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Sr. Marketing Manager F&B

Ecolab • Water Utilities • Chemical Manufacturing • 24 days ago

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Salary

≈ $69k – $146k per year (Estimated)

Location

In office (Leiden)

Seniority

Senior · 8+ years exp

Employment

Full-Time

First seen by Alion on Sep 25, 2026. Ecolab scores B on the Alion truth index.

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Ecolab

Ecolab is a water, hygiene and infection prevention company headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, supplying cleaning and sanitation chemicals, water treatment programs, food safety services and pest elimination to restaurants, hotels, hospitals, food and beverage plants and heavy industry. Founded in 1923, it is a Fortune 500 company that serves customers at more than 100,000 sites worldwide and owns Nalco Water, its industrial water treatment business. Openings cover sales and territory managers, field service representatives, food safety specialists, lab and manufacturing staff, logistics associates, finance analysts and data and AI engineers.

ecolab.com • HQ: Saint Paul, United States • Food Safety • Cleaning & Household Products • Sterilization & Infection Control • Chemical Manufacturing • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1923

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The role

The Sr. Markeing Manager - F&B - North/Benelux has a double hatted responsibility, being the marketing lead for the Netherlands and Belgium as well as leading the marketing managers for UKI, North and France (coach/player principle). Combined this is a cluster with a lot of large customers representation across all segments.

The North/Benelux Lead must be able to think beyond traditional cleaning and sanitation programs and understand how customers operate across the full production environment. The role requires the ability to develop integrated customer value propositions that connect:

Cleaning and sanitation performance
Process water optimization
Wastewater treatment and discharge management
Water reuse and sustainability initiatives
Energy efficiency and operational productivity
Food safety, quality, and compliance outcomes
Digital monitoring and performance optimization

The successful candidate will be able to engage customers at both operational and strategic levels, helping position FBU as a partner that improves the overall performance and sustainability of food and beverage manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

Growth & Commercial Impact

Identify growth opportunities, white-space opportunities, and market trends within the cluster.
Drive demand generation and pipeline creation initiatives in partnership with sales teams.
Support commercial planning, pricing initiatives, strategic account programs, and new solution launches.
Monitor business performance and marketing ROI across markets.

Customer & Market Engagement

Deeply understand customer needs, industry trends, regulatory developments, and competitive dynamics.
Partner with Corporate Accounts and field sales teams to support strategic customers and key growth initiatives such as ABM.
Represent the voice of the customer in European marketing planning processes.

Portfolio & Innovation Execution

Lead deployment of Global and European innovation programs, strategic campaigns, and digital solutions.
Collaborate with Segment Marketing and Global teams to adapt value propositions and content for local markets.

Skills & Competencies

Strategic thinking and Customer-centric mindset
Leadership and talent development
Strong communication and stakeholder management
Commercial and financial acumen
Data-driven decision making
Change leadership and organizational influence
Project and portfolio management

Experience

8+ years of marketing, commercial, or business development experience
Strong understanding of food & beverage market preferred
Proven success driving growth, innovation commercialization, and strategic marketing initiatives
Experience working within matrix organizations and cross-functional environments in a B2B context

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