Manager (m/f/d), Commercial, Private Label

Ingredion UK Limited; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Competitive total rewards package

Company pension plan

Job summary

Ingredion Incorporated seeks a strategic Manager, Commercial, Private Label, to drive private label growth across Europe. You will shape retailer partnerships, connect retailers with co-manufacturers and our sales teams to translate insights into innovative products.

With a background in food and beverage, you will lead long-term growth initiatives, collaborate across R&D, culinary and marketing teams, and represent Ingredion at industry events across Europe.

Qualifications

• Significant commercial experience in food and beverage industry, ideally with retailers or private label manufacturer.
• Experience in category management, business development or customer development.
• Established network across category management, R&D/innovation and culinary teams at major private label retailers and manufacturers.
• Strong strategic and commercial insight with track record of shaping long-term growth.
• Proven ability to build relationships at senior level; C-suite exposure is a plus.
• Fluent English; French and/or German are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver Ingredion’s private label growth agenda in Europe with retailers and partners.
• Define and lead engagement with key retailers across Europe, building senior partnerships.
• Map and orchestrate each retailer’s co-manufacturer ecosystem with partners and sales teams.
• Translate retailer insights into solutions from Texture & Healthful Solutions with cross‑functional teams.
• Initiate and steer retailer-led innovation projects from idea to launch.
• Lead Ingredion’s presence in the European private label community and events.
• Own the retailer-linked innovation pipeline and report progress to senior leadership.

Skills

Commercial experience

Food & Beverage

Private label

Retail partnerships

Category management

Business development

Customer development

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

R&D / innovation

Culinary teams

Job description

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.

Location: Home-based – United Kingdom or Germany

Workplace type: Remote (home-based with regular travel)

Reports to: Director, Distribution, Private Label, B&H and Pharma

Private label and own brand are among the fastest-growing spaces in European food retail – and a strategic growth priority for Ingredion. Retailers want cleaner labels, less sugar, more fibre and better nutrition, and our Texture & Healthful Solutions portfolio helps make that happen on shelf. As Manager (m/f/d), Commercial, Private Label, you will build Ingredion's relationships with Europe's leading retailers and connect them with their co-manufacturers and our sales teams to turn ideas into products. This is a strategic commercial role without a personal sales quota: you will define Ingredion's retailer partnership strategy and drive long‑term, innovation‑led growth across the private label channel. As a newly created role, it offers real scope to shape the position and grow with it.

What you will do

• Shape and deliver Ingredion’s private label growth agenda in Europe, driving the penetration of our Texture & Healthful Solutions portfolio with leading retailers and their manufacturing partners.
• Define and lead Ingredion’s engagement with key retailers across Europe, building trusted, senior‑level partnerships with category, private label, R&D and quality leaders.
• Map and orchestrate each retailer’s co‑manufacturer ecosystem – connecting retailers, co‑manufacturers and Ingredion’s sales teams to convert opportunities into business growth.
• Translate retailer insights and trends such as sugar reduction, fibre enrichment and clean label into solutions from our Texture & Healthful Solutions portfolio, partnering with technical, innovation and marketing teams on concepts, prototypes and demonstrations.
• Initiate and steer retailer‑led innovation projects from idea to launch, ensuring briefs are validated and projects move through the pipeline with the right partners.
• Lead Ingredion’s presence in the European private label community, including industry events such as PLMA, and build partnerships with contract manufacturers and product development companies.
• Own the retailer‑linked innovation pipeline – measure impact, keep Salesforce data accurate and report progress to senior leadership.

What you will bring

• Significant commercial experience in the food and beverage industry, working for a retailer and/or a private label manufacturer – ideally both.
• Experience in solution‑forward commercial roles such as category management, business development or customer development.
• An established network across category management, R&D/innovation and culinary teams at major private label retailers and manufacturers.
• Strong strategic and commercial insight, with a track record of shaping and executing long‑term strategies, delivering key projects and driving growth by inspiring and influencing stakeholders across a matrix organisation.
• Proven ability to build relationships at senior level; C‑suite exposure is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree, ideally in business, food science or culinary arts.
• Fluent English; French and/or German are a plus.

Who you are

• Strategic – You anticipate market changes and set clear priorities.
• Customer‑centric – You understand and shape retailer needs and build deep, trusted relationships.
• Results‑driven – You turn strategy into measurable commercial outcomes.
• Entrepreneurial and curious – You proactively seek out and grow your retailer network.
• Culturally aware and mobile – You work confidently across Europe and travel regularly to customers and Ingredion sites.
• Builder – You enjoy shaping something new rather than running an established territory.

Why Join Ingredion

• Flexible work arrangements that support your professional and personal life.
• A competitive total rewards package, including salary, annual performance‑based incentive and a company pension plan.
• Comprehensive benefits and well‑being support.
• Career growth through learning, training and development opportunities.
• A culture of connection and appreciation, with employee recognition and referral rewards.

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Relocation Available: No

Ingredion is a leading global, plant‑based ingredients solutions company. We make sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients and biomaterials that are used by customers in everyday products from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals. At Ingredion, we embrace possibilities and inspire each other to think big. Together, we are reimagining how we can make life better through our differentiated ingredients and innovative solutions. We share an inspiring purpose — to make life better, for our colleagues, our customers, our communities, and the world. We belong to a culture of bold innovators, of people who believe that their skills, creativity, and passion can deliver solutions that can enhance people’s lives. We create what's next, transforming our imagination into innovation. We have a welcoming and collaborative environment to build and grow a career in a multinational company. Here, everyone can be their authentic selves and be part of a community of talented and caring people, interacting with professionals around the world, made up of varied backgrounds, cultures and industries. We are encouraged to think differently and innovate through collaboration and experimentation. We are constantly imagining new ways to bring value to our customers, through new ingredients, solutions, and ways of working.