As JDE Professional, we are the B2B division of Jacobs Douwe Egberts.  By reaching consumers when they are out of home – whether at work, in university, in an airport, or at a hotel – we strengthen the core purpose of our company: to bring a coffee for every cup.  Today JDE Professional drives almost €1bn in over 35 markets. 

The Global Marketing team are responsible for translating customer needs into innovative category propositions.  They collaborate with local marketing teams around the world to shape the Big Ideas that will enable JDE Professional to become the category leader in out of home coffee.  Which is where we should be given we have 42 market leading brands, like Douwe Egberts, L’Or, Kenco, Gevalia and Pickwick!

We are now looking for a Global Commercial Manager to lead one of the most exciting propositions in our Premium Coffee platform: Barista Station.  These unmanned coffee stations include a high quality bean-to-cup machine in a beautifully branded station, with a full portfolio of coffee and tea options, and self-pay technology.  They allow consumers to purchase quality coffee with all the experience of being in a specialty coffee store, without the hassle of leaving the office.  We are also now partnering with our sister companies like Espresso House (#1 specialty coffee store in Sweden) to further enhance the proposition.

The Barista Station is a winning concept and requires great commercial leadership to realise its huge potential.  This goes beyond marketing and so we have introduced this new role to take total commercial accountability for the accelerated deployment of Barista Stations across the globe.

Reporting to the Global Category Manager for Premium Coffee in the global marketing team, this role be responsible for:

• Refining the Barista Station strategy, including brand, growth and roll out plans.

• Translating partner brand guidelines into the appropriate look for Barista Stations.

• Defining the operational deployment model and profitable cost structure.

• Managing profitability and customer satisfaction.

• Working with global and local teams around the world to execute roll out plans.

• Managing operational issues that arise during deployment and work cross functionally to provide systemic solutions.

To succeed in this role, you must have the following:

• 6+ years of Marketing experience, including brand communication and agency management, plus some experience of Key Account management.

• High personal impact, drive, resilience and calmness under pressure.

• Excellent English communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Proven commercial acumen.

• Strong entrepreneurial flair and pragmatic solution finder.

The global team is a key talent pool and it’s the ideal place for highly talented, ambitious marketers to learn and grow before moving into bigger roles elsewhere in the organisation, in either sales or marketing.  Preference will be given to those with international backgrounds and geographical mobility.