Global VP Food Ingredients

Global VP Food Ingredients

Executive Leadership Team | Global specialty distribution

The Role

Our client, a fast-paced, global specialty distributor, is looking for a Global VP Food Ingredients to drive accelerated organic growth of its global Food & Beverage business.

As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, you will work in a matrix with regional leaders, and you will own a global virtual P&L that intersects with the regional P&Ls.

Success Measures

• Global revenue and profit growth
• Successful M&A execution
• ROI on investments
• Team performance and retention
• Customer satisfaction and retention
• Market share growth
• Integration of global and regional P&L objectives

Tasks

• Develop and execute the global Food & Beverage strategy, balancing principal relationships and customer needs
• Own the global virtual P&L and deliver sustainable double-digit growth in EBITA, GP, GP%, sales and volume
• Lead global principal management; develop new global and regional principals
• Provide strategic and commercial direction to regional Food teams; drive commercial excellence, cross-selling and pricing/margin optimization
• Identify, evaluate and integrate M&A targets and prioritize investments by ROI
• Build, develop and retain high-performing global and regional teams, including succession planning
• Represent the business with key global accounts, in industry forums and to the Executive Leadership Team

Requirements

• 20+ years of leadership experience in distribution, with proven P&L responsibility and principal/customer partnerships
• Track record of developing end-market strategies in a global distributor environment
• Experience in M&A, portfolio management and acquisition integration
• Success in aligning global strategy with regional execution in a matrix organization
• Expertise in distributor dynamics: supply chain, pricing and value-added services
• Deep Food & Beverage knowledge: trends, competitive landscape, customer needs
• Strong financial acumen, stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Visionary, collaborative and culturally aware leader; resilient in driving transformation

In your cover letter, please explain how your qualifications and experience meet the key requirements of this role.