​Are you an FMCG Marketing Specialist seeking a Senior Marketing Manager role?

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Here’s a fantastic opportunity with a leading global food business, supplying ingredients to customers ranging from multi-national, world-famous brands to small family-run businesses.

They are seeking a Senior Marketing Manager to head up their specialty cocoa business. They supply premium cocoa ingredients to chefs, bakers and artisan chocolate producers around the world and your role will be accountable for designing and executing a comprehensive global marketing strategy to support the commercial goals of this business.

You’ll need a proven track-record in influencing all elements of the marketing mix and ideally experience in the specialty food or foodservice industry. Direct cocoa or chocolate experience would be a plus.

• Accountable for developing and delivering a long term, global, marketing strategy in line with global specialty cocoa strategy.

• Support the development of targeted and relevant content to be broadcast through multiple channels.

• Direct the user experience & content strategy for relevant websites and social media.

• Support the management of a global network of external chef partners and coordinate content development.

• Work closely with the business development and sales teams to gather insights on how to tailor messaging and understand results.

• Work closely with both Cocoa division and wider marketing teams to ensure alignment between core brand requirements and specialty strategy.

Position Requirements:

• Proven track-record in influencing all elements of the marketing mix.

• Experience in the specialty food or foodservice industry. Direct cocoa or chocolate experience is key.

• Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills.

• Excellent English language verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong analytical and project management skills.

• Ability to manage multiple projects with a high degree of independence.

• Ability to build trust at all levels.

• Self-starter who can make decisions.

• Willingness to travel internationally.