Senior Business Development Manager, Global Marketing & Innovation - Aarhus

Location: Viby J

Employment type: Full-Time/40 hours per week

Are you ready for a career challenge, where you can directly impact the strategic direction for marketing and innovation in Arla? This is an unique opportunity to join Arla Foods’ Strategy and Business Development team, leading the business development agenda in the Global Marketing and Innovation team in Arla.

How you will make an impact
As Senior Business Development Manager, you will become an integral part of lifting our joint agenda, which comprises of a series of responsibilities

• Member of the Marketing and Innovation (M&I) Leadership Team and Strategy and Business Development Leadership Team
• The delivery of key strategic projects linked to the M&I agenda

• • Projects focused on specific business opportunities within our global brand portfolio (Lurpak, Starbucks & Castello)
  • M&A and post-merger integration projects
  • Selected projects tied to our global marketing transformation programme Next Generation Marketing
• Executive support to the Chief Marketing Officer and wider M&I Management Team, driving the annual meeting cadence and business planning process

You will become part of our Strategy & Business Development team, which consists of internal talent and people with consulting backgrounds. The team has significant opportunities to truly impact our business, as we are working on the most critical strategic projects across the full value chain.

You will get top management exposure in one of Denmark’s largest companies. Also, you will be part of a team where on-the-job coaching and continuously building new skills and insights are highly prioritized.

For the right candidate, this could also be the platform for an international career and expatriation in one of our markets abroad.

What will make you successful
For this position, we are looking for a person who brings

• Approximately 3-6 years of experience leading or co-leading complex strategic projects with senior sponsors and multiple stakeholders
• Experience from a management consulting firm or from an internal strategic business development role
• Relevant industry experience from a large FMCG company (advantage)
• Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field
• Strong command of PowerPoint and Excel; excellent proficiency in English (spoken and written)

On a personal level, you are a structured problem-solver, a skilled communicator, and a proactive change agent with an open mindset. You thrive in cross-functional environments, comfortably engaging senior stakeholders and diverse project teams. You can independently scope and set up projects, drive them to timely, high-quality delivery, and manage multiple stakeholders along the way. You are driven, have a can-do attitude that challenges the status quo, and bring ambitious, well-founded solutions. Finally, you are motivated by being part of a team that values personal development and enjoys working together.

Application and contact
If you want to seize this exciting opportunity, please apply as soon as possible. We will review all incoming applications on an ongoing basis. If you have specific questions, please contact Anders Borcher Iversen at [email protected].

Shape the Future of Dairy
Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with natural, sustainable nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.

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