Europe General Manager Food Ingredients m/f/d

GFIC; Verona; In loco; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A specialized recruitment consultancy is looking for a Head of Sales and Marketing for a Food Ingredients company located in Northern Italy. The ideal candidate will have an MBA and 15-20 years of B2B experience, with leadership skills in managing cross-functional teams. This position requires fluency in English and Italian, and willingness to travel 50% of the time. This role focuses on developing innovative strategies that drive business growth and profitability.

Competenze

• 15-20 years of experience in the Food B2B industry.
• Past experience as a GM in Europe for Food Ingredients is required.
• Multicultural personality and willing to travel 50% of the time.

Mansioni

• Lead a larger team across departments like Finance, Sales, and R&D.
• Develop and manage commercial strategies for business growth.
• Ensure profitable growth and commercial success.
• Formulate annual business plans and market share objectives.

Conoscenze

Sales Management

Marketing Strategy

Team Leadership

Food Ingredients Knowledge

Fluent in English

Fluent in Italian

Formazione

MBA from a reputed institute

Descrizione del lavoro

This is a B2B job,

This job is not suitable for candidates coming from FMCG, Horeca, Hotels, or Restaurants.

We are searching for an international Food Ingredients Company with a global network of plants, sales offices, and R&D centers.

Location: Northern Italy onsite

This is a Business to Business job. Please apply only if you have experience in Flavours, Colours, Extracts, dried fruits and vegetables, and other value-added Food Ingredients, not FMCG or HORECA.

• You will be in charge of Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, R&D, NPD.
• You are a specialist in Food Ingredients.
• Develop strategies and formulate an annual business plan, market share objectives.
• You are able to lead a larger team: Finance, Operations, Sales Business Development, R&D, NPD, etc.
• Develop, lead, and manage all commercial activities of the business, implementing an innovative, growth-focused commercial strategy.
• Focus primarily on new product areas and emerging markets.
• Ensure profitable business growth and commercial success.
• Require MBA from a reputed institute, with 15-20 years of experience in the Food B2B industry.
• Responsible for driving the entire business operations for the Food Business, focusing on top-line and bottom-line performance.
• Increase revenues and augment profitability.
• Fluent in English and Italian.

Tasks

This is not an FMCG job, nor for GMs of Hotels.

Requirements

Please apply only if you have experience as a GM in Europe for Food Ingredients.

You are a multicultural personality, handsome to avoid problems, and willing to travel 50% of your time.

GFIC is a boutique recruitment consultancy located south of Munich, founded by Alfred Geiger in 2006. GFIC specializes in consulting for FMCG, Food Ingredients, Starch, Glucose, Sweeteners, Flavours, Fruit Preparations, Beverages, Dairy, Nutraceuticals, Pharma, Colours, Cosmetics, Hydrocolloids, and more. GFIC provides recruitment services for full-time, interim positions, and advisory board members, recruiting globally, including C-Level candidates.