Director of Product Line Management (PLM) US/CAN, Global PLM Excellence, Texture Solutions

Ingredion is seeking a Director of Product Line Management (PLM) US/CAN Global PLM Excellence Texture Solutions and lead the charge in managing our largest regional business while ensuring a cohesive global strategy. Be part of a dynamic global team driving our aspiration to Make Healthy Taste Better.

The Director Product Line Management (PLM) US/CAN Global PLM Excellence Texture Solutions is responsible for the product line management of all Texture Solutions products made on global assets and sold in US/CA which is the biggest regional business in the Global Texture Solutions Reporting Segment. Additionally working closely with each of the regions this position is responsible for ensuring a globally cohesive and structured approach to Product Line Management. As part of a global team this role contributes to the realization of Ingredion Winning Aspiration to be the customer-preferred texturizing and healthful solutions supplier and thought leader through our broad portfolio extensive customer insight and market-leading cost-in-use position that addresses consumer expectations spanning affordability premiumization and/or clean label requirements.

Location: Westchester or Bridgewater

Reports to: Sr. Director Global Product Portfolio Corn and Clean Label Texture Solutions

Direct reports: 3

Workplace type: Hybrid

What you will do:

• Manage US/CAN product life cycle and optimize SKUs: rationalize without commoditizing the portfolio. Actively cannibalize non-strategic and lower margin products putting controls in place to prevent proliferation of new similar SKUs.

• Oversee guide and set process and guardrails for harmonized global PLM lifecycle analysis.

• Monitor quality and service and work to anticipate and quickly resolve issues. Develop contingency and mitigation plans for key product lines in the event of source disruption.

• Make product allocations at constrained assets with the Product Management Directors and the Global Supply Chain in a way that optimizes global profitability while considering the long-term customer and strategic implications.

• Continuously make recommendations on sourcing optimization and asset utilization maximization to improve global profit and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC).

• Increase profit velocity through key assets to reduce product costs and improve cash flow.

• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of competitors operations and capabilities including cost benchmarking and their G2M strategies to enable informed decisions.

• Support the capital planning process to ensure future growth is not limited by supply.

• Develop embed and manage PLM process/systems for global variable & fixed cost visibility & volume/price trade-offs decisions to optimize global profitability to be leveraged by all PLM resources of a global basis.

• Develop global best practices in PLM and lead by example the other regional PLM resources.

• Lead the global Lotto Charter Reduce Manufacturing (SKU Rationalization) and participate in other Lotto Charters as required.

• Allocate the pool of analysts according to the priorities of the Product Management Directors / PLMs team.

What you will bring:

• Masters degree in Food Science Engineering Supply Chain or Business. MBA preferred.

• Significant food or chemical industry experience with strong business and financial acumen

• Strong expertise in Product Line Management

• Understanding of starch chemistries and benefits of texturizers in different applications.

• Demonstrated success with Project Management Office or similar assignments.

Who you are:

• Excellent analytical skills and solid financial acumen.

• Expert in working with high volume of data and leveraging Power BI and other reporting tools.

• Proven ability to build relationships and lead through influence at all levels of the organization.

• Stakeholders management navigating the complexity of a functional/global/regional matrix.

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills

• Results orientation with sense of urgency and deep curiosity to diagnose problems and find solutions.

• Bias to lead but highly collaborative and works well in teams.

• English fluency both written and spoken.

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 disabilitymental or physicalmarital 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 applicants accommodation needs.

Relocation Available:

Pay Range:

This 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.