Global VP Food Ingredients m/f/d
GFICHeidelberg
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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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