Global Commercialization Director Beverage - Erlanger, KY

Requisition Number

97934BR

Global Commercialization Director Beverage - Erlanger, KY

MAIN FUNCTION: The Global Commercialization Director, Beverage is responsible for the strategic management of beverage and beverage system commercialization across the Human Nutrition business, with the purpose of providing best-in-class products to our customers across the globe. This role will ensure strategic alignment with our key customers, while elevating our status as a key global partner to the beverage industry. Having a strong sense of initiative, this individual will be responsible for building and maintaining customer technical relationships and for providing guidance between regions on best practices to deliver high-quality beverage products.

KEY SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

BS degree or higher (in Food Science or related field) with 18+ years’ experience or MS degree (in Food Science or related field) with 15+ years’ experience.

Broad technical knowledge of beverage and system processing, including preservation methods and microbiology

Leadership – excellence in leadership, people and project management skills and a strong understanding of the beverage flavor & ingredient business

Communication – well-developed communication skills, able to communicate at all levels, with good presentation skills

Customer-Centric – makes customers/clients and their needs a primary focus, exceeding customers’ expectations at all times

Global Influence – able to align teams and their work to achieve successful commercialization of customer’s products across all regions

Regulatory experience, micro knowledge, vitamin calculations from sellable to finished beverage and analytical chemistry experience neededDESCRIPTION OF WORK PERFORMED:

Act as the technical commercialization liaison for key global beverage customers, ensuring a high level of strategic focus

Serve as an advisor to regional CD&D Beverage teams, ensuring consistent processes are used to minimize risks during formulation and development work

Technical oversight of consistent formula development and utilization of harmonized raw materials and manufacturing processes to ease globalization while maintaining customer brand integrity

Technical lead of formula transfers for global key accounts between regions

Align with regional commercialization teams to ensure flawless execution of global transfers and scaleup

Technical lead of global stability testing and validation processes

Lead the Analytical Stability Scientist to complete and analyze vitamin & mineral stability studies

Develop and foster strong customer relationships, ensuring our customers have confidence in our ability to support the globalization of their brand(s), and ultimately yielding sales growth in the beverage market segment

When appropriate, share best practices and processes for globalization with other ADM Nutrition segment commercialization teamsKNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

Broad and strong technical knowledge of Beverage development, regulatory and processing

The position requires a high level of strategic thinking, market knowledge, and acts as a technical advisor to internal and external global customers

Influencing Skills – The Individual has the aptitude to influence, motivate, persuade and beneficially achieve shared goals with others

Excellent knowledge of Microsoft office (Excel, PPT, WORD etc.) is critical; working knowledge of Salesforce is preferred

Specific knowledge of vitamin calculations, microbiology in beverage, beverage/flavor regulations and analytical knowledge recommendedExcited about this role but don’t think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

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Department/Function

Sales, Customer Service & Origination

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.

If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

The pay range for this position is expected to be between:

$120,800.00 - $223,900.00

Salaried Incentive Plan

The total compensation package for this position will also include annual bonus and a long-term incentive plan

Benefits and Perks

Enriching the quality of life for the world begins by taking care of our colleagues. In addition to competitive pay, we support your diverse needs with a comprehensive total rewards package to enhance your well-being, including:

Physical wellness – medical/Rx, dental, vision and on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement (as applicable).

Financial wellness – flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan, discounted employee stock purchasing program, life insurance, disability, workers’ compensation, legal assistance, identity theft protection.

Mental and social wellness – Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares). Additional benefits include:

Paid time off including paid holidays.

Adoption assistance and paid maternity and parental leave.

Tuition assistance.

Company-sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language training and mentoring programs. *Benefits may vary for bargained locations, confirm benefit eligibility with your recruiter.

#IncludingYou

Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM’s efforts to continue innovating, driving growth, and delivering outstanding performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and create welcoming, truly inclusive work environments — environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career. We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together.

We are committed to ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our industry, as we strive to ensure our workforce represents the world that we help to feed: people of color, women, gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, veterans and persons with disabilities. For more information regarding our efforts to advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, please visit our website here: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ADM.

About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at

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