À propos de ce poste Manager, Global Strategy – Corn and Clean Label Texture Solutions chez Ingredion
About Ingredion:
Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you’ve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet’s food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you’re just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.
Location: Westchester, IL
Workplace type: Hybrid
As Manager, Global Strategy – Corn and Clean Label Texture Solutions, you will help shape the global portfolio strategy for Ingredion’s largest Texture Solutions platform. This global role translates customer needs, market trends, and financial insights into portfolio priorities, investment roadmaps, and growth opportunities across regions.
This role reports to the Senior Director, Global Product Portfolio, Corn and Clean Label Texture Solutions.
What you will do:
Strategy & Growth Leadership
- Shape strategic recommendations by synthesizing market trends, customer insights, competitive intelligence, portfolio performance, and financial analysis into clear growth priorities.
- Lead executive-ready portfolio reviews, business cases, and decision materials that simplify complex strategic and technical topics into actionable recommendations.
- Mobilize global and regional teams across Commercial, R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Pricing, and Product Line Management to execute scalable growth initiatives.
- Influence senior stakeholders across a global matrix organization to build alignment, remove barriers, and drive disciplined execution.
Commercial & Market Leadership
- Develop market insights, competitive intelligence, and go-to-market strategies that strengthen portfolio positioning and accelerate growth in priority markets.
- Serve as global subject matter expert for key portfolios, equipping regional teams with value propositions, pricing guidance, customer engagement tools, and portfolio narratives.
- Translate customer needs, SFDC pipeline insights, and voice-of-customer input into portfolio opportunities, business development priorities, and innovation pathways.
- Build commercial capability through workshops, tools, best-practice sharing, and improved pipeline visibility to enable consistent execution and value capture.
Governance, Portfolio Ownership & Performance
- Monitor portfolio performance, profitability, and mix, partnering with Pricing COE and regional Product Line Managers to support value capture and margin discipline.
- Lead strategic planning inputs, portfolio reviews, and executive-level reporting.
- Support portfolio lifecycle management, including NPD, SKU optimization, and discontinuation decisions, in coordination with PLM teams.
What you will bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Food Science, or related field; MBA preferred.
- Experience in management consulting, investment banking or industry experience in strategy, portfolio management, or business development.
- Food, ingredients, or specialty chemicals industry experience strongly preferred.
- Strong financial, strategic, and commercial acumen, with experience turning insights into actionable plans.
- Demonstrated ability to influence in a global, matrixed organization
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex topics clearly and concisely.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to travel regionally and/or globally 10–20% of the time.
- Written and spoken English fluency.
Who you are:
- Results-oriented, with strong ownership, urgency, and bias for action.
- Highly collaborative and influential across functions and regions
- Strategic thinker with strong intellectual curiosity
- Self-starter who can operate independently and drive outcomes
Why Join Ingredion?
Discover why Ingredion is the ideal place to advance your career with our exceptional rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive. Create the future with us and enjoy:
- Total Rewards Package – Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success
- Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support – Health, long-term savings, and resources for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being
- Career Growth – Learning, training, and development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement
- Employee Recognition Program – A culture of real-time appreciation, with personalized recognition rewards globally
- Employee Discount Program – Provides exclusive discounts on everyday products, services, and travel
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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability—mental or physical—marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law (“protected classifications”). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.
Ingredion uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process, including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying, you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey.
Relocation Available:
Yes, InternationallyPay Range:
$123,500.00-$164,700.00 AnnualThis pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data and applicable bargaining agreement (if any).
Incentive Compensation:
As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.
Benefits:
Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision coverage as well as a 401(k) plan with an competitive company match.
