Global Marketing Manager
Location: BelgiumSIRE Life Sciences® is the market leader in life science recruitment. We believe the recruitment market needs to gear up in technology and continues innovation. We like technology, in a life science market driven on science, we couldn’t stay behind; we drive Recruitment Science. Investing a majority of our turnover in technology enables us to use unique Resource Technologies. By using highly advanced algorithms, we enable our team of Resource & Data Strategists© to maintain the most advanced, detailed and complete Life Sciences network in Europe. This big data enables us to work Reverse Recruitment©: we first analyze the market in-depth before we go out to the market. Because we analyze the whole market, we can compare facts and data. This enables us to do Facts & Big Data Recruitment©, making sure we, or better yet, you find the right career!
THE COMPANY
Our client is a professional FMCG and Food organization, based in Belgium.
This client is a giant in the market and maintains this position through constant innovation. They seek a talented addition to perform a heavy role in their growing and challenging marketing channel.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
You are end responsible for the B2B/B2C marketing across a lead channel. The rise of retail makes this a taxing position, so you should not be afraid to be challenged and to fight to get the best results for your clients! You do this on a global scale, so you travel 40% to 50% of your time, internationally, intercontinentally. Previous experience has acquainted you with many different markets and you know how to apply global strategy to the regional, local level. Technical knowledge of the bakery products is a pre, not a must. What is crucial is a drive - to learn, to market, to succeed. You transform product groups to match your clients' needs. You have min. two direct reports but also lead the teams in many different locations, on multiple plants, so people management skills are key.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• manage a category, across continents
• integrating market trends
• support business development
• focus on end application and customer segmentation
• cooperating with R&D
• developing your 2 direct reports and many international teams
• improve category know-how
REQUIREMENTS
• MSc in Business, MBA
• 8+ years of B2C marketing experience
• flawless English
• international experience in EMEA and beyond, the more the better
• willingness to learn product technicalities
• able to motivate and coordinate teams
• close follower of market trends
• passionate about baked goods
Are you interested and do want to apply for this role, please fill out your application via the apply button below and contact Paul van Voorst.
