Global VP Food Ingredients m/f/d

GFIC · Heidelberg · posted today ago

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About this role

Global VP Food Ingredients

Executive Leadership Team | Global specialty distribution

The Role

Our client, a fast-paced, global specialty distributor, is looking for a Global VP Food Ingredients to drive accelerated organic growth of its global Food & Beverage business.

As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, you will work in a matrix with regional leaders, and you will own a global virtual P&L that intersects with the regional P&Ls.

Success Measures

Global revenue and profit growth • Successful M&A execution • ROI on investments • Team performance and retention • Customer satisfaction and retention • Market share growth • Integration of global and regional P&L objectives

Tasks

Develop and execute the global Food & Beverage strategy, balancing principal relationships and customer needs
Own the global virtual P&L and deliver sustainable double-digit growth in EBITA, GP, GP%, sales and volume
Lead global principal management; develop new global and regional principals
Provide strategic and commercial direction to regional Food teams; drive commercial excellence, cross-selling and pricing/margin optimization
Identify, evaluate and integrate M&A targets and prioritize investments by ROI
Build, develop and retain high-performing global and regional teams, including succession planning
Represent the business with key global accounts, in industry forums and to the Executive Leadership Team

Requirements

20+ years of leadership experience in distribution, with proven P&L responsibility and principal/customer partnerships
Track record of developing end-market strategies in a global distributor environment
Experience in M&A, portfolio management and acquisition integration
Success in aligning global strategy with regional execution in a matrix organization
Expertise in distributor dynamics: supply chain, pricing and value-added services
Deep Food & Beverage knowledge: trends, competitive landscape, customer needs
Strong financial acumen, stakeholder management and influencing skills
Visionary, collaborative and culturally aware leader; resilient in driving transformation

In your cover letter, please explain how your qualifications and experience meet the key requirements of this role.

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