Product Manager Patisserie Mixes

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 are more than 10.000 employees in over 70 countries and a consolidated turnover of 2.8 billion euros (in 2022). 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 collect, analyze and build market intelligence from a wide range of data sources and identify possible impacts on the business.
• You build and implement the product strategy aligned with Markets/ Channels/ Operations in line with the SBU Patisserie vision, in order to determine optimal competitive positioning to reach short and long term business objectives.
• 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 monitor the sales performance 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 actively support business development (markets, channels, customers) by customers visits , customer presentations, training, exchange of best practices
• You develop sales and product communication support tools in line with the Group communication strategy
• You manage the Innovation pipeline following Stage & Gate process to create future differentiation.
• You manage relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to share the product vision, create involvement at different organizational levels
• You keep close contact with operations to support CAPEX discussions & optimizations.

SKILLS

• You have a Business or Marketing degree with 5 years of relevant experience in product management & a strong focus on communication. Experience in an international B2C environment is a plus.
• 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.
• You are data driven, curious, digital savvy and inspired by the understanding of local consumer culture’s diversity in food.
• You play to win, you are fanatically customer centered and determined to continuously improve everything we do, daring to challenge boundaries to deliver superior value in products & services, and meaningful innovations
• You have a passion for food and you aim to understand the technical issues of their creation. Therefore ready to have a common language with R&D, technical advisors and Operations.
• Fluent in English. Other languages are a plus.
• You are willing to travel 25% of your time.

Please refer the Job description for details