Product Manager, Industrial Starches

Job Description

As Product Manager Industrial Starches for Tate & Lyle, you are responsible for the technical position of the starch products for the European paper, board and plasterboard industry, location Benelux.

Company

Tate & Lyle (www.tateand lyle.com), with the headquarter located in London, is a world leading manufacturer of renewable food and industrial ingredients with approximately 6,500 people all over the world employed in more than 50 production facilities. Tate & Lyle uses innovative technology to transform corn and sugar into value-added ingredients for customers in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, paper, packaging and building industries. Tate & Lyle is a leader in cereal sweeteners and starches, sugar refining, value added food and industrial ingredients. Tate & Lyle is the world leader in industrial starches.

Position

· Responsible for the technical position of the starch products for the European paper, board and plasterboard industry

· Developing and implementing a successful marketing strategy, combining technical knowledge and economical insights

· Following trends and developments in products, applications, competitors and equipment to find new opportunities and using these

· Managing international projects like product and costs improvements

· Responsible for preparing, executing and evaluating the entire introduction process of new products in the market

· Maintaining close contacts with the Sales department and their customers and with relevant functional disciplines like R&D, Quality, Production and Planning

· Reporting to the Sales Director Industrial Starch

Profile

· Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemistry or a similar field

· Relevant experience with industrial starches in a technical sales, marketing or product development position

· Good management skills to control the progress of (international) projects

· Excellent presentation and communication skills, with fluency in English and good knowledge of German is an advantage

· Willing to travel frequently (30-40%) in an international business environment

· Personal skills: hands-on, independent, enthusiastic, result-driven, creative, initiator and team player

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