Job Description

Missions:

• Develop the AU’s market and consumer understanding and knowledge
• Contribute to the definition and the deployment of the AU’s strategy in cooperation with the AU Director (where to win, how to play)
• Manage Global Innovation projects and "Diamonds"
• Drive project teams, ensure deployment of best practices

Main Activities:

Develop and share understanding and knowledge of consumers and markets, as well as of Savencia’s major brands competitivity and performances :

• Observe and understand AU’s markets and consumers : follow trends, explore consumer insights, identify and assess needstates.
• Deep dive into competitors performances, track competition innovation.
• Build strategic diagnosis of AU’s markets, assess Savencia’s competitivity. Support to subsisiaries in brands diagnosis

Contribute to the definition & to deployment of the AU strategy (where to play, how to win) :

• Recommend a development plan for AU’s markets including geographic priorities. Identify white spaces, levers for profitable growth, help to prioritize (what to accelerate, what to give up), define financial & extra-financial KPIs, implementation roadmap, required means & resources
• Contribute to the renewal and development of the innovation / renovation funnel : global Innovation funnel, + support to subsidiaries for local innovation funnel, in coordination with DDPI, RGM, subisdiaries.

Leads one or several global innovations :

• Leads global innovation projects for the AU. Ensures their development in a consumer centric approach in line with Savencia’s processes (innovation playbook), in close cooperation with DDPI and lead subsidiaries. Guarantee achievment of expected deliveries
• Lead and empower project team. Ensure a dynamic communication of milestones & project progresses with stakeholders including Cté Innovation

Drive project teams, ensure deployment of Savencia’s best practicesd to ensure the delivery of the previous missions :

• Supervise and coach the Project Managers on a day-to-day basis. Assess their performance and skills, define and lead their develpment plans
• Set goals and define the governance for his / her projects (Global Inno or Diamonds)
• Is an active contributor of Savencia’s methodologies and best practices deployment.

Education: Higher education diploma (Master of Engineering School with a major in business, marketing, … ; business ESC)

Experience: Group Brand Manager level, 6 to 10 years of experience with solid experience of brand management, experience of innovation and MRCI

Soft skills : international openness, fluent French/English; ability to empower and develop teams and lead a positive communication about his projects, curious and early adopter in new processes/tools/AI/datas/…

Technical skills :

Marketing: mastery of portfolio management, brand management, marketing mix management, innovation.

Financial: mastery of P&L, COG’s understanding and improvement levers, CAPEX (NPV / Tri /etc.)

Technical: product sensitivity, good knowledge of Savencia’s technologies / processes / product / quality would be a plus.

Management: Supervision of AU Project Manager and coordination of cross-functional & international project teams

Savencia est un groupe alimentaire international familial et indépendant, engagé dans la transition agricole et environnementale et guidé par la vocation "Entreprendre pour bien nourrir l'homme". Avec plus de 26000 employés dans 38 pays, Savencia crée des produits innovants de haute qualité pour la grande distribution, le Food Service et l’industrie. Ses marques les plus connues en France ? Caprice des Dieux, Elle & Vire, St Môret, Saint Agur, Tartare, Valrhona, La Maison du Chocolat…

Savencia est engagé pour l'égalité professionnelle femme homme et la conciliation entre parentalité et ambitions professionnelles. Cet engagement se traduit par des actions concrètes : garantir un environnement de travail sûr et sain, promouvoir des parcours professionnels équitables, faciliter l'accès à l'emploi pour tous, accompagner la parentalité, et adopter une politique de non-discrimination et d'égalité des chances.

Pour en savoir plus : https://www.savencia.com/