Product Manager Chocolate

at  Puratos

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:

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• 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.
• You actively support business development (markets, channels, customers) by customer visits, customer presentations, training, exchange of best practices.
• 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.
• You manage the product portfolio (profitability optimization, pricing, SKU management, benchmarking) and all elements of the marketing mix (branding, pricing, route to market, promotions…)
• You collect, analyze and build market & product intelligence from the markets to identify possible impacts on the business.
• You are involved alongside the matrix organization in the yearly budget with accountability to the reach the targets.
• You manage relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to share the product vision, create involvement at different organizational levels

Please refer the Job description for details