Ingredion

Ingredion

Manager, Global Strategy – Corn and Clean Label Texture Solutions

Westchester, IL · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$10k-$20kDetected 5 days ago
SalesforceBusiness DevelopmentFinancial AnalysisExcelSupply ChainRecruitingLeadershipCommunicationFood Science

About the role

  • 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.

Responsibilities

  • Lead executive-ready portfolio reviews, business cases, and decision materials that simplify complex strategic and technical topics into actionable recommendations.
  • Influence senior stakeholders across a global matrix organization to build alignment, remove barriers, and drive disciplined execution.
  • Develop market insights, competitive intelligence, and go-to-market strategies that strengthen portfolio positioning and accelerate growth in priority markets.
  • Build commercial capability through workshops, tools, best-practice sharing, and improved pipeline visibility to enable consistent execution and value capture.
  • 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.
  • Self-starter who can operate independently and drive outcomes

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Food Science, or related field
  • 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.

Compensation

  • $123,500.00-$164,700.00 Annual
  • This pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary.
  • 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.
  • 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:

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.
  • Total Rewards Package - Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success
  • Career Growth - Learning, training, and development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement

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