Marketing Manager, APAC

SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Sensient Technologies Asia Pacific Pte Ltd seeks a strategic leader to identify new product opportunities and drive APAC growth in food colorings and flavors. The role requires collaboration across R&D, Applications Development, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Operations, reporting to the Regional Marketing Director APAC.

On-site in Singapore, you will lead a team of marketers, develop tailored value propositions, and promote the brand at major industry events to expand the customer base across the

Qualifications

• 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 – written goals and plans, accountable to goals.
• Entrepreneurial – willing to take on challenges and make an impact.
• Excellent Communication Skills – persuasive communicator and presenter.
• Good Business and Sales Acumen – persistent with follow-ups and network-building.
• Proven experience in product management – managed portfolio and analyze market trends to grow sales.

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of marketeers, ensuring they leverage the Sensient brand to drive regional growth.
• Strategic Positioning: Identify unmet customer needs and translate them into tailored value propositions and products within the food segment.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate 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.
• New Product Development (NPD): Drive the NPD project management cycle for new food/flavor ingredients.
• Launch Excellence: Develop comprehensive product launch packages, including technical data sheets, marketing materials, and sales pitches.
• Product Lifecycle Management: Manage existing product range and streamline portfolio.
• Market Intelligence: Map market movements in Asia Pacific to keep products competitive.

Skills

Team Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Stakeholder Engagement

Brand Promotion

Product Launch

Communication Skills

Sales Acumen

Entrepreneurial Spirit

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Science/Marketing

Job description

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, sight and aroma.

ABOUTSENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and fragrances. Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, display imaging chemicals, and other specialty chemicals. The company's customers include major international manufacturers representing some of the world's best-known brands, as well as up-and-coming dynamic manufacturers.

With global operations in 71 locations in 31 countries, Sensient has built a corporate culture that incorporates expertise from regions around the world. We have customers in 150 countries. Over a decade, Sensient has grown from a domestic food company to a world-leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of sophisticated color andflavorsystems.

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 athttp://www.sensient.com

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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