Head of Marketing, Foodservice UK - Leeds

Are you an experienced marketing leader with a passion for growth, innovation and collaboration to create customer value? Do you thrive at the intersection of strategy, insight and commercial execution? If so, this could be your opportunity to make a significant impact within one of the world's largest dairy companies.

As Head of Marketing – Foodservice UK, you will be a key member of the UK Foodservice Leadership Team, responsible for defining the strategic direction of Arla's Foodservice business and identifying the opportunities that will deliver sustainable, profitable growth. Working closely with Sales and cross-functional teams, you will ensure we have the right portfolio, propositions, brands and capabilities to strengthen our position as a trusted partner to Foodservice customers across the UK.

How you will make an impact

In this strategic leadership role, you will:

• Lead the development of the UK Foodservice growth strategy, identifying priority channels, categories and customers shaping long-term business priorities and investment decisions


• Own the Foodservice category and insight agenda, ensuring a deep understanding of customers, operators, consumers and the competitive landscape


• Drive the strategic direction of the local Foodservice portfolio, identifying opportunities to strengthen categories, brands, products and propositions


• Lead the local innovation agenda and influence the global innovation agenda, developing differentiated solutions translated into growth business cases & plans


• Lead the local execution of the Arla Pro Foodservice brand, owned channels and digital campaigns, driving industry leadership and end-user engagement & loyalty


• Play a key role in Strategic Customer engagement and collaboration, ensuring the right programme of Trade Shows, Industry Events and strategic projects


• Provide leadership and development to the Foodservice Marketing team while influencing stakeholders across Sales, Finance, Innovation, Culinary and global Foodservice functions.


• Collaborate and partner with the Global Foodservice function and other markets to identify synergies that optimise global growth & return on investment

What will make you successful

We are looking for a commercially minded and strategic marketing leader who can combine long-term thinking with strong business impact.

You have senior marketing leadership experience within Foodservice, FMCG or a complex B2B environment, alongside a proven track record of developing and delivering commercially successful growth strategies. Your broad understanding of strategy, insights, category management, innovation, brand development and customer proposition creation enables you to identify opportunities, navigate complexity and translate market dynamics into clear priorities and action plans.

You are a credible and influential leader who can build strong relationships across functions, markets and geographies, confidently engaging and influencing senior stakeholders within a matrix organisation. Just as importantly, you are passionate about developing people and have demonstrated success in building high-performing teams and growing capability for the future.

Success in this role will also be supported by:

• Strong commercial judgement and strategic thinking.


• The ability to turn customer, consumer and market insights into growth opportunities.


• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and collaboration skills.


• A leadership style that creates alignment, engagement and accountability.

What do we offer?

This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future direction of one of Arla UK's strategic growth channels, influencing both local and global Foodservice priorities. You'll lead a talented team, work closely with customers and senior stakeholders across the organisation, and have the chance to make a visible commercial impact on the business.

In return, we offer a collaborative and values-driven culture where you'll be empowered to challenge, innovate and grow your leadership career while working alongside colleagues who are passionate about creating value for customers, consumers and farmer owners alike.

Would you like to join us?

If you're excited about leading growth, innovation and marketing strategy within a dynamic Foodservice business, we'd love to hear from you. Please submit your application as soon as possible. We will review applications on an ongoing basis and reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have found the right candidate.

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 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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