Brand & Channel Development Manager in the Foodservice White Line division (m/f/d)

Milk is an extremely valuable food that is enjoyed all over the world and is available in countless forms and variants, such as butter, cream, cheese, yogurt and much more. The Lactalis Group is a French family business with the mission to produce healthy and delicious foods that bring people together every day. The Lactalis Group, headquartered in Laval, France, achieved sales of 30.3 billion euros in 2024. With more than 85,500 employees and 266 production facilities worldwide, Lactalis is represented in over 100 countries and stands for quality and innovation in milk and cheese production. Since 1986 the group has also been represented on the German market with its own subsidiaries and employs approx. 1,300 employees at the locations Kehl near Strasbourg, Ravensburg, Neuburg a.d. Donau, Hanau, Grasbrunn near Munich and Würzburg. Brand & Channel Development Manager (m/w/d) For our location in Kehl near Strasbourg, Grasbrunn near Munich or Würzburg.

We are looking for you for our growing food service area! This is the central role for the development, positioning and activation of our brands Président, MinusL and Omira as well as for the product management of the private label business in the wholesale and out-of-home market. You develop and control effective marketing and sales strategies for the food service channel and strategically carry on the White Line brands. You initiate and conduct innovation and renovation projects and manage the product portfolio. You design targeted marketing concepts for wholesale and end customers and create professional sales documents, communication campaigns as well as POS and trade fair materials. You will keep a look at budget, KPIs and forecasts. You coordinate the relevant interfaces and work closely with sales, R&D and agencies.

You have a university degree in nutritional sciences or business management with a focus on marketing and brings at least three years of experience in product management – ideally in a company in the food industry. In addition, you have profound knowledge in the food service channel and understand how to successfully develop, position and market products in this environment. What distinguishes you is a targeted, independent and clearly structured way of working with which you can reliably control projects. You communicate convincingly and inspire others for ideas. At the same time, you bring creativity and real pleasure in rethinking themes and making developments active. You have very good English skills and work safely with the common office programs. Regular service trips are of course yours, as You allow you to be close to the relevant stakeholders.

An attractive and secure workplace 30 days holiday per year Various possibilities for further development A challenging field of responsibility in a dynamic and international environment Food grant and corporate benefits