Job Description The Role We are on the lookout for a talented Category Strategy Manager to drive our Ingredients portfolio. This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate individual who has a keen understanding of market trends and strong financial acumen to drive profitability and bring a commercial lens to the business. Reporting to the Head of Category Strategy and working hand-in-hand with the Sales team, you'll collaborate to develop and execute strategic plans. Key responsibilities include: Delivering an Ingredients hedging and derivatives-based service portfolio to drive growth and create stickiness with customers. Based on strategy, build robust roadmaps which align market opportunity with business capability. Working cross-functionally to identify and prioritise new opportunities across the NPD pipeline. This will include scoping work to understand market dynamics, organisation fit and building business cases to justify investment. Responsible for pricing, collateral, and marketing campaigns to support product launches. Responsible for pipeline prioritisation, profitability analysis and life-cycle management of the portfolio. About You To be considered for this role will require: You enjoy working in a vibrant high-growth environment. You will ideally have 5+ years' previous experience in a similar role across commodities, food or agriculture industries. A university degree in Finance, Marketing or Business Management preferred. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and work effectively with cross-functional teams. A natural level of hustle when it comes to being strategic and driving alignment on commercial objectives through a large organisation. What's next? Apply now! Please click the Apply now link and ensure you include an up-to-date CV and cover letter summarising your abilities as requested above. We wish you the best of luck in your application. About Us – The Synlait Way Synlait is a dynamic, purpose-led milk nutrition company that is Doing Milk Differently for a Healthier World! We pride our organisation as being different and allowing our spirit to drive our success, shifting perceptions and driving value through new thinking and a new attitude. You'll be joining down-to-earth, authentic people working together to create the very best in milk nutrition as we combine expert farming with innovative thinking and state-of-the-art processing to produce a range of nutritional milk products for our global customers. We will challenge you by providing the opportunities you've been seeking to expand your career; we believe that everyone brings unique experiences and perspectives to the table so are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and embrace diversity to drive innovation and business success. Together we will continue to create a workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute their best. What we offer: Health insurance cover Training and development opportunities Social events and Social Club #J-18808-Ljbffr
