Jack Link's EMEA
Freek Kaalberg is an experienced trade marketing professional with a career spanning over two decades, currently serving as Trade Marketing Manager EMEA at Jack Link's since August 2020. Previously, Kaalberg held leadership roles in trade and shopper marketing at HRA Pharma (Perrigo Company), Weber-Stephen Products LLC, and Novartis Consumer Health S.A., where significant achievements included the development and implementation of global marketing strategies, enhancement of brand visibility, and driving eCommerce initiatives. Kaalberg has a strong educational background with degrees in Digital Marketing Strategy, Business Development, Innovation, and a Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma.
Jack Link's EMEA
Jack Link's Protein Snacks is a global leader in snacking and the No. 1 meat snack manufacturer worldwide. Still family-owned with headquarters in Minong (Wisconsin), US, Jack Link’s also has a EMEA headoffice in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Jack Link’s produces high-quality, great-tasting protein snacks that feed the wild sides of consumers around the world. Jack Link's Protein Snacks family of brands includes Jack Link's, BiFi, Peperami, and Minuets. The story of Jack Link’s is one of family traditions. It began with treasured family recipes passed from generation to generation, transforming a small regional business into one of the fastest-growing snack manufacturers in the world. Today Jack Link’s sells more than 100 different protein snacks in more than 40 countries. In 2014 Jack Link's acquired the BiFi and Peperami brands from Unilever, as well as a plant in Ansbach, Germany. As per the end of 2014, the brand new EMEA headoffice in Amsterdam was operational as well. The EMEA team currently consist of about 500 employees. About 430 employees work in the Ansbach factory where BiFi and Peperami are produced. The others are working in Amsterdam and in the Sales teams in the markets. These employees are currently further developing their own, new Jack Link’s EMEA culture, adopting the global Jack Link’s values. Being real, showing character and stewardship are key words, just as words like entrepreneurship, accountability and constructive conflict. See all job openings at https://jack-links.onlinevacatures.nl/en