Industry Market Manager (Nutrition), Asia Pacific

This role is open to candidates residing in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, or the Philippines.Duties and Responsibilities:The candidate is to grow the relationship with a set of specific Suppliers (Food & Beverage and Nutrition Ingredient Manufacturers) and drive the business with respective country champions to achieve budget and ensure profitable growthManage and monitor the demand & supply (stock inventory) to ensure healthy levels of inventory and sell-out by country business teams to customersEnsure business managers establish an active pipeline of new business opportunities for the products and generate new revenue from itProvide market intelligence, market trends and performance reports to key suppliers and conduct periodic business reviewsOptimize product portfolio by country/region consistent with customers’ need and identify “white spot” opportunities of new products/suppliers and pitch for distributorship and ensure compliance and legal contracts are set in placeDevelop product management strategy and reviewing of the contracts with suppliersShare best practices and application growth ideas across the regionCollaborate and work with global Food & Nutrition platformOther duties as assigned by the managerJob Requirement/Specification:Education: Bachelor’s in Food Science, Chemicals or related field preferredExperience: 5 – 8 years in sales & marketing / business development / industry development / product management in the Food Nutrition industry preferred.Desired Skills & Competencies: Strong communications & interpersonal skills with ability to manage and influence business relationships with both internal and external stakeholdersEntrepreneurial, with strong business acumen and market knowhowResults orientedAbility to work independently and as part of a team in a multi-cultural and matrix organizationKnowledge of MS office package; especially MS Excel and PowerPoint and Reporting Systems such QliksenseEnthusiastic, fast learner + self-driven and a good team playerAble to work effectively in the absence of daily direct supervisionFluent in English (verbal and written)Resilient and have a “can-do” attitudeBrenntag TA Team