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Mane USA

<div>MANE is a 5th generation French family-owned business known for innovation and progress in the world of Flavor and Fragrance. As sensation enthusiasts, we strive to provide exceptional moments in people&rsquo;s daily lives through the timeless flavors and fragrances we create. With our passion, creativity, and innovation, &ldquo;We capture what moves&rdquo;.
We are seeking a strategic and commercially minded Category Manager to lead and grow our Refreshment and Coffee Beverage business. This role requires strong market insight, a passion for flavor innovation, and the ability to link technical needs, consumer trends and customer opportunities into high-performing flavor solutions. You will work closely with Creation, Applications, long-term Research, Sales, Marketing, Regulatory, and Supply Chain teams to drive the growth, differentiation, and profitability of the Beverage category.
Key Responsibilities
Category Strategy &amp; Roadmap<ul><li>
Define and Execute Strategy: Lead the technical and commercial roadmap for the Refreshment and Coffee Beverage Categories to drive long-term growth and profitability.
</li><li>Project Management: Project manages key initiatives across multi-disciplined teams of Research, Creation, Applications, and Marketing.</li><li>
Pipeline Management: Manage the flavor portfolio roadmap, ensuring a balance between core maintenance and high-growth innovation projects.</li></ul>
Market &amp; Competitive Analysis<ul><li>
Market Assessment: Monitor market trends, consumer preferences, competitive landscape, and regulatory developments.</li><li>
Gap Analysis: Proactively identify &ldquo;whitespaces&rdquo; or technical gaps in current flavor capabilities &ndash; especially within coffee, citrus, and taste modification</li><li>
Market Intelligence: Monitor consumer trends and regulatory developments to ensure the innovation pipeline meets evolving market demands for the US market.</li></ul>
Product Development &amp; Innovation<ul><li>
Bridge Technical &amp; Commercial: Act as the primary translator between technical communities (Flavorists, Research, and Applications) and commercial teams (Sales and Marketing) to commercialize new capabilities.</li><li>
Taste Modification Lead: Serve as the category expert for Taste Modification technologies, including sweetness enhancement, masking, and sensates.</li><li>
Coffee &amp; Citrus Specialist: Act as the category authority for Coffee and Citrus programs, ensuring flavor systems are tailored specifically to varied beverage product formats.</li></ul>
Commercialization &amp; Sales Enablement<ul><li>
Value Proposition Creation: Partner with Sales and Marketing to build technical-led value propositions and &quot;go-to-market&quot; tools that highlight MANE&rsquo;s unique flavor solutions.</li><li>
Customer Engagement: Lead innovation workshops and act as the technical category expert in high-level customer meetings to win new business.</li><li>
Performance Tracking: Manage category performance by monitoring revenue, margin, and portfolio profitability to ensure the success of commercialized programs</li><li>
Global Translation: Collaborate with global subject matter experts to identify international innovations and adapt them for successful implementation in the US beverage market.</li></ul>
 Qualifications<ul><li>
Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Business, or related field; advanced degree a plus.</li><li>
5+ years of experience in flavor, food ingredient, or product/category management roles within the flavor industry.</li><li>
Strong understanding of flavor development, sensory considerations, and formulation trends in beverage applications.</li><li>
Proven ability to connect technical attributes to customer and consumer value.</li><li>
Experience working in cross-functional, matrixed environments.</li><li>
Excellent analytical, communication, and project management skills.</li></ul>
Preferred Experience<ul><li>
Familiarity with global regulatory considerations for food ingredients.</li><li>
Background in B2B ingredient marketing or technical sales support.</li></ul>
MANE offers industry leading benefits including a generous PTO plan. Additional benefits include paid holidays, annual year-end shutdown, annual and bi-weekly 401(k) contributions, tuition reimbursement, paid parental leave, employee assistance programs and many more.
MANE is known for having a culture that focuses on our employees and their well-being. See for yourself why our employees love working at MANE!
MANE is an equal opportunity employer.</div>

Category Manager, Beverage

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Category Manager, Beverage