Category & Competence Lead Beverages LATAM

Symrise AG; Cotia; Presencial; BRL 240 000 - 360 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Symrise AG in Brazil invites a strategic leader to develop and lead the Beverages Categories in LATAM, shaping the regional portfolio and aligning with global capabilities. You will identify opportunities, collaborate with regional teams, and guide cross-functional execution to meet customer needs.

This role requires a minimum BSc, extensive flavor/food industry experience, fluency in English and Spanish, and a proven track record in a global matrix environment.

Qualificações

• Minimum BSc Degree in Business, Engineering or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in the Flavor or Food Industry.
• Fluency in English and Spanish.
• Experience in a global matrix organization.

Responsabilidades

• Define category strategy for Beverages LATAM and align with regional strategy.
• Identify opportunities and gaps to drive growth and value propositions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement plans.
• Engage with customers and ecosystems to build partnerships.
• Guide capabilities development and ensure market alignment.

Conhecimentos

Fluent English and Spanish

Beverage/Flavor industry experience

Global matrix experience

Cross-functional collaboration

IT proficiency

Formação académica

BSc Degree in Business, Engineering or equivalent

Ferramentas

SAP

Excel

PowerPoint

Windows

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances and flavors, cosmetic active ingredients as well as functional ingredients. Its customers include perfume, cosmetics, food and beverage manufacturers, the pharmaceutical industry and producers of dietary supplements and pet food.

With sales of around €5.0 billion in the 2024 financial year, the company is one of the world's leading providers. The Group, headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, has more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Asia, the USA and Latin America.

Together with its customers, Symrise develops new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an indispensable part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked.

Symrise - always inspiring more...

Our Offer

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.

Your role

Develop and lead the execution of the strategy plan for the Beverages Categories in LATAM, considering the category's potential in each subregion and customers, the regional strategy and Symrise capabilities. The role also involves suggesting the category portfolio to meet the needs of the LATAM market, identifying any product and technology gaps.

Strategy Definition and Alignment

• Leverage databases (Mintel, Euromonitor) and category expertise to define potential by region, subcategory, customer, and brand.
• Provide the framework for strategy sessions by consolidating data, coordinating cross-functional participation, and facilitating decision-making to ensure aligned results.
• Identify gaps and outside-in aligned priorities, ensuring strategy consistency through the Strategy Tracking Dashboard.

Business opportunities generation and management

• Identify companies and opportunities where Symrise's capabilities and competences in Beverages can provide a competitive advantage.
• Identify new business opportunities for beverages with customers and consolidate opportunities across different accounts, especially those outside the initial scope.
• Analyze customer and competitor data to uncover new value propositions and generate strategic initiatives in the different categories and competences.
• Use customer insights to create targeted, proactive projects/campaigns that align with market demands.

Understand and guide capabilities and GAPs

• Work closely with the B2C team to understand market needs and guide the development of solutions and competences for beverages categories.
• Identify where Symrise's capabilities can be optimized to meet market demands and address gaps.
• Regularly engage with customers to understand their priorities and assess new opportunities for product and technology implementation for beverages categories.
• Maintain communication with other regional teams to identify materials, promotions, and activities that can be leveraged (Lift & Shift) for beverages.
• Consolidate insights from global platforms, R&T, MSCI, regulatory, and other teams to shape solutions tailored to customer needs.
• Collaborate with customer teams to develop and promote value propositions addressing emerging market needs.

Support and develop value propositions generation according to the main topics for the Categories and competences plan

• Identify high potential opportunities and propose proactive projects for development and/or adaptation to the market and customer.
• Address market needs by identifying gaps and contributing to solution development for beverages.

Ecosystems Support

• Collaborate with regional ecosystem leads and local teams to create strategic partnerships that help capture high-potential opportunities.
• Support partnerships that enhance Symrise's ability to meet market demands and drive growth.

• Minimum BSc Degree in Business, Engineering or equivalent
• Large experience in relevant positions within the Flavor or Food Industry
• Knowledge in beverages and flavor, from both a Technical and Commercial perspective.
• Experience in a global matrix organization, and achievement of goals.
• Demonstrated ability to work across countries and cultures
• Fluency in English and Spanish
• An internationally minded person, with multi-country, multi-cultural experience
• IT Skills (e.g. SAP, Windows, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Symrise, we believe that diversity is a strength that drives innovation, collaboration, and sustainable growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where all people - regardless of their background, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability(ies), age, beliefs, life journey, or any other identity marker - feel respected, valued, and provided with equal opportunities to grow.

We value equity in our processes and continuously work to identify and eliminate systemic barriers that may negatively impact the experience of any employee or candidate.

For this reason, we strongly encourage applications from Black, Indigenous, LGBTQIAPN+ individuals, women, people with disabilities, people aged 50+, and other groups historically underrepresented in the job market.

If you share these values and wish to be part of a team that embraces and celebrates differences, you will be very welcome on our journey.