Global Segment Leader – Textiles & Industrial (T&I)

IFF

Leiden

1 week ago

Leiden

1 week ago

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Global Segment Leader – Textiles & Industrial (T&I)

IFF seeks a Global Segment Leader for Textiles & Industrial to define strategy and drive commercial execution. Requires 10+ years B2B marketing experience and a scientific/business degree. Global remote role.

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Remote

Full-time

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands, NL

Work Model

Remote

Experience Required

10 years

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

10+ years of experience in marketing, commercial, or business-facing roles within B2B or specialty ingredients environments

Core Qualifications

Soft Skills

communicationstorytellingstakeholder managementinfluencing without authoritycustomer orientationstrategic thinkingpragmatic deliverycross-functional collaborationleadershipadaptability

Key Responsibilities

•Own the global strategic direction for the Textiles & Industrial segment, with accountability for revenue growth quality, pipeline health, and execution discipline.
•Own segment level prioritization choices (where to focus/where not to), aligned with the portfolio, R&D capacity and regional readiness.
•Translate segment strategy into clear commercial priorities for regions and key target accounts. Support strategic customer engagements together with Sales.
•Enable global and regional sales teams with strong value propositions, differentiated use cases, strategic positioning, and pricing frameworks.
•Drive quality, consistency, and adoption of sales tools and collateral.
•Partner with Portfolio Team, Product Management, Applications, and R&D to prioritize, sequence, or deprioritize initiatives based on market impact, scalability, and execution readiness.
•Partner on key launches and growth initiatives, ensuring sales readiness and effective go-to-market execution.
•Establish and run a disciplined cadence with Sales and regions; track pipeline, win-rate, and launches, and close gaps.
•Monitor market trends and competitor activity, translating insights into actionable guidance for commercial teams.

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Key Responsibilities

•Own the global strategic direction for the Textiles & Industrial segment, with accountability for revenue growth quality, pipeline health, and execution discipline.

•Own segment level prioritization choices (where to focus/where not to), aligned with the portfolio, R&D capacity and regional readiness.

•Translate segment strategy into clear commercial priorities for regions and key target accounts. Support strategic customer engagements together with Sales.

•Enable global and regional sales teams with strong value propositions, differentiated use cases, strategic positioning, and pricing frameworks.

•Drive quality, consistency, and adoption of sales tools and collateral.

•Partner with Portfolio Team, Product Management, Applications, and R&D to prioritize, sequence, or deprioritize initiatives based on market impact, scalability, and execution readiness.

•Partner on key launches and growth initiatives, ensuring sales readiness and effective go-to-market execution.

•Establish and run a disciplined cadence with Sales and regions; track pipeline, win-rate, and launches, and close gaps.

•Monitor market trends and competitor activity, translating insights into actionable guidance for commercial teams.