Head of Strategic Growth & Commercial Excellence (m/f/d)

Ort: Luxemburg, Aretsried, Freising, Leppersdorf | Bereich: Marketing & Sales | Einstiegslevel: Berufserfahrene | Job-ID: 101181

Working at the Theo Müller Group means being part of a family-owned business with strong regional roots, as well as an internationally expanding company in the food and logistics sector. With well-known brands in the dairy, fish & delicatessen, sauces and dressings segments, alongside its own packaging company, transport and logistics business, and even its own power plant, the Group stands for diversity, independence and stability.

The employees of the Group share a common vision: bringing flavour into people’s lives. Join us on this journey and secure yourself a role with long-term prospects.

We are looking for you in Aretsried, Freising, Leppersdorf or Luxemburg as Head of Strategic Growth & Commercial Excellence (m/f/d).

Your role

In this role within Group Marketing you will steer global brand building, unlock strategic growth opportunities, drive commercial excellence and empower local teams with the tools and frameworks they need to win. The scope and content of the role can be adapted flexibly based on experience and strengths.

Insights and Analytics Leadership: Your responsibilities include leading the global Consumer Insights & Analytics agenda by integrating consumer, shopper, and market data, turning insights into clear strategic direction, and ensuring strong vendor partnerships that deliver rigorous, actionable outputs.
Brand Strategy and Governance: You shape global brand strategy by building future growth platforms, guiding innovation pipelines, defining brand architecture, and ensuring consistent adoption of global brand guidelines.
Commercial Excellence Standards: You drive Commercial Excellence by establishing best‑practice marketing standards, steering digital and retail media excellence, shaping cross‑BU pricing and RGM capabilities, equipping local teams with strategic sell‑in tools, and institutionalizing post‑launch reviews to enable continuous organizational learning.
Matrix Collaboration and Stakeholder Influence: You drive matrix collaboration with Country Marketing Directors and General Managers by aligning brand strategies across markets, facilitating cross‑market governance forums, and building trust through transparency, empathy, and co‑creation.
Performance Management and Financial Impact: You strengthen performance and financial impact by defining KPI dashboards, ensuring budget discipline with local teams, and leading regular brand performance reviews to identify growth levers and corrective actions.
Corporate Strategy and Representation: You support the group’s M&A agenda with strategic input and represent the company in marketing‑related topics to external stakeholders.

Your qualifications

You bring a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree and have 10+ years of Brand Management/Marketing experience in FMCG/CPG, including significant multi‑country or regional leadership exposure.
A proven track record in brand building, portfolio and innovation management, and campaign excellence with measurable business impact is essential, supported by strong expertise in Consumer Insights such as brand tracking, panels, and shopper insights.
You apply a solid understanding of Commercial/Sales execution - especially pricing strategy and RGM - and use analytical rigor to convert complex data into actionable decisions.
Deep knowledge of media, digital ecosystems, e‑commerce activation, and shopper marketing is required, along with strong creative and media judgment to elevate creative quality and channel impact.
You communicate with exceptional clarity, storytelling ability, and executive presentation skills in fluent English. German skills are a strong advantage.
Leading change and capability building in matrix organizations comes naturally to you, supported by a consumer‑first mindset, strategic and system thinking, and a strong results orientation.

What you can look forward to

Responsibility: We offer you a key role within a dynamic, internationally operating family-owned company.
Compensation: You can expect an attractive compensation package with comprehensive benefits that recognise and value your contribution.
Occupational Health Management: Depending on the location, we provide a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, including company sports activities, bicycle leasing, corporate fitness programmes and height‑adjustable desks.
A workplace to feel good: Our company restaurants offer discounted meals, and beverages such as coffee and water as well as product fridges are available free of charge. Additional benefits complete the package.

We look forward to getting to know you. Simply send us your application via our job portal.

Any questions? Reach out to Nina Patzold under (Nina.Patzold@muellergroup.com).

Everyone is welcome here – regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic or social background, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. For ease of reading, we use the masculine form in the text, but all designations apply equally to all genders.