Business Unit Manager - Food & Nutrition - Chemical

Job description

Leading Global Distributor of speciality chemicals and food ingredients is looking for its Business Unit Manager Food & Nutrition

Key Responsibilities

• Building and further developing strong relationships with our suppliers and customers
• setting out the strategic growth plan for the Italian food ingredients business, building on trends in food & nutrition
• Effectively leading the sales and technical team
• Delivering the budgeted financial targets of the business unit
• Pursuing potential new supply partners to further enhance the existing range of complementary range of food ingredients
• Proactively networking with BU Manager peers within the group of companies
• Implementing and executing the Business Group and local strategy to provide “consumer trend solutions that exceed expectations”

Working Relationships

The Business Unit Manager will report to the Commercial Director,  and to the Managing Director of the Company and will also have a reporting line to the  Group Director EMEA for Food & Nutrition

The commercial team and technical team and the customer service team of the Italian Food & Nutrition division all report to the Business Unit Manager.  

Qualifications & professional background

• Degree in Food Technology or a related subject
• A proven track record  in commercial role in an international and national food environment gained in a multinational food ingredient Producer or Distributor  (MANDATORY)
• The candidate must have a solid knowledge of the Italian Food & Nutrition market with a strong understaning of consumer trends
• Italian native AND English fluent 

Personal Skills

• Ambitious and talented person seeking a commercial career that required technical competence
• Appassionate about the Food & Nutrition market with a demonstrated track record of business success in this sector Entrepreneurship, business acumen and ability to identify profitable commercial opportunities
• Relationship-building skills and strong leadership
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills  necessary to win the hearts and minds of their team
• Used to work within a multinational context in complete indipendence being goal-oriented and achieving tangible results

  Strong written and oral communication skills and be comfortable working in international cross-functional teams.