Vice President Marketing; CMO

QLM Search is partnering with a high-growth, global B2B Ingredients group that is undergoing an exciting period of development. This is a VP Marketing OR CMO title as it is a #1 Marketing position globally) and is a senior leadership opportunity on the global exco and the need is for a strategically/commercially bias Marketing leader with a background in B2B Ingredients.

The role sits on the global leadership team and offers significant influence, visibility, and the opportunity to lead marketing during a critical phase of the business’s evolution.

As Global VP Marketing, you will hold end-to-end accountability for marketing across a diverse portfolio of ingredient categories. You will play a central role in shaping the EMEA/US/Global strategy, driving transformation, and delivering profitable growth with true ownership.

• Own the marketing and innovation agenda across 3 key ingredients categories, with clear accountability for growth and value creation
• Define portfolio and strategy, setting clear roles, positioning, and priorities to maximise commercial impact
• Lead the end-to-end strategy goals pipeline, from consumer insight through to launch
• Operate with a commercial mindset, demonstrating strong P&L understanding and disciplined investment decision-making
• Drive where to play / how to win strategy ensuring seamless cross-functional execution across Sales, Commercial, Supply Chain, and Operations
• Embed insight-led decision making, using data and analytics to optimise category performance and marketing ROI
• Play a key role in the growth agenda, modernising capability, ways of working, and operating models
• Influence at the top table, acting as a core member of the leadership team and senior interface with Group stakeholders
• Build and lead a high-performing team, developing commercial, innovative, and future-ready marketing capability

You will be a senior marketing leader with a strong commercial track record and experience operating in B2B Ingredients with multiple category specialties (any core experience in Supplements/Pharma/Health ingredients is an advantage)– the ability to connect marketing with innovation and customers – a commercial marketing and innovation mindset, with clear P&L ownership and leadership capability – experience leading categories and innovation pipelines through growth and transformation – strong influence at global level, ExCo, and Group level – a balance of strategic thinking and hands-on execution.