Manager Marketing, APAC

Sensient Technologies Corporation; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Sensient Technologies Corporation in Singapore seeks a Manager Marketing for APAC. You will lead a team of marketers, shape regional strategy, and collaborate across R&D, Applications Development, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Operations to bring new flavors and colors to market.

This on-site role requires a strong track record in product management, strategic thinking, and excellent communication, with travel to APAC as needed and a passion for growing the business in the foods segment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Marketing or related field.
• 10 years of business experience with at least 5 years in Sales or Marketing.
• Willingness to travel internationally (APAC).
• Demonstrated leadership and self-starter attitude.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proven experience in product management and portfolio development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of marketers.
• Identify unmet customer needs and translate into value propositions and products in the food segment.
• Collaborate with R&D, Applications Development, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Operations to move projects to market.
• Plan and manage company participation at major conferences and seminars.
• Drive NPD, launch packages, and product lifecycle management.
• Monitor Asia Pacific market trends to stay competitive.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Entrepreneurial

Product management

Sales acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Science/Marketing

Job description

Manager Marketing, APAC SG

We are seeking for a strategic thinker who can collaborate well with different stakeholders within the APAC region to identify new product opportunities and customers.

This position requires a high degree of collaborationwith other functional areas including R&D, Applications Development, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Operations. The successful candidate should bring alongexcellent interpersonal skills, a deepunderstanding of value propositions, and anentrepreneurial spirit. This role will be reporting to the Regional Marketing Director APAC.

This exciting opportunity is 100% on site for 5 days in our Singapore office.

What you will do:

Strategic Focus & Leadership (Key Responsibilities)

• Team Leadership:Lead and mentor a team of marketeers, ensuring they leverage the Sensient brand effectively to drive regional growth.
• Strategic Positioning:Identify specific, unmet customer needs and translate them into tailored value propositions and products within the food segment.
• Stakeholder Engagement:Collaborate extensively with R&D, Application Development, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Operations to move projects from idea to market.
• Brand Promotion:Plan and manage company participation at major industry conferences, tradeshows, and technical seminars.

Product Introduction & Management (NPD & Portfolio)

• New Product Development (NPD):Drive the NPD project management cycle, ensuring new food/flavor ingredients are developed and launched effectively.
• Launch Excellence:Develop comprehensive product launch packages, including technical data sheets, marketing materials, and sales pitches.
• Product Lifecycle Management:Manage the existing product range, identifying items that add complexity and proposing solutions for streamlining the portfolio.
• Market Intelligence:Map and analyze market movements (e.g., trends in natural colors, clean label) in Asia Pacific to ensure products remain competitive.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree is required in Science, Marketing or a related field.
• Ten years’ progressive business experience with at least five years in a Sales or Marketing role.
• Must be a leader and self-starter who is seeking upward mobility.
• Occasional international travel with APAC region.
• Strategic Thinker and Result Oriented – Has written business goals, written strategic plans, written compelling value proposition statements and knows what must be done and why. Has developed action plans and followed them. Continuously monitors performance and is accountable against goals.
• Entrepreneurial– Believes in self and the company and welcomes a challenge, and is excited about overcoming obstacles and making an impact on the business.
• Excellent Communication Skills– Clear and persuasive speaker and presenter who responds well to questions and demonstrates superb group presentation skills. Creates and sustains two-way communication opportunities. Asks thoughtful questions.
• Good Business and Sales Acumen– Does not strategize 'on the fly' nor overanalyze. Is persistent with excellent follow up and organizational skills. Maintains continuous contact with prospects and builds networks inside customers.
• Proven experience in product management –Managed product portfolio, abled to analyzed market trends and customer needs to drive its product portfolio to enlarge sales revenue.

ABOUT SENSIENT GLOBAL INNOVATION CENTER IN SINGAPORE:

Sensient’s global innovation center GIC will bring together scientists and technologists from many different Sensient business units, including: Food colors and flavors – Pharmaceutical - Sensient agriculture ingredients – Bionutrients - Cosmetics.

With a focus on new product development and application extension, the Center will exemplify deep collaboration and cross-pollination of Sensient Groups. This will allow the teams to innovate in a broader sensory context of flavor, color, texture and sight.

ABOUT SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION:

Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors and flavors. Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, colors, and other specialty and fine chemicals. The Company's customers include major international manufacturers representing most of the world's best-known brands. Sensient is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

As a dynamic and diversified global leader, we offer an excellent salary and comprehensive benefits package. For more information, visit our website at http://www.sensient.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

SPONSORSHIP: Due to our inability to offer visa sponsorship, we can only consider candidates who are authorized to work in Singapore without the need for employment visa sponsorship.

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