Private Label Growth Lead – Europe (Remote)

Ingredion Incorporated; 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

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.