Sr. Manager, Marketing, Savory & B&B, T&HS, USCAN

Ingredion Incorporated; Bridgewater (MA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards Package

Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness

Flexible Work Arrangements

Career Growth

Employee Recognition Program

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

Ingredion Incorporated is seeking a Sr. Category Marketing Manager to lead a broad product portfolio with regional and global impact. You will shape category strategy, drive growth initiatives, and work closely with Sales, R&D, and marketing to translate insights into action.

In this high-visibility role, you will collaborate with global teams to launch products, manage campaigns, and enable sales with data-driven tools and market insights. Relocation is not required.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years’ experience in category, segment or strategic marketing leadership roles in B2B food ingredients or adjacent categories.
• Experience operating in regional and global matrixed organizations.
• Proven track record with Sales, Innovation/R&D, and technical teams.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and live problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Shape Global Strategy: represent your region in cross-functional teams to develop a forward-looking global category strategy.
• Drive Regional Roadmaps and reporting, analyze profitability and guide strategic planning.
• Engage key customers and translate market insights into solutions to grow the category.
• Lead growth initiatives, pipeline development, and demand generation with sales enablement.
• Coordinate new product launches with global teams backed by consumer insights.

Skills

Strategic marketing leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Consultative selling

Ambiguity handling

Pipeline growth management

Job description

About Ingredion

Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you’ve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet’s food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you’re just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.

As a Sr. Category Marketing Manager, you’ll strategically lead a diverse product portfolio—crafting clear value propositions, driving growth, and empowering sales teams with actionable insights. You’ll collaborate across functions to deliver seamless commercial execution, engage directly with customers to convert opportunities, and translate global strategy into impactful regional plans.

Following the recent repositioning of our US/Canada Marketing team as a proactive growth engine, enabling strategic planning, innovation, and consistent brand experiences, this is your chance to make a measurable impact, operate with autonomy, and champion innovation in a high-visibility role.

What You Will Do

Global Category Strategy

• Shape Global Strategy: Represent your region in a cross-functional team to develop and execute a forward-looking global category strategy, leveraging local market insights and trends.
• Drive Regional Roadmaps: Contribute to the creation of technical roadmaps tailored to your category and region.
• Business Reporting & Analysis: Ensure consistent category reporting, guide budget and strategic planning, and analyze profitability to identify growth opportunities.

Customers & Growth

• Engage Key Customers: Build market knowledge through direct customer interactions, inform solution development, and help convert high-value sales opportunities.
• Market Intelligence: Gather and apply market and competitor insights to identify growth potential and inform strategic decisions.
• Brand & Category Appraisals: Regularly assess sub-category and brand performance, identifying opportunities to enhance consumer appeal and drive category growth.

Regional Category Growth

• Lead Growth Initiatives: Initiate and guide cross-functional teams to implement annual growth plans and innovation projects.
• Pipeline Development: Partner with Sales to expand the opportunity pipeline and support targeted prospecting for “must win” customers.
• Demand Generation & Sales Enablement: Collaborate with digital and go-to-market teams to develop impactful campaigns and sales tools, and train teams on category trends.

Innovation

• Champion Innovation: Consolidate regional customer insights to prioritize innovation opportunities, develop business cases, and drive strategic change.
• Launch Excellence: Coordinate new product launches with global teams, ensuring strong value propositions backed by consumer insights and competitive analysis.

Requirements

• 8–12+ years’ experience in category, segment or strategic marketing leadership roles preferably in B2B food ingredients or adjacent solution‑driven categories
• Some familiarity with category or adjacent category knowledge – if category knowledge limited than strong synergistic ingredient knowledge
• Demonstrated ownership of categories, segments, or portfolios with clear commercial accountability
• Experience supporting new category development, innovation pipelines, and growth initiatives rather than only mature portfolios
• Comfortable being measured on pipeline, conversion, and growth, not awareness or reach
• Thinks in terms of where to play / how to win, not only campaigns
• Experience operating in regional and global matrixed organizations
• Proven track record working closely with Sales, Innovation/R&D, and technical teams
• Strong exposure to consultative selling environments
• Comfortable with ambiguity and live problem-solving

Why Join Ingredion

Discover Why Ingredion Is The Ideal Place To Advance Your Career With Our Exceptional Rewards And Benefits Package Designed To Help You Thrive. Create The Future With Us And Enjoy:

• Total Rewards Package – Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success
• Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support – Health, long-term savings, and resources for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being
• Flexible Work Arrangements – We value flexibility to support you both professionally and personally
• Career Growth – Learning, training, and development opportunities.
• Employee Recognition Program – A culture of real-time appreciation, with personalized recognition rewards globally
• Employee Referral Program – Refer top talent and earn a bonus if they’re hired

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability—mental or physical—marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law (“protected classifications”). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.

Ingredion uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process, including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying, you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey.

Relocation Available

No

Pay Range

$149,400.00-$199,200.00 Annual

This pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data and applicable bargaining agreement (if any).

Incentive Compensation

As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.

Benefits

Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision coverage as well as a 401(k) plan with an competitive company match.