Product Manager (m/f/d) Compounds Beverage Applications for Europe

Reference ID: 43123

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

• Manage and further develop the European product portfolio of Compounds for Beverage Applications, with a strong focus on profitable growth, customer value and portfolio effectiveness.
• Own the EUR portfolio and ensure a clear, relevant and competitive assortment for the European markets, including portfolio clean-up and the removal or inactivation of non-relevant articles.
• Drive the lifecycle management of the European portfolio, including phase-in, reactivation, inactivation, portfolio harmonization and the management of red positions
• Improve service levels and portfolio availability by identifying and implementing measures related to shelf life, order bundling, packaging consolidation, minimum order quantities, filling sizes and supply chain efficiency.
• Define and execute a European product roadmap in alignment with the Team Leader Product Management and the relevant business, sales, application, supply chain, pricing and R&D stakeholders.
• Increase awareness and utilization of the European assortment through targeted portfolio communication and internal roll-out campaigns
• Monitor competitors, customer needs, market developments and portfolio performance to identify opportunities for innovation, assortment extensions and product optimization.
• Actively participate in customer meetings, customer projects and sales briefings to provide product and market expertise and to translate customer feedback into portfolio actions.
• Organize sales workshops and continuous feedback rounds with the European commercial and application organizations.
• Maintain clear and up-to-date portfolio information across all relevant communication channels, including product portfolio displays and internal enablement materials.
• Develop and deliver product trainings to strengthen the understanding of the European portfolio, its applications, differentiation and positioning.

Your Profile

• Successful track record in product management, portfolio management, business development or a comparable commercial/technical role in the food and beverage industry, ideally in a B2B environment.
• Experience managing products or portfolios across several European markets, preferably in an international matrix organization.
• Degree in food technology, general business administration, biotechnology or a comparable qualification.
• Proven ability to develop and implement product roadmaps, portfolio strategies and lifecycle management measures.
• Strong understanding of product portfolio management, including assortment optimization, product phase-in/phase-out, pricing, supply chain interfaces and commercial execution.
• Strong customer mindset with the ability to engage directly and credibly with customers, sales teams and technical stakeholders.
• Experience translating customer and market insights into concrete portfolio, innovation and business development initiatives.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple initiatives across countries and functions.
• Hands-on mentality and entrepreneurial thinking, with the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
  
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, manage change and set priorities in a dynamic European business environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, particularly in an international and cross-functional matrix organization.
• Willingness to travel within Europe approximately 10% of the working time, including customer meetings, sales workshops and visits to relevant Döhler locations.
• Fluent English and German are required. Additional European languages are highly beneficial.

As an employer, we offer:

• Work with passion:
  We foster a culture where you can act with heart and mind, take pride in your work and inspire others through positivity and commitment.
• Lead with purpose at every level:
  For us, leadership is not defined by titles. It is about taking ownership, driving change and bring-ing meaning to what you do.
• Grow your way:
  With flexible development opportunites across departments and a global team, you can broaden your skills, discover new strenghts and actively shape your own path.
• Global collaboration:
  Join an international team bringing together multiple cultures, languages and perspectives to spark new ideas and inspiration.
• Shared strength:
  We build real connections and grow together. By sharing knowledge and valuing each other’s strengths, we create a culture where trust and team play lead to shared success.

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 to the attention of Marie Becker. Please note that we are unable to consider or return application documents sent by mail.