Commercial Director, Healthful Solutions, USCAN

About Ingredion:

Join Ingredion where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it youve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate your pets 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 youre just starting your career or bringing years of experience theres 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.

The Commercial Director Healthful Solutions will be responsible for driving the commercial execution of the Texture & Healthful Solutions US/CAN strategy. This role will be responsible for maximizing profitability and driving sales revenue generation by cultivating deep and strategic customer relationships while leading a diverse team of sales professionals to achieve their goals. This position will be accountable for building a robust and differentiated project pipeline across the US/Canada region which will require close partnership with the other regional Sales channels including Distributors Virtual Key Accounts.

The mission of this role will be to drive sales revenues for selected accounts with a focus on selling Fiber and Protein Fortification and Sugar Reduction solutions while also being able to access other T&HS ingredients. This role will also require close collaboration with other global stakeholders and global leadership teams for the Healthful Solutions portfolio.

What you will do:

• Lead the geography team to meet/exceed company targets for sales volumes revenue and profitability including growth targets for new and existing specialty products.

• Develop and execute the annual sales plan for the region team in support of the overall US/Canada Healthful sales strategy.

• Lead a team of sales professionals for the region which includes: Developing and attracting talent creating a pipeline of future commercial leaders embedding Ingredions company culture values and compliance principles within day-to-day activities

• Lead sales execution to achieve higher levels of market penetration for Healthful Solutions products across various sales channels in US/CAN.

• Build and manage a strong opportunity pipeline for the region and drive towards achieving high opportunity sales conversion rates

• Ensure the team fully and consistently utilizes for the project pipeline/opportunity development account planning opportunity development customer experience and transparency/visibility.

• Drive the T&HS Sales Excellence program

• Nurture long term relationships with key strategic customers

• Break Barriers to Execution by collaborating cross-functionally with key internal stakeholders within the go-to-market teams and other teams including: Supply chain Product line management Innovation Quality Sustainability

What you will bring:

• Bachelorsprepared commercial leader with a degree in Business Food Science or a related field and 15 years of progressive sales experience ideally within the food ingredients sector. Recognized by major food and beverage customers for consistently delivering strong yearoveryear growth.

• Proven people leader with strong managerial capabilities and a demonstrated ability to develop coach and empower highperforming sales teams; 5 years of direct sales leadership experience required.

• Respected industry partner with established credibility and trusted relationships across key customer accounts.

• Strategic growthoriented operator who excels in driving commercial performance shaping customer strategy and influencing crossfunctional outcomes.

• Travelready leader willing to travel 25%40% to support customers teams and business priorities.

Who you are:

• Strategic business thinker brings sharp analytical judgment and deep business acumen with a strong grasp of customer financial and economic drivers.

• Executivelevel communicator influences across functions and engages confidently with stakeholders at every level of the organization.

• Decisive leader in complexity experienced in managing risk resolving multifaceted challenges and guiding teams through ambiguity with clarity and conviction.

• Transformational change driver inspires innovation challenges entrenched norms and removes barriers to accelerate execution.

• Agile customercentric leader adapts quickly elevates team capability and champions a culture anchored in customer success.

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
• Flexible Work Arrangements We value flexibility to support you both professionally and personally
• Career Growth Learning training and development opportunities.
• Employee Recognition Program A culture of real-time appreciation with personalized recognition rewards globally
• Employee Referral Program Refer top talent and earn a bonus if theyre hired

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.

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:

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.