LATAM Category Marketing Manager, Culinary

LATAM Category Marketing Manager, Culinary & Snacks Overview

Are you ready to lead category growth and unlock strategic opportunities in the LATAM Taste Division? IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products. Taste: Crafting unique, technology-enabled flavor designs that define the identity of food and beverage brands, shape trends in flavor building and fuel market success. The role is based in Brazil (hybrid role) . Be part of a strategic, collaborative, and growth-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a 3-year Category Growth Plan, leveraging market insights, customer needs, business strategies and IFF capabilities to define growth initiatives and resource requirements.
• Identify white space opportunities, optimize customer mix strategies, and collaborate with sales to drive category growth.
• Execute key marketing initiatives and support sales teams in deploying the category plan across LATAM.
• Participate in strategic customer meetings to explore how IFF's capabilities can address their challenges.
• Develop and present compelling marketing content that positions IFF as a trusted partner.
• Align internal stakeholders around category priorities and initiatives, fostering collaboration and accountability.
• Partner with global teams to ensure alignment on business priorities.
• Monitor progress against financial targets, pipeline development, and initiative milestones.
• Report regularly to LATAM leadership and recommend corrective actions as needed.

What Makes You The Right Fit

• Minimum 10 years of experience in business development, marketing or sales, preferably in the flavors industry.
• Strong strategic and analytical skills with a proven ability to translate market understanding into actionable plans.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills; able to engage stakeholders and customers effectively.
• Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional environments; ability to drive execution through influence and collaboration.
• High energy, proactive mindset, and results orientation.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.
• Proficiency in Portuguese, Spanish and English languages.
• Experience in building and executing strategic marketing plans.
• Familiarity with the flavor or food ingredients industry and customer marketing functions.

How Would You Stand Out?

• Master's degree in Marketing, Business, or Food Science.
• Category marketing or category management experience.
• Expected travel between 30–40%.

Why Choose Us?

• Strategic role shaping category growth across LATAM.
• Hybrid work model with collaboration across global teams.
• Access to cutting-edge tools and methodologies.
• Inclusive, purpose-driven culture where your expertise drives impact.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
• Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with performance.

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Marketing and Sales

Industries

• Chemical Manufacturing

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