Category Manager - Seasoning

Key Responsibilities:

- Responsible for approving opportunities. Approves new product application opportunities. Applies development processes (e.g. stage gate, experimental design) to deliver new products.

- Interacts with Sales team and the customer. Maintains awareness of commercial implications

- Oversees and encourages interaction with relevant End Use Management applications teams (where an advantage in doing so exists)

- Ensure raw material building blocks are implemented

- Manages the costs of the product development team. Monitors any variances and takes corrective action as necessary. Responsible for resource allocation.

- Is responsible for meeting predefined Key Performance Indicator (KPI) targets. Monitors and measures performance against targets. Takes action where necessary to ensure target achievement.

- Is responsible for overall seasonings development within the product group covering: objective setting, KPIs, performance management, training and development including functional skills development within the product group. Mentoring new hires to ensure usage of correct ways of working.

- Keeps up to date on best practice and competitor benchmarking on product development within the product group to ensure Company's leadership position. Identifies and shares best practices throughout the function to increase innovation and ensure compliance. Investigates new technologies / new developments and develops new concepts.

Desired Skills and Experience

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

- Bachelor's Degree in Science. MSc preferred.

- Minimum of 8-10 years + experience to include a minimum of 5 years people management experience

- Experience in seasonings applications,

- Business Performance Management

Competencies Required:

- Communication & Knowledge Sharing

- Vision & Strategic Planning

- Commercial & Market Focus

- Business Performance Management

- Achievement through People

- Openness & Managing Change

- Technical / Functional Excellence

- Drive & Determination

- Relationship Building

- Innovation & Creativity