Managing Director - Ingredients

QLM Search Ltd; New Jersey; On-site; USD 200,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

QLM Search is supporting a vertically integrated International Food & Beverage Ingredients group with the appointment of a Divisional Managing Director in the United States. The MD will have full P&L accountability and define the strategy for the division, accelerating growth and building the leadership team to realise its potential within the Group.

The successful candidate will lead an entrepreneurial, hands-on team while ensuring governance and commercial discipline across

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex, international manufacturing businesses with full P&L accountability.
• Strong commercial and operational leadership within ingredients or adjacent F&B markets.
• Track record of accelerating growth and building businesses, divisions or platforms.
• Experience in innovation-led, customer-partnered environments.
• Credibility with major international food, beverage and flavour-house customers.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the division's strategy, accelerating commercial and operational growth.
• Develop leadership and build the structure and capabilities required to realise potential.
• Operate with autonomy within a larger international Group, collaborating with the US CEO, Group CEO and Board.

Skills

Strategic leadership

P&L accountability

Growth acceleration

People leadership

Governance discipline

Job description

QLM Search is supporting the Board of a vertically integrated International Food & Beverage Ingredients group with the appointment of a Divisional Managing Director. Natural Ingredients is already a significant and successful part of the Group, with substantial revenues, specialist manufacturing and technical capabilities, and an established international customer base. With significant opportunity for further growth, the Group is now appointing a US based Divisional Managing Director to lead its next stage of development.

With full P&L accountability, the Divisional MD will define and execute the strategy for the division, accelerate commercial and operational growth, develop the leadership team and build the structure and capabilities required to realise its potential. The successful candidate will have the autonomy and entrepreneurial mindset to shape the division, while operating effectively within a larger international Group and developing a transparent and trusted relationship with the US CEO, Group CEO and Board.

We are looking for a proven Managing Director/BU Leader with experience across natural ingredients, plant-based ingredients, flavours, extracts, food & beverage ingredients or closely related sectors.

Critical experience includes:

• Leadership of complex, international manufacturing businesses with full P&L accountability
• Strong commercial and operational leadership within ingredients or adjacent food & beverage markets
• A track record of accelerating growth and building businesses, divisions or platforms
• Experience within innovation-led, customer-partnered environments
• Credibility with major international food, beverage and flavour-house customers
• The ability to combine entrepreneurial pace with strong governance and commercial discipline
• A hands-on, people-centred leadership style with a track record of building high-performing teams