NA Bakery Systems Product Leader (Hybrid)

IFF; Kansas; Ibrido; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Competitive compensation

Annual incentive opportunities

Comprehensive health and wellness

Parental leave

401(k)

Descrizione del lavoro

IFF, a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health & biosciences, seeks a Bakery Systems leader based in New Century, KS with a hybrid work schedule. Lead regional growth across North America, drive strategic plans, and align cross-functional teams to deliver customer value and profitability.

You will manage portfolios, launches, pricing, and market intelligence while partnering with Sales, Marketing, R&D, and Supply Chain to optimize performance and continuity.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Bakery Science, Business, Marketing, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience in the food ingredients, bakery, or food manufacturing industry with demonstrated business impact and results.
• Strong understanding of bakery applications, ingredient functionality, formulation, processing technologies, and market dynamics.
• Demonstrated experience in product management, product line management, business management, marketing, sales, technical service, or related commercial roles.
• Experience managing revenue, profitability, pricing, forecasting, budgets, and portfolio performance.
• Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work autonomously.

Mansioni

• Lead and execute the regional Bakery Systems growth strategy to maximize revenue, profitability, and market share across North America.
• Develop and implement annual business plans, budgets, forecasts, pricing strategies, and portfolio priorities aligned with regional and global objectives.
• Gather, analyze, and communicate market, customer, and competitive intelligence to identify growth opportunities and mitigate business risks.
• Manage the bakery systems portfolio lifecycle, including product launches, commercialization, optimization, rationalization, and end-of-life planning.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, R&D, Applications, Technical Service, Supply Chain, Operations, Procurement, and Finance teams to deliver business objectives and customer value.
• Drive pipeline development and support strategic customer engagements by clearly communicating product value propositions and solution benefits.
• Monitor portfolio performance, pricing effectiveness, supply dynamics, and profitability while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Facilitate alignment between commercial and operational teams to minimize customer impact during supply challenges and support business continuity.
• Represent IFF with customers and industry organizations while strengthening bakery market expertise across the organization.

Conoscenze

Analytical skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Autonomy

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Bakery Science, Business, Marketing, Engineering, or related field

Descrizione del lavoro

IFF, a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health & biosciences, seeks a Bakery Systems leader based in New Century, KS with a hybrid work schedule. Lead regional growth across North America, drive strategic plans, and align cross-functional teams to deliver customer value and profitability.

You will manage portfolios, launches, pricing, and market intelligence while partnering with Sales, Marketing, R&D, and Supply Chain to optimize performance and continuity.