Innovation Portfolio & Project Manager - Preservation & Nutrition

Corbion; Nederland; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Corbion is seeking an Innovation Portfolio & Project Manager to drive strategic innovation across our Preservation and Nutrition portfolios. You will blend hands‑on leadership of projects with portfolio thinking in an international, cross‑functional setting.

You will own projects from idea to delivery, shape business cases, and balance technical possibilities with customer needs. The role is based in Gorinchem with hybrid work and collaborates across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in science, engineering, food technology, nutrition, biotechnology, innovation management, business or related field.
• Experience in innovation, product development, project management, portfolio management or business development.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and influencing stakeholders in a matrix organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic innovation and new product development projects.
• Translate objectives into clear plans, priorities and milestones.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and drive execution.
• Manage project risks, dependencies and stakeholder alignment.
• Support evaluation and development of innovation opportunities.
• Connect technical possibilities with customer and business needs.
• Contribute to portfolio prioritization and decision-making.
• Help translate promising ideas into compelling value propositions.

Skills

Innovation management

Portfolio management

Project leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Business development

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in science/engineering/related field

Job description

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Job Category: Research and Development

Work Location: Hybrid

Office Location: Gorinchem, NL

Job Type: Full Time but Part Time optional

Job ID: 6428

At Corbion, we exist to champion preservation in all its forms, preserving food and food production, health, and our planet.

Turn promising ideas into innovations that create real customer value.

At Corbion, innovation is central to our growth ambitions. We are looking for an Innovation Portfolio & Project Manager to help drive innovation across our Preservation and Nutrition portfolios.

This is not a traditional project management role. You will combine hands‑on leadership of strategic innovation projects with portfolio and commercial thinking, working at the intersection of science, technology, customer needs and business opportunity.

Your role

You will take ownership of strategic innovation projects and help move them from idea through development toward successful delivery.

Alongside project leadership, you will support the development of our innovation portfolio, helping evaluate opportunities, strengthen business cases and ensure our innovation activities remain connected to customer needs and strategic priorities.

You will work in an international, cross-functional environment with colleagues across R&D, business development, product management and other commercial and technical functions.

What you’ll do

• Lead strategic innovation and new product development projects.
• Translate objectives into clear plans, priorities and milestones.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and drive execution.
• Manage project risks, dependencies and stakeholder alignment.
• Support the evaluation and development of innovation opportunities.
• Connect technical possibilities with customer and business needs.
• Contribute to portfolio prioritization and decision-making.
• Help translate promising ideas into compelling value propositions.

What we’re looking for

You bring:

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in science, engineering, food technology, nutrition, biotechnology, innovation management, business or a related field.
• Relevant professional experience in innovation, product development, project management, portfolio management or business development.
• Experience working in a commercial or industrial environment.
• The ability to lead cross-functional projects and influence stakeholders in a matrix organization.
• A combination of structured project execution and strategic and commercial thinking.
• Strong communication, problem-solving and stakeholder-management skills.
• A proactive, collaborative and results-oriented mindset.

A formal project management qualification is an advantage, but demonstrated experience getting complex projects moving is more important.

Why Corbion?

This role offers something unusual: the opportunity to combine strategy and execution, science and business, and portfolio thinking with hands‑on project leadership.

You will work on innovation connected to Corbion's BRIGHT 2030 growth ambitions in Preservation and Nutrition, collaborate with colleagues across different disciplines and geographies, and have the opportunity to influence how promising ideas develop into future growth opportunities.

If you enjoy bringing people, science and business opportunities together and turning innovation into action, we'd like to hear from you.

About Corbion

Corbion is a sustainable ingredients company dedicated to preserving what matters, including food and food production, health, and the planet. We specialize in lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, food preservation solutions, functional blends, and algae ingredients, using our deep application and product knowledge to propel nature’s ingenuity through science. With more than a century of experience, we continue working side‑by‑side with our customers to make our cutting‑edge technologies work for them. Leveraging our advanced capabilities in fermentation and preservation technology, we help customers differentiate their products in diverse markets ranging from food and animal nutrition to home & personal care, pharmaceuticals, electronics, medical devices, and bioplastics. In 2025, Corbion generated annual sales of €1,267.4 million and had a workforce of 2,408 FTE. For more information: www.corbion.com

Corbion is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workplace. All applicants will be considered equally.