Emea Health From The Gut Marketing Manager

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The EMEA Dietary Supplement (DS) market is a highly competitive and fast paced industry where DSM holds leadership positions in key subsegments and has the ambition to grow shares and outperform market dynamics in the next 3-5 years.

Health from the Gut (HfG) Category has been identified by DSM as a global priority with EMEA representing approx. 30% of category sales.

Currently DSM competes mainly with niche ingredients (mostly digestive enzymes) and a small probiotic portfolio.

Nevertheless, given the attractiveness of the category, the company ambition is to drive transformational growth in the category and become a top player within in the next 5 years.

To reach this scale of ambition will require DSM to become a full-service provider with a strong ingredient portfolio and finished good manufacturing capabilities and the ability to co-create and sell innovative solutions.

The EMEA HfG MM position is needed to lead all Marketing & Innovation activities for EMEA and collaborate both with regional cross functional and global team to deliver on the overall DSM HfG ambition.

What you will do
- As an EMEA HfG Marketing Manager, you will be responsible of developing and implementing the Marketing & Innovation Strategy & Plans for the “Health from the Gut” Benefit Space for EMEA, in line with overall DS EMEA Ambition and in close collaboration with the Global Team

Your key responsibilities
- Collaborates with DS EMEA lead to the overall DS Strategy development and execution and responsible for EMEA HfG plan & delivery
- Translates consumer and customer insights into differentiated concept proposition either localizing global concepts or developing new value propositions tailored to specific EMEA needs
- Deep understanding of gut health market dynamics, both from a consumer / customer insights and science / technology
- Knowledge of key brand owners and Private label landscape to identify current and future value drivers for the business as well as potential new leads
- Proactively seeks for new and emerging trends and insights and shares with DSM organization
- Strong understanding of digestive health ingredients / solutions - i.e.: pre-, post - an probiotics and HMOs
- Knowledge in translating science & technology into differentiated value propositions & concepts
- Ability in leading end-to end concepts / innovation development, from co-creation with customers to solution fulfilment (in partnership with key functions)
- Be the main point of contact with the Market Ready Solution Team to ensure successful development of end-to-end innovation with focus on HfG market ready solutions
- Orchestrates cross-functional support activities for top priority projects, both within the region and with global team
- Acts as an active team player in the DS and Total Business Unit Team
- Manages communication with key external stakeholder and buy-in of internal ones - incl. DSM senior management

You’ll work alongside passionate and ambitious colleagues who take a hands-on approach to create value for the business, our customers and the planet. Together, we’ll use our skills, experience and ambition to make bold progress and create brighter lives for all, today and in the future.

We bring
- A company that truly cares about its customers, sustainability, health and nutrition
- A dynamic, high energy and ambitious team that is determined to make lasting impact on DSM and its people through talent strategies
- An evolving talent acquisition function that is primed for further development and impact
- A passionate workforce that is primed for change and thrives on care, connection and bold progress
- The opportunity for you to truly shape and progress your career in Talent Acquisition, People & Organization and beyond
- A broad and exciting learning environment where you have the chance to develop yourself and push your potential
- Competitive benefits and rewards
- A complete commitment to ethics, integrity and respect.

You bring
- A curious and inquisitive state of mind, which makes you excited to learn and take on new challenges without hesitance. You see problems as opportunities for change and improvement.
- Resourceful, resilient and result-driven mindset to constantly improving. You’re not afraid to try, fail and try again and you learn from mistakes. You want to leave your legacy and aim to constantly improve. You do not give up easily and are able to figure out how to progress even in tough and new situations
- Self-starter with the ability to shape and drive change in an ever-changing environment
- A facility to relate well to all kinds of people of the organization and embrace and leverage diversity of people and viewpoints. You are known for your leadership skills, analytical abilities and your sagacity.
- Deep understanding of consumer and customer dynamics in Digestive Health Category
- Proven ability to prioritize and