Nutraceuticals Senior Product Manager

Hubcycle; Avignon; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Taleez is seeking a senior Product Manager to define a new category, build the portfolio, and enable Sales with compelling ROI stories. You will work closely with the Category Manager to shape strategy, ensure builds align with real market demand, and drive cross-functional execution.

You will combine business insight with engineering-minded judgment to decide what to build, for whom, and at what price, operating in a dynamic, startup-like setting with frequent travel to client meetings and

Qualifications

• 5–7 years in Product Management, ideally in ingredients (B2B food, flavor, or nutrition ingredients).
• Education in agronomy is essential and can be compensated by strong technical knowledge.
• Comfortable with real ambiguity and able to help define target, not just follow set plans.
• International experience is mandatory with on-site work in France and frequent travel.

Responsibilities

• Market Intelligence & Strategic Input: deep-dive on target segments and market needs.
• Portfolio Build: translate validated strategy into SKU-level product decisions.
• Sales Enablement & Value Proposition: build tools and join client meetings to articulate ROI.
• Technical & Commercial Bridge: assess what is commercially attractive and technically buildable.
• Category Growth: plan for scale, mentoring as the team grows.

Skills

International experience

Start-up mindset

Autonomous

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Bilingual English/French

Education

Education in agronomy

Job description

Not just from A to B. Define B first.

This is a senior Product Management role built around a new, focused category — deliberately scoped small at the outset, with room to grow based on fit and results.

Most product roles start with a roadmap and execute it. This one starts further upstream: you need to understand the market well enough to help define where the category should go — not just how to get from A to a B someone else already picked. Working closely with the Category Manager, you help shape that destination and the path to it, build the portfolio behind it, and sell it to Sales so Sales can sell it to the client.

It calls for two things that rarely sit in one person: a business mind that reads the market, and enough technical, engineering‑level understanding of ingredients to know what's genuinely buildable. Every product decision comes back to the same four questions: what, to whom, in what form, at what price, for what use — and we build against real demand only, never speculatively.

Key Resposabilities - What you'll own.

Market Intelligence & Strategic Input

• Go deep on the category's target segments. Understand exactly what each buyer needs — functionally, technically, and commercially — before proposing where Hubcycle should play.

• Define B, not just execute it. Bring market-grounded recommendations to the Category Manager on where the category should go and how to get there — you're a contributor to the strategy, not only its executor.

• Track the competitive landscape. Know where the category is genuinely competitive on price, spec, and availability — and where it isn't, yet.

Portfolio Build

• Turn validated strategy into product. For every SKU, answer the same four questions: what, to whom, in what form, at what price, for what use.

• Build only against real demand. No speculative development — every addition to the portfolio traces back to a validated market need.

• Own the category's portfolio structure and its evolution, within the scope agreed with the Category Manager.

Sales Enablement & Value Proposition

• Build the case Sales needs. Translate the portfolio into a clear, honest value proposition Sales can carry into client conversations with confidence.

• Produce sales-ready tools. Comparison sheets, application one‑pagers, objection‑handling guides, and ROI arguments.

• Go to the client. Join Sales on client meetings and trade events — travel is a core part of this role, not an occasional add‑on.

Technical & Commercial Bridge

• Combine business and engineering judgment. Assess what's commercially attractive and what's technically buildable at the same time — one without the other doesn't ship.

• Bridge Sourcing, Quality, and Sales. Validate that what's sourced is what the category actually needs, and that what's promised to clients is what can be delivered.

Category Growth

• Build for scale, not just launch. Set the category up so its scope — and your own — can grow.

• Mentor as the team grows. Not excluded from managing other Product Managers as the category expands, though people management is not the purpose of this role from day one.

What we are looking for

Who You Are

• You like challenges and aim high !

• Flexible and agile, you know what it takes to be part of a Start‑Up, an ever changing environment.

• Autonomous, dedicated, humble, rigorous, proactive, details oriented. You know what “cut the crap” means.

• You’re efficient & business oriented -no BS, just solutions.

• Team player AND lone wolf : you own your projects but ask for help when needed.

• You are known for your interpersonal and customer service skills, even in highly stressful situations.

• French or English. No problem, you master both of them.

Must-Haves

• 5–7 years in Product Management, ideally in ingredients (B2B food, flavor, or nutrition ingredients). Nutraceuticals experience is a strong plus, not a requirement.

• Education in agronomy is essential - can be compensated by strong technical knowledge gained with experience.

• Comfortable with real ambiguity — able to help define the target, not just follow one someone else set.

• International experience is mandatory. The role is based in France, on‑site, with frequent travel to meet clients alongside Sales and attend trade events.

• Not excluded from managing other Product Managers as the category grows — but that isn't the point of the role on day one.

Nice-to-Haves

• You have a “circular economy mindset”

• You already worked on by-products

You embody our core values

• Discernment

• Boldness

• Dedication to performance

• Communication

• Collaboration

• Pragmatism

• Integrity

Salary and conditions

• Contract : Permanent Full‑time

• Status : Cadre (Manager)

• Workplace : Avignon (South)

• Work from home : 2 days/week after the first month

• Salary : Quality and experience comes at a price. Exact wage range will be discussed with a ROI vision + attractive bonus scheme

• Start ASAP

Process

• Interview with our Talent Acquisition Manager

• Interview “Deep Dive” with Hiring Manager

• Study‑case to prepare at home

• Interview with our C‑levels