Marketing Manager-2481

National Starch has an excellent opportunity for a Category Marketing Manager in its Food Innovation Marketing group located at their corporate headquarters in Bridgewater, NJ.National Starch is a world-leader in specialty starches and other nature-based ingredients. You may not know us by name, but you almost certainly encounter our products every day in many types of foods and beverages and a wide range of consumer products. Our customers include the major players in the Food industry, including not only the world's largest food companies but also the most creative and dynamic. Because we produce specialties, we have a continuing drive for innovation. That means that we value creativity, technical competence, diverse thinking and an entrepreneurial spirit. Position Overview:The Category Marketing Manager will have demonstrated the ability to generate profitable top line growth for the assigned Category, shown expertise in developing and recommending annual marketing plans, and will have experience leading business development activities with target customers.Responsibilities will include:+ Establishing annual and long term business objectives+ Tracking sales performance vs. objectives+ Managing budgets to plan+ Managing development and execution of all aspects of approved marketing programs+ Identifying and implementing new product opportunities+ Working with Customer Solutions and Product Innovation technical groups+ Monitoring industry and consumer trends, as well as competition+ Monitoring and reporting on performance vs. objectives, recommending corrective action as required.Requirements:+ Bachelor?s or Masters degree in Business required; Science degree or experience desired+ Minimum of 5 years experience in a B to B environment+ Experience within Food Ingredients industry in a Sales or Marketing role preferred+ Demonstrated analytic and strategic business skills+ Strong computer skills with MS Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint+ Strong organizational skills required to manage multiple priorities and projects https://recruiter.kenexa.com/iciglobal/cc/CCJobDetailAction.ss?command=CCViewDetail&ccid=%2BNXPVZKXby4%3D&job_REQUISITION_NUMBER=1902858