CSST Global Strategic Marketing Leader

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Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill’s global team of 155,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill’s food ingredients and bio-industrial business, where we anticipate trends around taste, nutrition and safety to innovate and provide solutions to manufacturers, retailers and foodservice companies.
Job Purpose and Impact

The Global Strategic Marketing Leader for Cargill Starches, Sweeteners & Texturizers will lead all market research and insights activities for a complex business or platform regionally and globally. The aim of the role is to guide our business to take better informed decisions by increasing clarity and confidence regarding where we choose to grow and providing a consolidated view on the outlook of our core markets. You will lead our team that plans, directs, controls, conducts and analyzes customer-oriented market research activities to identify potential business opportunities, set strategies, perform due diligence and track market and competitive activity.

We seek a professional with interpersonal skills to direct a team and collaborate and build synergies across regions and functions globally. Key Accountabilities
Identify market and innovation opportunities through analysis and prepare forecasting of recommendations for market preferences Leadership in strategy development Approve the negotiation and selection of business with external vendors and agencies Provide research and analytics consultation and direction to resolve business supply/demand opportunities and competitive positioning Collect, analyze, and interpret marketplace trends and customer data to direct investments and product development strategies Direct the overall business or platform research strategy and plan Provide strategic leadership, development and talent management activities for direct reports and their organizations, which may include forecasting resource needs, recruiting, hiring, performance management, training and budgeting. You will also collaborate with managers and supervisors in your organization to ensure staff selections align with current and future needs Other duties as assigned Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience Minimum of eight years of related work experience, five years of supervisory experience Preferred Qualifications Minimum of 15 years active business experience preferably in B2B market insights and strategy, along with active business development as past experience Demonstrated success in developing and delivering growth initiatives and/or innovative solutions via a virtual team Experience in product lines or markets at all stages of life cycle Food ingredient industry and competitor analytics, strategy and reporting Opportunity space assessment MBA degree

Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

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