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Marketing Manager

The FSSC Foundation is a non-profit organization and independent Scheme owner with a mission: to give confidence and make an impact in the consumer goods industry.

More than 37,000 organizations worldwide are certified by the FSSC 22.000 Scheme for Food Safety Management System, including premium A-brands. The FSSC 24.000 Social Sustainability Scheme was published about a year ago. Both schemes contribute to FSSC’s vision to create a better world by helping organizations contribute to the SDGs. FSSC employs about 50 professionals; half of them work from the Netherlands, and the rest from other locations in the world.

The Marketing Manager will report to Atie van Olst, Marketing & Communications Director.

Key Result Areas

Strategy:

  • Align the FSSC strategic marketing aspects with the MarCom Strategy,
  • In close cooperation with the Communication Manager, translate the MarCom strategy into annual MarCom plans,
  • Take a key role in safeguarding value innovation, based on FSSC’s brand identity, and a customer-centric approach.

Management:

  • Contribute to balanced planning for marketing activities as part of innovative projects, and for ‘running the business’ within the MarCom team,
  • Be responsible for event management,
  • Use the insights gathered for Market & Marketing Intelligence as input for the marketing strategies,
  • Oversee all MarCom KPIs including brand awareness, reputation, and sentiment.

Operational:

  • Implement customer-centric marketing campaigns and activities,
  • Initiate, monitor, and execute brand and market research and internal and external stakeholder surveys,
  • Take the lead in organizing our in-person events.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience 

The ideal Marketing Manager:

  • A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in marketing,
  • 8+ years of relevant experience, preferably in an international B2B organization,
  • A strategic mindset and analytical skills,
  • Experience with market research and website usability,
  • Knowledge of, or feeling with, the world of auditing & certification related to food safety or social sustainability,
  • A team player attitude,
  • Intercultural awareness,
  • Strong written and verbal presentation skills,
  • Fluency in English; read, write, and speak English at a high proficiency level.

What We Offer

The Foundation offers a healthy work-life balance in an international environment through agile working. They ensure excellent work is recognized and rewarded, and additional benefits are:

  • Provision of resources and support for personal training and development in line with our core values of Transparency, Integrity, Ambition, Engagement, and Care.
  • Open and diverse culture within a flexible organization since you get to choose where you want to work most of the time.
  • Attractive salary allowances with benefits that match responsibilities and experience.

FSSC will only be processing applications from candidates who live and have the right to work in the European Union.

ICT Career is our partner for finding the best possible candidate for this role. They will be responsible for the initial recruitment procedure of the Marketing Manager vacancy. The application procedure consists of one video call with ICT Career and two rounds of interviews with FSSC.

The deadline for applications is 28 February 2025.

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