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Director & General Manager, Flavor Enhancers

Mizkan America
Mount Prospect, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 1/22/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/18/2025

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The Director & General Manager, Flavor Enhancers for Mizkan America is responsible for managing and growing the Vinegar & Bitters portfolio (Private Label, Branded, and Angostura), while enhancing equity and delivering attractive financials for the brands.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

  • Build and shape a highly-effective, world-class Marketing team
  • Serve as a passionate steward, advocate and gatekeeper for the products and the equities they have built
  • Craft long term growth strategy and roadmap for the Flavor Enhancers portfolio
  • While building brand equity, drive increased sales and profits for the portfolio
  • P&L ownership for Flavor Enhancers portfolio
  • Create and activate an integrated Marketing plan designed to grow this business, and contribute significantly to Mizkan, financially
  • Work closely with Innovation and R&D leadership to develop and qualify new products, based on what will resonate most convincingly with consumers and retailers
  • Work closely with Mizkan’s agencies to bring strategy to life with compelling, brand-building and usage-driving advertising and other forms of communication
  • Develop regional / local media plans, and work closely with agencies to deploy media strategically
  • Working closely with Sales, Connected Commerce, and cross functionally, help guide development of an annual consumer and trade promotion plan
  • Guide consumer Research and Insights efforts for private label and branded portfolio
  • Responsible for ongoing packaging development and optimization, across the full line of vinegar products
  • Manage a best-in-class portfolio of external agencies, suppliers and consultants

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND QUALIFICATIONS :

  • Foundation in world class Marketing and Brand Development from any number of major CPG Food & Beverage companies, along with smaller company experience
  • Expertise in Positioning, Communications, Innovation & NPD, Research & Insights, Consumer & Trade Promotion, Digital Marketing, Omni Channel Marketing, Forecasting & Budget, Packaging, Pricing, etc.
  • Skilled and savvy across the Digital landscape inclusive of Digital and Retail media.
  • Proven experience developing new products from an “end to end” perspective (e.g., concept to activation). Experience should include line extensions, upgrades, flankers, and ideally, new-to-world brand development
  • P&L ownership and management experience
  • Proven experience developing and motivating direct reports
  • Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing or a related discipline. Master’s degree preferred
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