Sr. Global Category Strategy Manager, VMS

Glanbia•Chicago, IL

1d•$120,000 - $150,000

About The Position

The Senior Category Strategy Manager owns and directs Glanbia Health & Nutrition’s global Vitamin, Mineral and Supplement (VMS) strategy. The role establishes category choices, growth priorities and enterprise alignment to strengthen Glanbia’s position in the global VMS market. It connects the company’s Premix, ingredient, technology and commercial capabilities to deliver innovation, pipeline value, customer wins and sustainable revenue growth across regions. The role is open due to a promotion. As the senior category authority for VMS, this position sets the global strategic agenda, governs the category roadmap and mobilizes regional and functional teams to translate market and customer needs into differentiated solutions, scalable growth platforms and measurable financial impact. The role includes periodic domestic and international travel, estimated at 20–30%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
5–10 years of progressive experience in the B2B food, nutrition, supplement or ingredients sector, preferably spanning category strategy, strategic marketing or business development.
Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
Periodic domestic and international travel, estimated at 20–30%.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or MBA.
Strong familiarity with VMS markets, customers, dosage formats and consumer needs.

Responsibilities

Own, shape and continuously evolve the global VMS category strategy, including its vision, growth ambition, strategic pillars, priority markets, dosage formats, technology platforms and portfolio choices.
Serve as Glanbia Health & Nutrition’s global VMS category authority, providing senior leaders and regional teams with direction on where to play, how to win, and the capabilities and investments required.
Translate global consumer, customer, market, regulatory and competitive intelligence into category choices, enterprise priorities and actionable growth plans.
Create and govern the global VMS category roadmap, aligning regional strategies, innovation programs, commercial plans and portfolio decisions with a common enterprise direction.
Influence annual and long-range planning by defining category revenue ambitions, strategic initiatives, resource requirements and expected financial outcomes.
Lead enterprise-wide alignment across commercial, R&D, marketing, insights, procurement, operations and finance, translating global strategy into coordinated priorities, accountabilities and execution plans.
Lead global category forums and portfolio reviews to track strategic progress, resolve cross-functional barriers and maintain focus on high-value opportunities.
Connect customer and market needs with Glanbia’s global Premix, branded ingredient, technology and applications capabilities to build differentiated, cross-portfolio solutions.
Direct global category collaboration and the innovation pipeline, balancing near-term commercial conversion with longer-term capability and platform development.
Guide new product launches and commercialization, ensuring concepts, claims, positioning, value propositions and route-to-market choices align with the global VMS strategy.
Partner with global and regional sales leaders to build and prioritize a high-value VMS opportunity pipeline, strengthen strategic account plans and focus prospecting on attractive customers and emerging growth spaces.
Lead category strategy in priority customer engagements, turning insight into innovation platforms, differentiated solutions and expanded commercial relationships.
Assess category, customer, brand and portfolio performance across regions to identify whitespace, strengthen competitiveness and redirect resources toward attractive growth opportunities.
Develop business cases and value-based pricing approaches with revenue, margin, return and capability implications to guide investment, portfolio and value-capture decisions.
Strengthen Glanbia Health & Nutrition’s global VMS leadership through executive-level customer dialogue, industry presentations, trade shows, strategic partnerships, category education and sales enablement.
Shape commercial forecasting and scenario planning with clear category assumptions, aligning market potential and innovation timing with short- and long-term financial objectives.