Senior Global Innovation Manager, Arla Foods - Aarhus

“Innovation is a hugely important in the coming years, and 20% of our innovations revenue to 2026 will come from our global Arla sub-brands. For the right person, creatively developing portfolio, both product and packaging to suit changing needs and channels, this is an exciting opportunity to grow oneself and drive our business” says Katie Reed, Global VP of the Arla Brand.

 

How you will make an impact

Reporting to the Director Rachel Campbell which runs out sub-brands within the growth spaces of Stronger me and Cooking inspiration you will develop innovation for the Arla Skyr, Arla Protein and Arla Apetina. This is an exciting area to shape the future for with strong momentum to build on.  Combined, these sub-brands are a big part of the Arla brand growth journey globally and thus, a critical part of Arla brand and to develop our cooperative which is owned by farmers.

 

As Senior Global Innovation Manager, you will:

• Driving the longer term innovation agenda in 2 growth areas with these 3 sub-brands for the coming 3-5 years
• Act as overall portfolio owner of innovation setting direction for 1-2year focus
• Deliver innovation projects end to end to strategically expand the portfolio, scaled across market - in collaboration with key functions e.g. finance, product/pack development and supply chain
• Guide and support the Innovation Manager and Junior Innovation Manager working as one a strong unit
• Work hand in hand as one full brand and innovation team to set direction and act as single point of contact for select markets across a wider agenda. Fostering strong communication and stakeholder management

 

For this role, you are ideally based at our headquarters in Aarhus, Denmark, but can be located in another of our European core markets; Sweden, Finland, Germany, The Netherlands or the UK. If not based in Denmark, we expect that you are able to travel 4-6 days per month to Denmark and other European markets - and otherwise work from home.

 

How you will be successful

We imagine that the ideal candidate comes with solid experience in leading and driving innovation projects, preferably within the food industry. Working with innovation, you have examples where you have used your creative flair and a strategic mindset to influence shopper and consumer behaviour while also considering the customers/channel and product category. You possess excellent project management skills and are able to run projects cross-functionally with a strong focus on cost, scale, quality and time gained from your experience working with P&L and commercial projects. Preferably, you have worked with some European markets and either have or want to develop a global/central working experience.

 

As a leader, you are a great collaborator and know how to bring people along on the journey in building strong relationships and networks. You thrive in a role, where you set the direction and serve as a sparring partner and inspirator to your colleagues. You are curious and eager to learn new things to continuously develop your professional and personal skills. You are commercially minded and understand what drives a business. You are a strong communicator who sets the direction and ensures that projects are executed on time - and are fluent in English. 

 

What do we offer

As a high performing team global team of around 30 people we thrive to build the Arla brand equity and P&L hand in hand, which is our biggest brand in Arla worth approx. €3.7bn EUR globally in revenue. Our team would be known for aiming high, delivering and having fun and caring for each other as we do it. And as a diverse group we work with a high trust, high support and high flexibility with a team who can flex work and personal time and are based in different locations. As a company you would be part of a farmer cooperative where you are working for farmers and their families who truly believe in the food we make for now and the future, which in turn drives our brand purpose ‘to help people eat well’.  

 

Application and contact

Go for it and apply as soon as possible. Interviews will commence imminently. For additional information, please contact Rachel Campbell +447989201257

 

We have a purpose for Good

At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

 

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