Innovation Manager Adult and Early Life Nutrition

Innovation Manager Adult and Early Life Nutrition

Do you have a passion for successfully landing projects with customers and driving innovations? Join us as an Innovation Business Development Manager within FrieslandCampina Ingredients! This role focuses on introducing innovative and specialty ingredients to our existing and new customers in the Adult and Early Life Nutrition segments. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and are passionate about making a difference and achieving success, we are looking forward to hearing from you!

What we ask

• Academic/master level, preferably in Sales, Marketing, Business and background in Nutrition or Food Technology;
• >10 year international B2B Sales experience in the nutrition or food ingredients industry with a proven track record in Business development (including corporate clients);
• Comfortable with scientific concepts and terminology;
• Excellent communicator with the ability to build strong relationships and networks;
• Working with multi-disciplinary teams;
• Fluent in English; additional languages are an advantage.

What we offer

• Unique company culture of Dutch heritage and international presence;
• To ensure a healthy work-life balance, we've implemented a hybrid work model for this role. You'll be required to visit our Amersfoort office no more than twice a week, allowing you flexibility while maintaining collaborative engagement;
• Receive home office essentials, such as an ergonomic chair, desk, monitors, and more, to support your comfort and productivity while working remotely;
• A Car Lease Scheme/Mobility budget;
• Keen on cycling? Take advantage of our bike purchase scheme, offering attractive tax benefits to help you acquire a brand-new bike. Enjoy the ride while saving on costs;
• Enjoy 200 hours of annual leave on a full-time basis, with the flexibility to sell or purchase up to 40 additional hours of holiday time. Your 8% holiday allowance ensures that you can make the most of your well-deserved time off;
• A workweek of (fulltime) 40 hours, and a bonus scheme;
• Receive a company laptop and mobile phone, enabling seamless communication whether you're on the move or working remotely;
• We prioritize your overall well-being. That's why we offer a range of support services, including coaching, financial assistance, physiotherapy, and a comprehensive health check every three years, ensuring you feel supported in every aspect of your life;
• A competitive pension to support when you retire. A partner pension too, so your partner will be looked after if something happens to you while you're working with us;
• Beyond these offerings, we provide a diverse array of schemes, programs, and courses meticulously designed to empower you to develop and evolve according to your unique career trajectory with us;

Vacancy description

FrieslandCampina Ingredients is looking for an Innovation Business Development Manager to join our Global Business Development team. Having a strong commercial acumen and feeling comfortable with content, you start-up, drive and land projects end-to-end into commercial success at customers. In cooperation with sales, marketing and technical teams, you will manage the pipeline and commercialization of our key innovations. In this role, you will collaborate with sales, marketing, and technical teams to manage the pipeline and commercialization of key innovations. You will take direct responsibility for Innovation Business Development at specific accounts and regions, while also leading overall Innovation Business Development globally. This involves overseeing and coordinating our Business Development efforts to continuously track and improve sales performance of FrieslandCampina Ingredients on our key innovations.

In this position, you play a vital role in our goal of growing our (specialty / innovative) ingredient business at our B2B customers in Adult and Early Life Nutrition.

You will report to the Business Development Director as part of a Global Innovation Business Development team (5), working with our (sales) colleagues in regional sales offices and supported by multi-disciplinary teams (incl Marketing, TSS, R&D, Product management, QA, RA).

Staying true to who you really are, that is your starting point at FrieslandCampina. Because it is precisely by embracing our differences that we can grow together. We want to create a working environment that allows all employees to bring their best and authentic selves. If who we are suits you, but you're not sure if you're the best fit for the role, we still encourage you to apply so we can help you find the role that fits you best.

Team Details

FrieslandCampina Ingredients is a leader in proteins and prebiotics, addressing the growing need for innovative nutritional solutions to the world’s health and well-being challenges. Our drive is to get the right ingredients to our customers to create applications for consumers with special dietary needs or preferences, so they can get the most out of life, always. Our experts work with our customers and partners to co-create highly nutritious and sustainable solutions for the early life, performance, medical and active nutrition industries.