Ingredion Jobs in Raritan, NJ (NOW HIRING)

About Ingredion: Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you've experienced our work in your favorite 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. As a Sr. Category Marketing Manager , you'll strategically lead a diverse product portfolio-crafting clear value propositions, driving growth, and empowering sales teams with actionable insights. You'll collaborate across functions to deliver seamless commercial execution, engage directly with customers to convert opportunities, and translate global strategy into impactful regional plans.Following the recent repositioning of our US/Canada Marketing team as a proactive growth engine, enabling strategic planning, innovation, and consistent brand experiences, this is your chance to make a measurable impact, operate with autonomy, and champion innovation in a high-visibility role. What you will do: Global Category Strategy Shape Global Strategy: Represent your region in a cross-functional team to develop and execute a forward-looking global category strategy, leveraging local market insights and trends.Drive Regional Roadmaps: Contribute to the creation of technical roadmaps tailored to your category and region.Business Reporting & Analysis: Ensure consistent category reporting, guide budget and strategic planning, and analyze profitability to identify growth opportunities. Customers & Growth Engage Key Customers: Build market knowledge through direct customer interactions, inform solution development, and help convert high-value sales opportunities.Market Intelligence: Gather and apply market and competitor insights to identify growth potential and inform strategic decisions.Brand & Category Appraisals: Regularly assess sub-category and brand performance, identifying opportunities to enhance consumer appeal and drive category growth. Regional Category Growth Lead Growth Initiatives: Initiate and guide cross-functional teams to implement annual growth plans and innovation projects.Pipeline Development: Partner with Sales to expand the opportunity pipeline and support targeted prospecting for "must win" customers.Demand Generation & Sales Enablement: Collaborate with digital and go-to-market teams to develop impactful campaigns and sales tools, and train teams on category trends. Innovation Champion Innovation: Consolidate regional customer insights to prioritize innovation opportunities, develop business cases, and drive strategic change.Launch Excellence: Coordinate new product launches with global teams, ensuring strong value propositions backed by consumer insights and competitive analysis. Who you are: Strategic storyteller -delivers insight-driven initiatives that inspire teams and customers. Autonomous leader -launches impactful projects and translates strategy into winning business tactics. Collaborative influencer -shares expertise, drives cross-functional success, and advances both local and global goals. Business builder -combines sharp financial acumen with market analysis to develop growth plans and value propositions. Engaging communicator -excels in presentations, project management, and building strong relationships across teams. Flexible team player -adapts quickly, works independently, and thrives in dynamic environments. Why Join Ingredion? Discover why Ingredion is the ideal place to advance your career with our exceptional rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive. Create the future with us and enjoy: 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 hiredWe are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability-mental or physical-marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law ("protected classifications"). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation 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.Relocation Available: NoPay Range: $144,640.00-$192,853.33 AnnualThis pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data and applicable bargaining agreement (if any).Incentive Compensation: As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.Benefits: Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision coverage as well as a 401(k) plan with an competitive company match.