Company Description
A global leader in food & beverage ingredients. At ofi we are pioneers at heart, we operate at the forefront of consumer trends to provide food & beverage manufacturers with products and ingredients that will delight their consumers. Making a positive impact on people and planet is all part of the delight. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable and transparent supply. Supplying products and ingredients at scale is just the start. We add value through our unique, complementary portfolio of natural, delicious and nutritious products. With our fresh thinking, we help our customers unleash the sensory and functional attributes of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices so they can create naturally good food and beverage products that meet consumer expectations.
Role Description
This is a dynamic position in a leading, core business platform (Cocoa) of ofi (Olam Food Ingredients) global agri-business. The role requires a candidate who is exceptionally passionate about cocoa and chocolate and possesses a creative, forward-looking mindset with brand management and digital experience. The ideal candidate must also have experience in project management, and excellent organisational and communications skills.
A successful applicant must possess the ability to initiate and manage multiple marketing and communications projects simultaneously, on a global scale, and while interacting effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. Role will require both strategic thinking as well as actual execution follow-through. Successful applicant must understand product brands and their marketing, ideally either directly from or related to the cocoa/chocolate/confectionery sectors and landscape. This should include the relationship between the creation and management of physical and digital assets to support and promote product brands. Ideal candidate should have experience working in brand management at major multi-national and/or in FMCG/PCG space.
Based in ofi offices in the NL this role has a local and Global remit and will primarily report to the Cocoa Brands Lead, while also closely collaborating with Product Line Managers (PLMs) for cocoa powder, cocoa mass and cocoa butter, the Product R&D team, the ofi team, and with external agencies.
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