About Ingredion:
Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you’ve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet’s food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you’re just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.
Location: US Remote
Workplace type: Remote
Senior Manager, Differentiated Services
Ingredion is seeking a strategic and results-driven Senior Manager to lead the execution of our services strategy across regions. This role will be responsible for translating global initiatives into actionable regional plans, driving operational excellence, and ensuring commercial success. The ideal candidate will be a strong collaborator, experienced in customer engagement, and comfortable navigating complex, cross-functional environments.
What you will do (Responsibilities):
- Translate global services strategy into actionable regional plans aligned with market dynamics and customer needs.
- Act as the Services SME for the GTM team, regularly engaging with customers to promote service offerings.
- Collaborate with GTM counterparts and sales managers to identify service opportunities in the pipeline.
- Lead the development and localization of service features with global and regional teams.
- Foster cross-functional collaboration to ensure consistent execution and knowledge sharing.
- Represent the region in global forums, providing insights to shape future service innovation.
- Develop and manage the customer engagement pipeline from initial contact to contract signing.
- Oversee day-to-day operations of regional service pods, ensuring excellence and customer satisfaction.
- Manage regional P&L, including forecasting, budgeting, and performance tracking.
- Drive commercial success through service selling excellence and sales enablement support.
- Monitor KPIs and implement corrective actions to meet performance targets.
- Build strong customer relationships and tailor unique solutions to their needs.
- Lead change management efforts for new service offerings and operational improvements.
- Collaborate across Ingredion’s portfolios to deliver holistic, texture-centric solutions.
What you will bring (Experience and Knowledge):
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Food Science, or related field; MBA preferred.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in services, commercial operations, or strategic leadership roles.
- Proven track record of managing P&L and driving commercial success.
- Experience working in cross-functional and global teams.
Who you are (Skills and Behaviors):
- Strong strategic thinking and execution capabilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and develop tailored customer solutions.
- Comfortable working across diverse product portfolios and customer profiles.
Why Join Ingredion?
Discover why Ingredion is the ideal place to advance your career with our exceptional rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive. Create the future with us and enjoy:
- Total Rewards Package – Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success
- Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support – Health, long-term savings, and resources for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being
- Career Growth – Learning, training, and development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement
- Employee Recognition Program – A culture of real-time appreciation, with personalized recognition rewards globally
- Employee Discount Program – Provides exclusive discounts on everyday products, services, and travel
#LI-REMOTE
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability—mental or physical—marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law (“protected classifications”). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.
Ingredion uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process, including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying, you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey.
Relocation Available:
NoPay Range:
$141,360.00-$188,480.00 AnnualThis pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data and applicable bargaining agreement (if any).
Incentive Compensation:
As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.
Benefits:
Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision coverage as well as a 401(k) plan with an competitive company match.
Ingredion Incorporated Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ingredion Incorporated and has not been reviewed or approved by Ingredion Incorporated.
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Retirement Support — A competitive 401(k) program with company matching and, in some cases, additional contributions is highlighted, with defined vesting terms. This supports long‑term savings and is a consistent pillar of the U.S. package.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is standard, with additional protections like life and disability insurance. Wellbeing resources and an employee assistance program further bolster health support.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Annual or periodic bonuses are common components of compensation across functions. This adds dependable variable pay alongside base salary.
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What We Do
Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR) headquartered in the suburbs of Chicago, is a leading global ingredient solutions provider serving customers in more than 120 countries. With 2022 annual net sales of nearly $8 billion, we turn grains, fruits, vegetables and other plant-based materials into value-added ingredient solutions for the food, beverage, animal nutrition, brewing and industrial markets. With Ingredion Idea Labs® innovation centers located worldwide and approximately 12,000 employees, we co-create with customers and fulfill our purpose of bringing the potential of people, nature and technology together to make life better. Visit ingredion.com for more information and the latest company news. To learn more about our career opportunities, please visit www.ingredion.com/careers.
