Category Manager – Hydrocolloids / Biogums (69887)

Location – Delft, Netherlands

Job model – Hybrid

dsm-firmenich’s Taste, Texture & Health (TTH) Division Ingredient Solutions is a leading global supplier of food enzymes, cultures, taste and health ingredients and other specialties for many of the leading global and local dairy, baking, beverages, and savory food brands.

We are currently looking for a Category Manager Hydrocolloids / Biogums.

As a Category Manager Hydrocolloids / Biogums, you develop and drive the global product strategy for the category to ensure the realization of the global Hydrocolloids Biogums strategic objectives set by the business.

You steer both P&L on behalf of the owner by managing and coordinating short-term activities across segments and functions to ensure end-to-end alignment and asset optimization. This position provides overall direction and structure to the category. Its focus is strategic planning, tactical as well as operational steering through the management team of the category.

At dsm-firmenich, being a force for good is not optional. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a shared responsibility woven into our daily work to not only benefit our People, Customers & Communities but also drive business value. Equal access to opportunities is a given, belonging is a shared feeling, authenticity is celebrated.

Your key responsibilities

• Category manager represents “the business” as delegated owner towards all functions within a set mandate by the business P&L owner.

• Develops and drives the global product strategy for the category in alignment with the segment’s strategy.

• Steers the Hydrocolloids Biogums P&L on behalf of the owner by managing and coordinating short-term activities across segments and functions to ensure end-to-end alignment and asset optimization.

• Provides leadership and management to functions within the category team and the indirect reports to the category (e.g. manufacturing, supply chain management, R&D, product management, regulatory and strategic sourcing);

• Monitors the execution and progress of the product strategy plan and propose corrective actions, when necessary, to achieve objectives, including monitoring of achievements against strategic intent.

• Reviews performance against strategic plans and policies; provide direction to the category by interpretation of results and proposes changes in plans to be decided upon by business MT.

• Ensures the category is cost and quality competitive within the industry.

We bring

• Based on your experience we will offer you a base salary of € 87893 to € 125562 per year (including holiday allowance and 13th month) and extra benefits, such as 25 holiday days, a bonus, the option to buy more holiday days with a 6% my choice budget and much more.

• Sustainability Commitment: Be part of an organization where sustainability isn't just a headline but is embedded in our strategy and processes, enabling you to make a meaningful impact on the world.

• Empowered Flexibility: Enjoy a flexible work environment that empowers you to take ownership of your work, driving accountability and fostering a healthy work-life balance.

• Inspiring Innovation: Join a company with a rich history of groundbreaking scientific innovation and a future brimming with opportunities to collaboratively create with our customers.

• Nurturing Growth: Cultivate your potential in an environment that encourages and supports curiosity, fostering an open mindset for continuous personal and professional development.

• Well-Being Priority: Experience a culture that places safety and well-being at its core, caring for both your physical and mental health.

You bring

• Academic degree and minimum 3+ years of experience within category, operation or business management.

• Knowledge of Hydrocolloids Product / Industry; knowledge in texture ingredients preferred.

• Ability to drive a strategy in a complex matrix environment, managing and influencing.

• Ability to work in a multicultural, multidisciplinary environment.

• Fluent in English, knowledge of Chinese is a plus.

• Willingness to travel.

The application process

Interested in this position? Please apply on-line by uploading your resume in English via our career portal. For further information, please contact Manuela Arnold, Talent Acquisition Business Partner (manuela.arnold@dsm-firmenich.com)

Equal Opportunities Commitment

dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drives unprecedented progress. We aim to build a workplace where opportunity really is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate: there’s a place for everyone at dsm-firmenich.

As a committed equal opportunity employer, we ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and fair. We encourage the recruitment of a diverse workforce, representative of the communities in which we work, by using inclusive language, diverse interview panels, diversified sourcing strategies. Selection is based on qualifications, competency, experience, performance history and fit with the team to advance fair and equitable opportunity.

Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, backgrounds, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

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About dsm-firmenich

As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavors, and fragrances for the world’s growing population to thrive. With our comprehensive range of solutions, with natural and renewable ingredients and renowned science and technology capabilities, we work to create what is essential for life, desirable for consumers, and more sustainable for the planet. dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch company, listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, with operations in almost 60 countries and revenues of more than €12 billion. With a diverse, worldwide team of nearly 30,000 employees, we bring progress to life™ every day, everywhere, for billions of people. www.dsm-firmenich.com

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