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Global Product Manager Chocolate

Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgiumfull_timeVerifiedPosted 5 Nov 2024

About the role

Join the Magic Our Mission At Puratos, we create innovative food solutions for the health and well-being of people everywhere. As the global leader in bakery, patisserie and chocolate ingredients, we help our customers to be successful with their business, by turning technologies and experiences from food cultures around the world into new opportunities. We have more than 10.000 employees in over 85 countries and a consolidated turnover of 3.1 billion euros (in 2023). Our passion for innovation, a pioneering spirit and the unique Puratos culture drive our solid growth and vision for the future This, along with our commitment to our local communities, is what makes working at Puratos so magical. To strengthen our team in Groot Bijgaarden, we are looking for a: Global Product Manager Chocolate Your Mission You are responsible for the business development of the Belgian Chocolate (Belcolade) product range in defined regions and obtain the ambitious business targets. You drive the business results by building and implementing the product strategy for the defined regions/countries, in close collaboration with the local teams. You will have full accountability for the achievement of the annual budget. Key Accountabilities <ul> <li>You build and implement the product strategy and storyline aligned with Markets/ Channels/ Operations in line with the BU Real Chocolate vision, in order to determine optimal competitive positioning to reach short and long term business objectives.</li> <li>You actively support business development (markets, channels, customers) by customer visits, customer presentations, training, exchange of best practices.</li> <li>You monitor the sales performance of the category in terms of volume, sales, margin evolution, customer penetration, … You propose, agree and roll-out corrective actions or acceleration plans with local organizations and regional direction. </li> <li>You manage the product portfolio (profitability optimization, pricing, SKU management, benchmarking) and all elements of the marketing mix (branding, pricing, route to market, promotions…) </li> <li>You collect, analyze and build market & product intelligence from the markets to identify possible impacts on the business.</li> <li>You are involved alongside the matrix organization in the yearly budget with accountability to the reach the targets.</li> <li>You manage relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to share the product vision, create involvement at different organizational levels</li> </ul> Who are we looking for, <ul> <li>You have a Business or Marketing degree with minimum 5 years of relevant experience in marketing or product management. Experience in an international B2C environment is a plus.</li> <li>You show strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to work on multiple projects at one time and work under pressure and to deadlines.</li> <li>You have a commercial mindset and are