Strategic Marketing and Business Development Director

About the role

Kinisla is seeking a Strategic Marketing & Business Development Director to lead growth for its Dairy & Nutritional Ingredients business units. The role combines market insight, strategic planning, and value‑focused business development to achieve ambitious growth targets.

Key responsibilities

• Build and implement a best‑in‑class Strategic Marketing & Business Development function.
• Lead, develop and expand a small Marketing & BD team.
• Drive the strategic planning process in partnership with the Ingredients MD and senior leadership.
• Provide market, customer and competitive intelligence and translate insights into actionable opportunities.
• Define product, portfolio and pricing strategies aligned with market needs.
• Collaborate with Sales, R&D and other functions to create compelling value propositions and support product launches.
• Strengthen brand awareness and lead priority marketing initiatives.

Required profile

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in the ingredients or nutrition industry.
• Proven track record of driving B2B growth in nutritional ingredients.
• Strong commercial and strategic acumen with the ability to work in a matrix organization.
• Clear communicator, collaborative leader with strong prioritisation skills.
• Multilingual abilities are a plus.
• Willingness to travel up to 30%.

Required skills

What we offer

• Flexible working policy.
• Opportunity to influence global food innovation.
• Collaborative, purpose‑driven culture.