Manager (m/f/d), Sales, Home and Beauty EMEA in Manchester

About Ingredion: Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you’ve experienced our work in your favourite chocolate, your pet’s food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you’re just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there’s a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.

What you will do:

• Business Growth – Deliver Beauty & Home targets, shape regional strategy, and drive key customer plans across the Middle East.
• Consultative Selling – Partner with technical teams to demonstrate the value of our starch‐based texturizers, identify innovation opportunities, and lead annual commercial negotiations.
• Strategy – Support global and EMEA Beauty & Home plans aligned with segment priorities and the Ingredion portfolio.
• Innovation – Bring new ideas, represent customer needs, spot emerging trends, and champion digital and AI tools to elevate customer service.
• Project Delivery – Identify growth opportunities, initiate customer projects, and ensure strong briefs and full delivery of project targets.
• Customer Centricity – Build strong, multi‐level customer relationships and deliver a consistent, positive experience.
• Entrepreneurial Mindset – Operate independently in a niche Beauty & Home market, with strong ownership, self‐direction, and sector experience to engage major customers effectively.

What you will bring:

• Holds a degree in a scientific field such as Chemistry or in Pharma with commercial experience in at least one of the relevant business sectors.
• Established track record in delivering key projects, and driving/achieving sales performance and business growth.
• Deep passion for sales and customer engagement with strong strategic thinking and commercial insight, capable of shaping, executing, and sustaining long-term business strategies.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills across functions in a matrix organisation, with the ability to inspire and influence others to support growth initiatives.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities, with a proven history of successfully leading and developing a team.

Who you are:

• Shapes Strategy – Anticipate and Interpret market changes. Envision the future. Decide on Strategic Priorities.
• Customer Centricity – Understands and shapes needs. Create distinctive value. Build deep relationships.
• Build Talent and Teams and strengthens organizational capability.
• Drive for Results – Drives execution whilst remaining flexible. Identifies improvement opportunities.
• Cultural Awareness – Demonstrates cultural awareness whilst working across different countries within the region.

Position requires regular/constant travel to customers across the assigned region and Ingredion sites.

Why Join Ingredion:

• Total Rewards Package – Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success.
• Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support – Health, long-term savings, and resources for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
• Flexible Work Arrangements – We value flexibility to support you both professionally and personally.
• Career Growth – Learning, training, and development opportunities.
• Employee Recognition Program – A culture of real-time appreciation, with personalized recognition rewards globally.
• Employee Referral Program – Refer top talent and earn a bonus if they’re hired.

We value diversity in our company and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, military status, or disability status. Ingredion offers support to applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If an applicant requires accommodation during the application or selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet their needs.

Ingredion uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process, including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying, you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey.