Location
Holzminden | Germany
Job description
Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavors, food, nutrition, and cosmetic ingredients. Its clients include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and producers of nutritional supplements and pet food.
Its sales of € 4.6 billion in the 2022 fiscal year make Symrise a leading global provider. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, the Group is represented by more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the United States and Latin America.
Symrise works with its clients to develop new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an integral part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked as part of this process.
Symrise – always inspiring more…
As Vice President Central & Eastern Europe F&B EAME you'll directly report to our President F&B. Central & Eastern Europe represents one of the three Symrise EAME Market Clusters. The VP CEE holds full Market Cluster P&L accountability. In addition, the role shapes the Food and Beverage EAME future of Symrise through its membership in the European Leadership Team. Your responsibilities span over all core functions empowering the Market Cluster to grow such as the Marketing Director CEE, BPP Director CEE, Channel Management VP, Sales Director CE, Managing Director EE etc.
• You actively participate in the delivery of our safety policy as well as our sustainability target.
• You'll be an active member of the European Leadership Team applying Enterprise Leadership philosophy.
• You are responsible of Pro forma P&L of the Central&Eastern Europe Cluster.
• You deliver ambitious, sustainable, and profitable growth with cluster respective customers, categories and white spots, including International Key Accounts.
• You make sure local application and request coordination capabilities are at the right level to ensure customer briefs are delivered successfully and efficiently (applying best practice methods), connecting with the local markets and providing feedback regarding Portfolio and Innovation needs. Improve performance of the Brief to Contracts process in the cluster.
• You drive Marketing to ensure delivery of localized and tailored initiatives to the Markets to enable our growth ambition, a fit for purpose Winning Local Collections in collaboration with all relevant functions at regional & Market Cluster level, and leverage local sensory insight to guide the development of winning products for the market.
• You'll steer performance of the Market Cluster P&L together with cluster Business Planning & Performance team (BPP), including cost management and budgetary control, ensuring clear target setting and performance management across the Market Cluster, drive the execution of pricing strategies and pricing campaigns in the Market, and provide a forward-looking operational view as part of S&OP.
• You define the area where Business Development Management is required to drive growth with new customers (“white spots”) and develop the commercialization of new business areas, for example Naturals, Alternative Protein, and Processed Meat among others.
Become part of our open and transparent culture. It will give you the opportunity to flourish and to develop inspiring experiences that contribute to the health and well-being of consumers in 160 countries around the world. Putting our employees in the focus fuels our strong company growth above market rates and makes us an excellent place to develop your career.
Come join us and embark on a fascinating journey with Symrise.
If you feel that you fit the above criteria, then please apply by using our online application system. Your application will be treated confidentially.
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