Senior Category Manager, APAC

1 month ago


Singapur, Singapore Symrise Full time
Regional Senior Category Manager F&B, APAC

As a key member of the Symrise team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the company's F&B portfolio within the Asia Pacific region. Your expertise will be instrumental in driving business growth, developing strategic partnerships, and ensuring the company's competitive position in the market.

The Position:
  • Develop and execute a regional APAC category strategy for the F&B portfolio to drive business growth and deliver on aligned ambitions.
  • Manage the entire lifecycle of assigned categories, including price, product lifecycle, value proposition, gap closure, route-to-market, and competitive landscape.
  • Responsible for managing market and business intelligence in Asia Pacific, providing insights to inform strategic decisions.
  • Influence the F&B portfolio, product promotions, and work towards securing new business opportunities.
  • Initiate new product development in partnership with internal and external clients' groups.
  • Monitor project status in close coordination with internal project teams.
  • Ensure work, initiatives, and projects translate into Symrise's positioning within the marketplace and coordinate quarterly milestones and timelines.
  • Align with the global network and ecosystem on new business models and local production opportunities.
  • Lead market and business intelligence with global and local stakeholders.
  • Influence portfolio, product promotions, and work towards securing new business opportunities in collaboration with sales and market leads.
The Ideal Candidate:
  • Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or chemistry disciplines.
  • Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in marketing, sales, business development, or key account management within the flavor, food ingredients, and FMCG industries.
  • Strong knowledge of commercial and marketing trends within the food and beverage industry from both a technical and commercial perspective.
  • Possess strong commercial and analytical acumen, complemented with regional business experience.
  • Ability to translate abstract data and insights into meaningful customer-relevant, commercial initiatives.
  • Effective project management and facilitation within cross-functional internal teams and external stakeholders.
  • Strong solution-based selling and communication skills in stakeholder engagements to drive growth agenda.
  • Self-disciplined, result-oriented, and excellent time management and organizational skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively across countries, cultures, and enjoy working through influence.
  • Computer literate with competence in Microsoft Office Suite and SAP.


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