Sr. Manager, Marketing, Savory & B&B, T&HS, USCAN
About The Position
About Ingredion: Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you’ve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet’s food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you’re just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create. As a Sr. Category Marketing Manager, you’ll strategically lead a diverse product portfolio—crafting clear value propositions, driving growth, and empowering sales teams with actionable insights. You’ll collaborate across functions to deliver seamless commercial execution, engage directly with customers to convert opportunities, and translate global strategy into impactful regional plans. Following the recent repositioning of our US/Canada Marketing team as a proactive growth engine, enabling strategic planning, innovation, and consistent brand experiences, this is your chance to make a measurable impact, operate with autonomy, and champion innovation in a high-visibility role.
Requirements
- 8–12+ years’ experience in category, segment or strategic marketing leadership roles preferably in B2B food ingredients or adjacent solution‑driven categories
- Some familiarity with category or adjacent category knowledge – if category knowledge limited than strong synergistic ingredient knowledge
- Demonstrated ownership of categories, segments, or portfolios with clear commercial accountability
- Experience supporting new category development, innovation pipelines, and growth initiatives rather than only mature portfolios
- Comfortable being measured on pipeline, conversion, and growth, not awareness or reach
- Thinks in terms of where to play / how to win, not only campaigns
- Experience operating in regional and global matrixed organizations
- Proven track record working closely with Sales, Innovation/R&D, and technical teams
- Strong exposure to consultative selling environments
- Comfortable with ambiguity and live problem-solving
Responsibilities
- Shape Global Strategy: Represent your region in a cross-functional team to develop and execute a forward-looking global category strategy, leveraging local market insights and trends.
- Drive Regional Roadmaps: Contribute to the creation of technical roadmaps tailored to your category and region.
- Business Reporting & Analysis: Ensure consistent category reporting, guide budget and strategic planning, and analyze profitability to identify growth opportunities.
- Engage Key Customers: Build market knowledge through direct customer interactions, inform solution development, and help convert high-value sales opportunities.
- Market Intelligence: Gather and apply market and competitor insights to identify growth potential and inform strategic decisions.
- Brand & Category Appraisals: Regularly assess sub-category and brand performance, identifying opportunities to enhance consumer appeal and drive category growth.
- Lead Growth Initiatives: Initiate and guide cross-functional teams to implement annual growth plans and innovation projects.
- Pipeline Development: Partner with Sales to expand the opportunity pipeline and support targeted prospecting for “must win” customers.
- Demand Generation & Sales Enablement: Collaborate with digital and go-to-market teams to develop impactful campaigns and sales tools, and train teams on category trends.
- Champion Innovation: Consolidate regional customer insights to prioritize innovation opportunities, develop business cases, and drive strategic change.
- Coordinate new product launches with global teams, ensuring strong value propositions backed by consumer insights and competitive analysis.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and performance-based pay
- Health, long-term savings, and resources for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- 401(k) plan with an competitive company match
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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