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The team consists of more than 20 professionals in both Aarhus and across Europe, supporting the confectionery business and global strategic accounts. You will have the responsibility to ensure capabilities are in place to support and grow the business according to strategic and tactical needs and to create, motivate and develop the CI group to support engagement.<br>You will work closely with local business managers across Europe and actively participate as member of the pan-European Confectionery Go-To-Market team. You support developing and driving the industry strategy and tactical value-propositions of AAK chocolate and confectionery offerings. You also co-manage the opportunity pipeline together with sales and ensure active opportunity management and pipeline leadership.<br>As head of CI you will support the identification of opportunities and convert these into business by allocating the right industry CI resource. 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