Growth Platform Manager - Mayo & Condiments
On-siteLondon, England, United Kingdom or Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands
Job Summary
Lead the Mayo strategy and innovation agenda, identifying consumer, market, and category opportunities to drive sustainable growth. Own the short- and long-term innovation pipeline, prioritizing opportunities and translating insights into clear strategies. Manage cross-functional initiatives from opportunity identification through development and launch, partnering with Brand to execute campaigns and drive core value engineering. Coach and develop the Mayo Growth Manager while establishing routines for decision-making and follow-through. Requires 8+ years in marketing or commercial disciplines, a valid EU or UK work permit, and a track record of leading complex, cross-functional innovation projects. Based in London or Amsterdam with a hybrid working model.
Required Qualifications
- Valid EU work permit (excluding an Orientation Year Visa) or a valid UK work permit, depending on the location
- 8+ years of relevant experience in marketing, innovation or a related commercial discipline, preferably within Consumer Goods/FMCG
- Proven track record of identifying consumer opportunities and translating them into successful innovation strategies that drive brand and business growth
- Strong strategic and commercial acumen, with the ability to assess opportunities, develop compelling business cases and make clear choices on where to play and where to invest
- Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional innovation initiatives from opportunity identification and strategy through development, launch and post launch evaluation
- Strong stakeholder management, influencing and communication skills, with the ability to simplify complexity, challenge constructively, and create alignment across functions
- Proactive, pragmatic and comfortable working in a fast-paced, iterative environment, with a strong bias towards action and learning
- Strong innovation and strategic thinking, with the ability to identify growth opportunities, challenge existing thinking and shape a clear innovation agenda and pipeline
- Strong consumer, shopper and market understanding, with the ability to turn insights, trends and data into compelling, differentiated consumer propositions
- Strong cross-functional leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to align Brand, R&D, Insights, Sales, Finance, Supply chain and external partners around a common ambition
- Strong collaboration with Brand, working together to translate innovation strategy and propositions into compelling campaign and activation execution
- Confident people leader, with experience developing others and fostering a positive, inclusive and high-performing team culture
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