Global Go to Market Transformation Manager (d/w/m)

Life tastes better with ice cream

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry.

We create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world. Everybody loves ice cream. And as the world’s biggest pure‑play ice cream company, we have the scale and ambition to make a real difference.

What truly sets us apart is how we work.

We move fast and keep things simple. We turn ideas into action, trust people to take ownership, and work as one team to win together with integrity. Our culture is high‑performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done.

We’re curious and ready for what’s next. We embrace digital, use data to make better decisions, and keep learning, including how AI can help us work smarter and serve consumers better.

Life tastes better with ice cream

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry. We create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world.

Everybody loves ice cream. And as the world’s biggest pure-play ice cream company, we have the scale and ambition to make a real difference. What truly sets us apart is how we work. We move fast and keep things simple. We turn ideas into action, trust people to take ownership, and work as one team to win together with integrity. Our culture is high-performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done.

We’re curious and ready for what’s next. We embrace digital, use data to make better decisions, and keep learning, including how AI can help us work smarter and serve consumers better.

For our Hamburg location, we are looking for a

Global GtM Transformation Manager (m/f/d)

to join us at the earliest possible date.

The role

The Global Out-of-Home (OOH) Excellence team is responsible for developing world-class capabilities that enable sustainable growth, operational excellence, and superior customer experiences across all markets. By defining strategic standards, future-fit operating models, technology roadmaps, and governance frameworks, the team drives consistency, scalability, and innovation across the global OOH network.

The GTM Transformation Manager (d/w/m) is responsible for defining the strategic direction and transformation roadmap for Go-to-Market capabilities across the global Ice Cream business. This role owns the vision, governance, capability development agenda, and continuous improvement strategy for critical GTM processes including distributor management, retail execution, route optimization, order management, delivery planning, warehouse operations, and supporting technologies.

A key aspect of this role is working directly with markets to understand operational realities and identify improvement opportunities through operational assessments, audits, and capability reviews.

What you'll be responsible for

Define the long-term GTM capability vision, roadmap, and transformation priorities.

Own governance and global standards for distributor management, retail execution, route optimization, order collection, delivery planning, and warehouse management.

Lead large-scale GTM transformation programs across markets.

Provide strategic oversight of GTM technologies including DMS, retail execution, warehouse and analytics platforms.

Lead end-to-end market assessments and operational excellence reviews.

Observe day-to-day operations in markets to identify capability gaps and improvement opportunities.

Facilitate operational audits, workshops and diagnostic sessions with market teams, consultants etc.

Develop actionable improvement roadmaps and monitor delivery of agreed actions.

Influence senior stakeholders and align strategic investments and priorities.

Manage strategic relationships with vendors and external partners.

We're looking for someone who

Brings significant experience in FMCG, sales operations, customer operations, supply chain, GTM excellence or related fields.

Has a strong track record of leading transformation programs and driving capability development at scale.

Demonstrates deep expertise in route-to-market strategies, distributor management, retail execution and operational excellence.

Has experience conducting operational reviews, diagnostics, audits and capability assessments.

Combines strategic thinking with strong analytical and commercial acumen.

Is comfortable working with technology-enabled solutions and has strong digital and systems understanding.

Influences and collaborates effectively with senior stakeholders across functions, markets and cultures.

Thrives in complex, global environments and can balance strategic priorities with hands-on execution.

Is willing to travel internationally on a regular basis (approximately 30%+ of working time) to support market reviews, workshops and transformation initiatives.

Typically brings 8–12 years of relevant professional experience.

Business-fluent English skills are required; proficiency in additional foreign languages is considered an advantage.

What you'll get

Alongside meaningful work and strong development, we offer a reward package that typically includes

Alongside meaningful work and strong development, we offer a reward package that typically includes:

Market-competitive pay and performance related rewards

Flexible ways of working

Support for health, wellbeing and life outside of work

Ongoing learning and development opportunitie

Discounts with our partner companies

Subsidy for lunch

Discounted Germany Ticket

Company bike scheme

Last but not least – all the ice cream you can eat!

Why join us? This is a place for people who are passionate about ice cream and are growth obsessed - both for the business and for themselves. People who act like an owner and drive our business end-to-end. People who are driven by success to deliver more than we ever thought we could!

You’ll thrive here if you value an inclusive culture, with low ego and hierarchy - and if you’re excited to continuously learn and challenge how we work, using digital, data, and new thinking to push us forward.

• Roles with real accountability and visible impact
• Free to move fast, experiment and challenge how things are done
• Continuous learning and development as the business grows
• Reward linked to performance and contribution.

Your career here is shaped by what you deliver, as you work across functions and markets and grow with the business.

Ready to build the future of Ice Cream?

If this sounds like the place where you'd thrive, we'd love to hear from you. Apply online and share your CV. We'll review your application and be in touch with the next steps. If you are an individual with a disability and require assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please let your Talent Acquisition Partner know.

Additional information
The Magnum Ice Cream Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.

Why join us?

This is a place for people who are passionate about ice cream and are growth obsessed - both for the business and for themselves. People who act like an owner and drive our business end-to-end. People who are driven by success to deliver more than we ever thought we could!

You’ll thrive here if you value an inclusive culture, with low ego and hierarchy - and if you’re excited to continuously learn and challenge how we work, using digital, data, and new thinking to push us forward.

• Roles with real accountability and visible impact
• Free to move fast, experiment and challenge how things are done
• Continuous learning and development as the business grows
• Reward linked to performance and contribution.

Your career here is shaped by what you deliver, as you work across functions and markets and grow with the business.

Ready to build the future of Ice Cream?

If this sounds like the place where you'd thrive, we'd love to hear from you. Apply online and share your CV. We'll review your application and be in touch with the next steps.

If you are an individual with a disability and require assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please let your Talent Acquisition Partner know.

Additional information

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.