JOB SUMMARY

Our client is one of the world’s leading multinational companies developing producing and selling natural, nutritional and high-quality dairy and fruit based products and ingredients. The company is currently expanding and looking for an experienced Product Manager for their Protein Hydrolysates business. This position is based in NY and will be responsible for providing direction to the Sales, Marketing  and R&D teams and to ensure the group meets or exceeds financial goals for the products in the category.  The Hydrolysates Product Manager ensures that company innovation is in alignment with, what the customer/market requires, what operations can provide, and, that the product portfolio is profitable on a sustainable basis. This position will report to the Proteins Initiatives Manager who is based in a different country. 

Responsibilities

-     Evaluate and translate customer/market requirements into the product group strategy for Protein Hydrolysates.

-     Co-responsible for the formulation and implementation of the Hydrolysates Innovation program.

-     Ensure implementation of the Product Group strategies and product plans

-     Make available Business cases supporting major growth related capital expenditures.

-     Participation in project teams involved in execution of investment projects that deliver growth in the protein hydrolysates product segment

-     Preparation of pricing guidelines based on customer value for the Sales department.

-     Provide the framework and content for all promotional and technical information required to support Sales & Marketing. 

-     Sponsor, co-ordinate, and monitor projects contributing to the product strategies and plans. Head up the product group teams.

-     Involvement in SOP process of product allocation/scheduling. 

Job requirements

-     BS or Masters degree in Food Technology or (Technical) Business Administration, supported with Supply chain and Finance training modules would be an advantage.

Should have some prior experience working with ingredients or flavors. Prior protein experience, especially protein hydrolysates would be very helpful.

-     Experience in working in multidisciplinary projects

-     Pro-active self starter with vision

-     Result oriented with excellent problem solving, analytical and influencing skills 

-     Excellent inter-personal communication skills

-     Travel (occasionally international) to other company locations, customers, and outsourcing partners will be a requirement.

Compensation and benefits