Manager (m/f/d), Commercial, Private Label at Ingredion in Home Office

Job description

About Ingredion: Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you’ve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet’s food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you’re just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create. Location: Home-based – United Kingdom or Germany Workplace type: Remote (home-based with regular travel) Reports to: Director, Distribution, Private Label, B&H and Pharma Private label and own brand are among the fastest-growing spaces in European food retail – and a strategic growth priority for Ingredion. Retailers want cleaner labels, less sugar, more fibre and better nutrition, and our Texture & Healthful Solutions portfolio helps make that happen on shelf. As Manager (m/f/d), Commercial, Private Label , you will build Ingredion's relationships with Europe's leading retailers and connect them with their co-manufacturers and our sales teams to turn ideas into products. This is a strategic commercial role without a personal sales quota: you will define Ingredion's retailer partnership strategy and drive long-term, innovation-led growth across the private label channel. As a newly created role, it offers real scope to shape the position and grow with it. What you will do: Shape and deliver Ingredion’s private label growth agenda in Europe, driving the penetration of our Texture & Healthful Solutions portfolio with leading retailers and their manufacturing partners. Define and lead Ingredion’s engagement with key retailers across Europe, building trusted, senior-level partnerships with category, private label, R&D and quality leaders. Map and orchestrate each retailer’s co-manufacturer ecosystem – connecting retailers, co-manufacturers and Ingredion’s sales teams to convert opportunities into business growth. Translate retailer insights and trends such as sugar reduction, fibre enrichment and clean label into solutions from our Texture & Healthful Solutions portfolio, partnering with technical, innovation and marketing teams on concepts, prototypes and demonstrations. Initiate and steer retailer-led innovation projects from idea to launch, ensuring briefs are validated and projects move through the pipeline with the right partners. Lead Ingredion’s presence in the European private label community, including industry events such as PLMA, and build partnerships with contract manufacturers and product development companies. Own the retailer-linked innovation pipeline – measure impact, keep Salesforce data accurate and report progress to senior leadership. What you will bring: Significant commercial experience in the food and beverage industry, working for a retailer and/or a private label manufacturer – ideally both. Experience in solution-forward commercial roles such as category management, business development or customer development. An established network across category management, R&D/innovation and culinary teams at major private label retailers and manufacturers. Strong strategic and commercial insight, with a track record of shaping and executing long-term strategies, delivering key projects and driving growth by inspiring and influencing stakeholders across a matrix organisation. Proven ability to build relationships at senior level; C-suite exposure is a plus. Bachelor’s degree, ideally in business, food science or culinary arts. Fluent English; French and/or German are a plus. Who you are: Strategic – You anticipate market changes and set clear priorities. Customer-centric – You understand and shape retailer needs and build deep, trusted relationships. Results-driven – You turn strategy into measurable commercial out