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Global Head of Marketing (m/f/d) – International Food Company – Vienna (AT)

Wien

For an internationally leading company in the food and ingredients industry, we are looking for a Head of Global Marketing (m/f/d). In this key role, you will be responsible for the global marketing organization of the business unit and will develop it strategically and structurally. You will lead your own team and provide professional guidance to the local marketing managers in around 20 regions worldwide. Together with Sales, Innovation, Category Management, and corporate functions, you will make marketing the growth engine of the company, also in the context of new business units and acquisitions. The position is based in Vienna (at least 3 days a week on-site).

Your areas of responsibility:


  • Overall responsibility for the global marketing strategy including budget and resource planning
  • Leadership and development of your own marketing team as well as professional guidance of the regional marketing managers worldwide
  • Building and further developing the global marketing structure, governance, processes, and KPIs
  • Development of value propositions and go-to-market strategies based on market, customer, and consumer insights
  • Business-oriented product marketing in close collaboration with Sales, Innovation, Product Development, and Category Management
  • Responsibility for global campaigns, content, and lead generation to support new business
  • Brand ownership as well as planning and execution of international trade show appearances, customer, and internal events
  • Integration of new business units and acquisitions into the marketing organization
  • Interface to corporate functions (Brand, Communications, Consumer Insights) and external partners
Your profile:

  • Completed studies (University/University of Applied Sciences), preferably in the field of food technology, business administration, marketing, or a comparable discipline
  • At least 10 years of professional experience in B2B marketing, including several years in a leadership role with international or global responsibility
  • Holistic marketing understanding: from strategy to product marketing and brand to events and lead generation
  • Ideally experience in the food, ingredients, flavors, dairy, or FMCG industry (B2B)
  • Experience in matrix organizations and in leadership across country and departmental boundaries
  • Strong commercial understanding, high implementation strength, and enjoyment in shaping structures
  • Communicative personality with persuasive power and intercultural competence
  • Fluent in English; additional foreign languages are an advantage
  • Willingness to travel

For this position, a collective agreement minimum salary applies. Depending on qualifications and experience, a market-compliant salary with significant overpayment is offered.