Manager Innovation And Global Brands Emerging Markets

About Flora Food Group

We offer consumers a compelling choice in four growing categories: butters and spreads, creams, liquids and cheeses. We hold leadership positions in many of the 100 countries we operate in, with iconic brands including Flora, Becel+ProActiv, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Rama, and Violife, together with our local brands and Professional business.

Global branded food champion Flora Food Group, offers the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. Our products are more affordable and more sustainable than their dairy equivalents.

Join Our Global Team as Manager, Innovation & Global Brands – Emerging Markets (AMEA & LATAM)

Location: This role location option is available in Dubai, UAE, or Amsterdam, Netherlands

Hybrid

What You’ll Do

• Support the development and execution of the innovation roadmap for the Emerging Markets, aligned with the overall portfolio strategy.
• Lead innovation projects from ideation to launch, ensuring timely and impactful delivery.
• Translate consumer insights and market trends into compelling innovation opportunities
• Manage innovation research budgets and contribute to strategic decision-making
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (R&D, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain) to bring consumer-centric ideas to life
• Partner with country and market teams to ensure local/ cultural relevance and to increase the speed to market
• Contribute to post-launch reviews and performance measurement, ensuring learnings are captured and fed back into future projects
• Foster a culture of creativity, agility, accountability and continuous learning across Emerging Markets teams.
  
  

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, Innovation, or related field
• 4–6 years of experience in innovation, brand management, or portfolio strategy—preferably in FMCG
• Strong analytical and storytelling skills with ability to synthesize data and translate insights into actions, with a consumer-first mindset
• Proven ability to collaborate and manage complex, cross-functional projects across geographies, with multiple stakeholders
• Fluent in English (spoken and written); additional languages are a plus.
  
  

Why Join Us?

You’ll be part of a dynamic, global team shaping the future of our brands in high-growth markets. If you’re curious, resilient, and ready to make an impact—this is your opportunity.

Apply now and bring your bold ideas to life! We prefer to receive your application before 24th June 2025.

We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles. 

Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias.

No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics.

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