Summary
Location
Bengaluru
Type
full-time
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About this role
About Flora Food Group
We offer consumers a compelling choice in four growing categories: butters and spreads, creams, liquids and cheeses. We hold leadership positions in many of the 100 countries we operate in, with iconic brands including Flora, Becel+ProActiv, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Rama, and Violife, together with our local brands and Professional business.
Global branded food champion Flora Food Group, offers the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. Our products are more affordable and more sustainable than their dairy equivalents.
Strategy & Commercial Planning Manager – Emerging Markets
Reporting to: Chief of Staff – Emerging Markets
Work Mode: Hybrid
About the Role
We are looking for a highly analytical and detail-oriented Strategy & Commercial Planning Manager – Emerging Markets based out of our India office. In this role, you will leverage your expertise in data analysis to drive Food Service sales growth, improve customer engagement, and enhance overall business performance. You will be responsible for translating complex data into actionable insights, ensuring our sales strategies are backed by data-driven decision-making. This role will be pivotal in driving structured execution, transparency, and continuous improvement across our Food Service business.
What you will do?
- Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Finance to shape and execute commercial strategies across markets
- Own the sales forecasting and performance scorecards process to track KPIs and drive accountability
- Translate complex data into clear, actionable recommendations for senior leadership by using data analysis tools
- Identify gaps in planning and execution, and lead initiatives to improve transparency and operational discipline
- Work across time zones with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and execution.
So what does it make to be successful in this role?
- Strategic & Commercial Acumen: 6–10 years of experience in FP&A, commercial strategy, or business planning in consumer-facing industries (FMCG, D2C, B2C)
- Advanced BI & Forecasting Tools: Ability to interpret complex sales, financial, and market data using tools like SQL, Tableau, Power BI, and Excel
- Analytical Leadership: Ability to challenge and validate market data by triangulating multiple sources for accuracy and insight
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Strong coordination with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and IT teams across multiple countries and time zones
- Communication & Storytelling: Strong presentation skills to influence non-technical stakeholders and senior leadership
- Continuous Improvement Mindset : Proactive in identifying inefficiencies, driving automation, and staying updated on analytics trends and tools.
What’s next?
Be part of a purpose-driven company that’s shaping the future of plant-based nutrition. We offer career-defining opportunities, a supportive culture, and the chance to make a real impact.
If you recognise yourself in this profile, please hit the apply button now and submit your application. We prefer to receive your application before 3rd February 2026.
We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles.
Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias.
No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics.
Other facts
About Flora Food Group
The driving force behind our success are the circa 4,700 Flora Foodies who live our purpose every day and are engaged in our mission, delivering through our values of Performance, Care and Passion. Results Matter. With an ‘Always Day 1 mindset’. Always one step ahead, driven by data, with a finger on the pulse – our customers and consumers are at the heart. We identify the sweet spot; we relish challenge; we own it. We're agile decision-makers, with the courage to pivot, we sometimes fail fast - but learn even faster. Kindness wins. With a long-term focus on building a sustainable future, Flora Foodies show the 'Courage to Care' for each other, our communities, and the next generation. We believe in doing the right thing and 'Come As You Are' is not just a saying; it's an invitation to be authentic and bring your whole, true self to work. Difference brings angles and ideas to the party – we want you to be you. Passion fuels our Next Generation of the Food journey. Full of energy and possibility, Flora Foodies constantly raise the bar, driving the Flora Food Group and one another forwards. We're a team of food lovers and enthusiasts – our sum is truly greater than our parts, and we absolutely love what we do.
What you'll do
- The Strategy & Commercial Planning Manager will partner with Sales, Marketing, and Finance to shape and execute commercial strategies across markets. They will also own the sales forecasting and performance scorecards process to track KPIs and drive accountability.
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