Global Product Manager (m/f/d) Fruity Flavours

Reference ID: 41140

Are you interested in high-quality, natural, and tasty nutrition? We are! It’s our ambition to shape the future of nutrition.

Döhler is a leading global producer of natural ingredients and solutions for the food, beverage, lifestyle and nutrition industries. We use innovative technology to process plant-based raw materials and enrich products such as lifestyle drinks, cereals, dairy, and confectionery goods for almost every well-known brand. Close to 10.000 dedicated employees in more than 70 countries share one common goal - to ensure that millions of people around the world enjoy the products created by us.

We strive to inspire and empower our employees in everything we do, and we invite you to join our team – together WE BRING IDEAS TO LIFE.

Your Role

• Build a portfolio strategy to accelerate Fruity Flavours/Emulsions growth globally
• Monitor the F&B, commodities and ingredients markets, consumer trends and competitor activities to gear development of new raw material, technologies, and taste solutions
• Drive the continuous improvement of the Fruity Flavours assortment, from global to local, to support the right taste solution selection
• Evaluate and benchmark your portfolio constantly with Sales, Creation, Application and Sensory
• Innovate to deliver a market fit, competitive, and sustainable winning portfolio
• Work closely together with R&D, Marketing, Pricing, Supply Chain and Sales to execute on innovation and convert into sales
• Leverage financial and operational metrics to gear product promotion and sales activities
• Drive complex projects through horizontal leadership, across business units, functions, and regions
• Internal training and promotion to enable our sales force and generate new opportunities
• Engage with strategic customers in the markets, together with sales

Your Profile

• Technical background in flavours, whether R&D, applications, sensory or manufacturing
• Project management, innovation management, portfolio management
• Sales or business development experience in the field of specialty ingredient is a plus
• Business Fluent in English, additional languages a plus
• International exposure
• Team oriented
• Analytical and conceptual skills
• Structured, effective, independent and responsible style of working
• Motivation to drive Business to excellence in an international challenging environment
• Convincing and enthusiastic communication and presentation skills
• Result-driven, entrepreneurial and self-motivated personality
• Willingness to travel internationally

Position is based in Darmstadt, Germany

Your Benefits

• Culture: Friendly and informal atmosphere, family-owned company, flat hierarchies, short communication channels, and helpful colleagues
• Impact: You are an integral part of our business success and make an important contribution to the future of nutrition
• Empowerment: You can fully unleash your potential and have the opportunity to take on responsibilities
• Digitalization: We maintain excellent partnerships with market-leading innovators, allowing you to access and work with state-of-the-art technologies
• Anniversary and special payments
• Employee referral bonuses
• Additional benefits: Christmas parties, events, financial benefits, and online shop discounts (e.g., IT leasing, mobile phone contracts, shopping, and travel discounts, etc.)
• Welcome@Döhler: Onboarding event for all new colleagues, as well as several weeks of individual training 
• Döhler Academy: You have the opportunity to continuously develop your education further through internal and external training programs
• Food is taken care of: On-site cafeteria with regional and varied cuisine and complimentary drinks 
• Stay fit: Take advantage of local sports offerings at reduced prices
• Mobility: Subsidized Germany ticket or JobRad 
• Insurance benefits such as company pension plans and accident insurance 
• Global growth trajectory: Challenging and internationally oriented work at our headquarters in Darmstadt
• Attractive location in Darmstadt: Easily accessible by train, bus, on foot, or by car (free parking) 

Equal opportunities for all

We welcome applicants, who are just as diverse as we are - regardless of age, ancestry, disability, ethnic origin, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, social background or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Become a part of our team and apply online trough our career portal. Please note that we are unable to consider or return application documents sent by mail.