales forces and application teams
Your profile:
- Master's degree in the field of food science, technology, chemistry or engineering
- Excellent communication skills in German and English
- Several years of professional experience ideally in food ingredients for baked goods, patisserie, confectionary, fillings or glazes
- Experience in texturizing and stabilizing of food products and hydrocolloids or carbohydrates preferred
- Secure handling of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Willingness to travel abroad (approx. 60 days a year)
- Independent and structured way of working
- Strong team and communication skills
- Flexibility, motivation and ability to work under pressure
Your benefits:
Working in a solid and fast-growing owner-operated company, a varied and interesting working environment and a friendly, highly motivated and dynamic team. In addition, flat hierarchies with fast decision-making processes, offers in the Occupational Health Management, a company health care system in the framework of the company pension scheme and other company benefits.
Interested?
Then we are looking forward to your detailed application documents with salary requirements and earliest entry date via our online application form or by e-mail to bwrbngjrsd.
J. Rettenmaier & Söhne GmbH + Co KG
Personalabteilung
73494 Rosenberg, Deutschland