Sr. Manager, Category Marketing, Bakery & Snacks, T&HS, USCAN

About Ingredion :

Join Ingredion where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it youve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate your pets food the paper you write on and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether youre just starting your career or bringing years of experience theres a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.

As a Sr. Category Marketing Manager youll strategically lead a diverse product portfoliocrafting clear value propositions driving growth and empowering sales teams with actionable insights. Youll collaborate across functions to deliver seamless commercial execution engage directly with customers to convert opportunities and translate global strategy into impactful regional plans.

Following the recent repositioning of our US / Canada Marketing team as a proactive growth engine enabling strategic planning innovation and consistent brand experiences this is your chance to make a measurable impact operate with autonomy and champion innovation in a high-visibility role.

What you will do :

Global Category Strategy

Shape Global Strategy : Represent your region in a cross-functional team to develop and execute a forward-looking global category strategy leveraging local market insights and trends.

Drive Regional Roadmaps : Contribute to the creation of technical roadmaps tailored to your category and region.

Business Reporting & Analysis : Ensure consistent category reporting guide budget and strategic planning and analyze profitability to identify growth opportunities.

Customers & Growth

Engage Key Customers : Build market knowledge through direct customer interactions inform solution development and help convert high-value sales opportunities.

Market Intelligence : Gather and apply market and competitor insights to identify growth potential and inform strategic decisions.

Brand & Category Appraisals : Regularly assess sub-category and brand performance identifying opportunities to enhance consumer appeal and drive category growth.

Regional Category Growth

Lead Growth Initiatives : Initiate and guide cross-functional teams to implement annual growth plans and innovation projects.

Pipeline Development : Partner with Sales to expand the opportunity pipeline and support targeted prospecting for must win customers.

Demand Generation & Sales Enablement : Collaborate with digital and go-to-market teams to develop impactful campaigns and sales tools and train teams on category trends.

Innovation

Champion Innovation : Consolidate regional customer insights to prioritize innovation opportunities develop business cases and drive strategic change.

Launch Excellence : Coordinate new product launches with global teams ensuring strong value propositions backed by consumer insights and competitive analysis.

Who you are :

Strategic storyteller delivers insight-driven initiatives that inspire teams and customers.

Autonomous leader launches impactful projects and translates strategy into winning business tactics.

Collaborative influencer shares expertise drives cross-functional success and advances both local and global goals.

Business builder combines sharp financial acumen with market analysis to develop growth plans and value propositions.

Engaging communicator excels in presentations project management and building strong relationships across teams.

Flexible team player adapts quickly works independently and thrives in dynamic environments.

Why Join Ingredion

Discover why Ingredion is the ideal place to advance your career with our exceptional rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive. Create the future with us and enjoy :

Total Rewards Package Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success

Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support Health long-term savings and resources for your physical mental and emotional well-being

Flexible Work Arrangements We value flexibility to support you both professionally and personally

Career Growth Learning training and development opportunities.

Employee Recognition Program A culture of real-time appreciation with personalized recognition rewards globally

Employee Referral Program Refer top talent and earn a bonus if theyre hired

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race color religion age gender gender identity gender expression national origin ancestry handicap or disabilitymental or physicalmarital status sexual orientation veteran status disability resulting from military service or any other classification protected by law (protected classifications). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicants accommodation needs.

Ingredion uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey.

Relocation Available :

Yes Within Country

Pay Range :

$144640.00-$192853.33 Annual

This pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data and applicable bargaining agreement (if any).

Incentive Compensation :

As a part of the total compensation package this role may be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or a role-specific commission / bonus.

Benefits :

Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical dental and vision coverage as well as a 401(k) plan with an competitive company match.

Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Abinitio,Aerospace Engineering,Corporate Relationship,Business Administration,Financial Reporting,Avionics

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 144640 - 192853