Global Product Manager (m/f/d) Plant Based

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

• Develop and deploy the product line and product portfolio of "Cereal, nuts and pulses" including business development, supply chain, pricing, innovation, and overall growth initiatives.
• Manage the global assortment with the product organization and respective internal stakeholders within our global matrix organization.
• Define a roadmap to drive business (and revenue growth) in close alignment with the Team Leader Product Management.
• Attend regular meetings with the R&D, Marketing, Pricing, and Sales team to agree on pricing strategy, product portfolio, and supply chain topics with respective teams.
• Actively monitor competitors to benchmark our portfolio and prepare a competitive analysis.
• Support the sales team by engaging in customer visits, projects, and briefings to share specific product and market know-how.
• Define success metrics and analyze customer feedback and product usage to feed back into the product roadmap.
• Communicate up-to-date and aligned portfolio updates on all media including product portfolio displays within and outside of the organization.
• Ensure in-house trainings to foster a deeper understanding of the product portfolio and positioning.

Your Profile

• Successful track record as 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.
• Proven track record creating and executing product roadmaps incrementally and sustainably.
• Strong customer mindset with demonstrated ability to engage directly and honestly with customers and deliver positive experiences 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 approximately 20% of the working time.
• Fluent in English and German; other additional languages are highly beneficial.

Culture and Benefits

• Friendly and informal atmosphere, family-owned company, flat hierarchies, short communication channels, and helpful colleagues.
• Integral part of our business success and an important contribution to the future of nutrition.
• Opportunity to fully unleash your potential and take on responsibilities.
• Access to and work with state-of-the-art technologies through partnerships with market-leading innovators.
• Anniversary and special payments.
• Additional benefits: Christmas parties, events, financial benefits, and online shop discounts (e.g., IT leasing, mobile phone contracts, shopping, and travel discounts).
• Onboarding event for all new colleagues, as well as several weeks of individual training.
• Opportunity to continuously develop your education further through internal and external training programs.
• On-site cafeteria with regional and varied cuisine and complimentary drinks.
• Take advantage of local sports offerings at reduced prices.
• Subsidized Germany ticket or JobRad.
• Insurance benefits such as company pension plans and accident insurance.
• Challenging and internationally oriented work at our headquarters in Darmstadt.
• Easily accessible location in Darmstadt 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 through our career portal. Please note that we are unable to consider or return application documents sent by mail.