Senior Business Development Manager, Global Marketing & Innovation

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Are you ready for a career challenge, where you can directly impact the strategic direction for marketing and innovation in Arla? This is an unique opportunity to join Arla Foods’ Strategy and Business Development team, leading the business development agenda in the Global Marketing and Innovation team in Arla.

How you will make an impact

As Senior Business Development Manager, you will become an integral part of lifting our joint agenda, which comprises of a series of responsibilities:

  • Member of the Marketing and Innovation (M&I) Leadership Team and Strategy and Business Development Leadership Team
  • The delivery of key strategic projects linked to the M&I agenda:
    • Strategic projects to drive new partnerships
    • Selected projects tied to our innovation strategy
    • Projects focused on specific business opportunities within our global brand portfolio (Lurpak, Starbucks & Castello)
    • M&A and post-merger integration projects
  • Executive support to the Chief Marketing Officer and wider M&I Management Team, driving the Leadership Team meetings etc.

This position offers you an excellent opportunity to work with strategy and business development directly with our top management and other senior leaders. It will provide you ample of development opportunities, as we have very broad exposure to different tasks.

You will become part of our Strategy & Business Development team, which consists of internal talent and people with consulting backgrounds. The team has significant opportunities to truly impact our business, as we are working on the most critical strategic projects across the full value chain.

You will get top management exposure in one of Denmark’s largest companies. Also, you will be part of a team where on-the-job coaching and continuously building new skills and insights are highly prioritized.

For the right candidate, this could also be the platform for an international career and expatriation in one of our markets abroad.

What will make you successful

For this position, we are looking for a person who brings:

  • Approximately 3-6 years of experience leading or co-leading complex strategic projects with senior sponsors and multiple stakeholders
  • Experience from a management consulting firm or from an internal strategic business development role
  • Relevant industry experience from a large FMCG company (advantage)
  • Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field
  • Strong command of PowerPoint and Excel; excellent proficiency in English (spoken and written)

On a personal level, you are a structured problem-solver, a skilled communicator, and a proactive change agent with an open mindset. You thrive in cross-functional environments, comfortably engaging senior stakeholders and diverse project teams. You can independently scope and set up projects, drive them to timely, high-quality delivery, and manage multiple stakeholders along the way. You are driven, have a can-do attitude that challenges the status quo, and bring ambitious, well-founded solutions. Finally, you are motivated by being part of a team that values personal development and enjoys working together.

Application and contact

If you want to seize this exciting opportunity, please apply as soon as possible. We will review all incoming applications on an ongoing basis. If you have specific questions, please contact Anders Borcher Iversen (andive@arlafoods.com).

Ansættelsestype: Permanent

Hjemmearbejde: Not offered

Ugentlig arbejdstid: Full-time

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Arla is committed to creating products that delight customers and contribute to healthier, more balanced lifestyles. We also want to develop new products that cater to local tastes and preferences, respond to emerging trends and opportunities. Which is why we have a dedicated team of colleagues – and a purpose designed building – to focus on research, technology and innovation.

Here, we push the boundaries of science and technology to create an exciting future for both dairy and food in general. Part of creating the future of dairy is imagining what could happen next.

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