Global Product Manager (m/f/d) Culture Media

Reference ID: 41860

As a consumer don’t you expect the highest quality when enjoying beverages and food, in particular when it comes to microbiological safety? We do! Our business unit - Döhler Microsafety Design® (DMD) - is dedicated to microbiological solutions for quality control laboratories of beverage and beer producers. With our most highly trusted and innovative microbiological detection media, we give customers the advantage to release their products reliably and faster than with any alternative methods.

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

• Define a relevant strategy for the product group in the field of responsibility on the basis of the business unit strategy
• Ensure management of the assortment range with the product organization and the respective internal stakeholders within our global matrix organization
• Actively monitor revenue development and sales activities of the products in the field of responsibility in accordance with defined performance indicators (turnover, sales, market share etc.) and developing and conducting measures for improving the revenue situation in collaboration with Sales
• Define success criteria and analyze customer feedback and product usage in order to constantly develop the product roadmap and enhance product lifecycle management.
• Support the sales team by actively engaging in customer visits, projects and briefings to share specific product and market knowhow
• Ensure communicate up-to-date and aligned portfolio updates on internal Media such as Portal incl. product portfolio displays and external Media on D-Portal in cooperation with Group Marketing
• Ensure in-house training to foster a deeper understanding of the product portfolio and the positioning

Your Profile

• High level of understanding of microbiology in the quality control of beverage producers, from traditional to rapid molecular biological methods
• Experience as a product manager or person with the ambition to become a product manager in the food and beverages industry, ideally in a B2B business environment
• Degree in food technology, general business administration, biotechnology or a similar qualification
• Creation and implementation of product roadmaps, incremental and sustainable
• Strong customer mind set with demonstrated ability to engage directly and honestly with customers and deliver positive experience by creating a partnership mentality
• Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to meet deadlines
• Hands-on mentality and entrepreneurial thinking skills, capable of working well as part of a team as well as independently
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, manage change and multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment
• Willingness to travel globally approx. 20% of the working time
• Fluent English and German will be required. Other additional languages highly beneficial

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.