At JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS we are inspired by our belief that it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee. We are driven by the vision that everyone deserves the coffee they love.

We are proud of our passionate, driven associates that challenge the status quo and pursue mastery in everything they do. Our goal is simple and ambitious : A coffee for every cup

Working with us means you’ll be making an impact in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
We work as a team, celebrating success and supporting one another. Our associates work with a diverse group of like-minded people, in an innovative environment committed to doing the right thing – all across the world. What you do here will get noticed.

We are the N°1 Pure Player in the Coffee business in the world and have developed more particularly very strong leadership positions in the Single Serve categories for almost 20 years.

We created the Senseo Category in 2001 and the Tassimo category in 2004, transforming radically the Coffee Market in retail, achieving to deliver a continuous profitable growth ever since thanks to a close collaboration with our appliance partners (Philips and Bosch), generating today more than € 1.4 B turnover through strong & complementary coffee brands, but facing a more and more complex & aggressive competition which reinforce the necessity to reinvent ourselves constantly and to look relentlessly for new growth relays.

JDE is looking for a Global Marketing Manager dedicated to the management of International & Strategic Innovation projects who will have the responsibility to fuel the Innovation pipeline over a 3 years horizon on these 2 categories. The Global Innovation Marketing Manager SiSe reports to both the Global Category Director Senseo and the Global Category Director Tassimo.

He/she will be part of the Global Single Serve Marketing team who is responsible for multiple strategic category businesses across the globe.

The SiSe team focuses on the development and execution of the Global Marketing strategies concerning the Soft Pads, Drinks and Capsules categories (portfolio management, New product developments, activations, coordination of local action plans, business models, partnerships, Senseo/Tassimo brand equity, appliance communications.

The Global Marketing Manager SiSe is in charge of the development of Innovation platforms within the Senseo & Tassimo categories, being responsible of the implementation of key projects linked to the overall strategy of the company and to the optimization of our branded coffee portfolio.

He/She can contribute also to the management of appliances Innovation projects, working in close collaboration with the category Marketing Managers and our partners (Philips & BSH).

Together with the rest of the Senseo & Tassimo Category teams, the role is accountable for the achievement of the short term and long-term business/financial objectives of these 2 Single Serve categories.

Education

Master degree, in Marketing preferred but not mandatory. 

Must have: 

• 8 years of Marketing experience in structured companies including preferably at least one experience of International Marketing (Experience in R&D could be a plus or an alternative) 
• A successful experience as a marketer of products which are emotionally important for the end customers
• Marketing expertise is key in both its strategic and operational dimensions
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, being a team player
• Well-developed project management skills & a result-driven attitude
• High motivation and energy levels
• A successful experience in a matrix organization
• Strong numeric/financial skills, for NPD business plans.

Your application at JDE

If you are interested in this career opportunity at JDE, hit the “I’m interested” button and upload your application. After receiving your application, we will do our utmost to give you quick feedback. Part of the recruitment procedure at JDE will be an online assessment, followed by a first and final round interview.