Product & Marketing Manager Aroma Molecules, APAC

Symrise AG; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Symrise AG in Singapore seeks a Product & Marketing Manager (Aroma Molecules) to drive profitable growth and market expansion across Asia Pacific. You will blend strategic product management with market development and customer-focused marketing, acting as the interface for APAC commercial teams and global portfolio decisions.

The ideal candidate brings 12–15 years in technical or commercial roles, experience in product management and marketing for specialty ingredients, and strong English

Qualifications

• Min 12-15 years in Technical and/or Commercial background or comparable experience.
• Experience in product management, marketing, specialty ingredients, aroma molecules or related chemical/ingredient business.
• Strong commercial expertise including pricing, forecasting, portfolio management and market development.
• Ability to translate technical product characteristics into customer-relevant value propositions and communication materials.
• Strong communication skills in English and another language if possible.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate development of demonstration formulas and application concepts for aromatics.
• Develop and maintain marketing strategies for products, groups, segments and opportunities.
• Support creation of communications materials and sales support content.
• Deliver on-site and online product presentations to customers.
• Collaborate with regional analytics to track customer needs and activity.
• Define and create content for social media and internal trainings.

Skills

Product management

Marketing

Aroma molecules

Specialty ingredients

Pricing

Forecasting

Portfolio management

Market development

Communication

English language

Job description

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances and flavors, cosmetic active ingredients as well as functional ingredients. Its customers include perfume, cosmetics, food and beverage manufacturers, the pharmaceutical industry and producers of dietary supplements and pet food.

With sales of around €4.9 billion in the 2025 financial year, the company is one of the world's leading providers. The Group, headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, has more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Asia, the USA and Latin America.

Together with its customers, Symrise develops new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an indispensable part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked.

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Product & Marketing Manager (Aroma Molecules), APAC

This key position is responsible for driving the profitable growth & market expansion of Symrise Aroma Specialities portfolio across the Asia Pacific markets by combining strategic product management, market development and customer-focused marketing activities. Acting as key product and marketing interface for APACs commercial teams in close cooperation with APACs VP, ensuring regional market needs, customer priorities and growth opportunities are represented in global portfolio decisions.

The Position:

Marketing

• Coordinate development of demonstration formulas/application concepts to best showcase the effectiveness, value of ingredients
• Develop and maintain marketing and communication strategies for products, product groups, customer segments and market opportunities
• Support creation of communication materials, including presentations, documentation, fact-based sales material and related support formats
• On-site and Online Product Presentations to customers
• Concept development/facilitation work and participation at Fairs and joint customer events
• Cooperate with Regional Business Analyst to track customer needs, competitor activity
• Definition and content creation for social media
• Internal product presentations, Training of sales personnel, FRA Perfumers.

Product Governance in tandem with Technical Marketing:

• Strategic planning (covering market, product portfolio, capacity, inventories, lifecycle steering etc.)
• Budget analysis and forecast management based on sales data and internal demand (BWI)
• Develop Business Opportunities by product or product group, by customer, existing and new products and markets
• Participate in selected customer-, sales- and business-related discussions where product expertise, strategic product direction or commercial decisions are required
• Support allocation and volume planning, especially where bottlenecks, production constraints or capacity priorities affect supply and commercial decisions
• Cooperate with Regional & Marketing Business Analyst to track customer needs, competitor activity, local pricing movements, regulations, imports, and supply dynamics as base for portfolio and strategic decisions
• Support the development and execution of patent and IP strategies for Signature Ingredients, ensuring protection of innovation, competitive differentiation, and long-term portfolio value
• Interdisciplinary exchange with other BU´s and divisions.

New Product Implementation in tandem with Technical Marketing:

• New product candidate evaluation and decision making
• Overall implementation of new products, business planning and correlated go-to market strategies.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Min 12-15 years in Technical and/or Commercial academic background or comparable professional experience.
• Experience in product management, marketing, specialty ingredients, aroma molecules or related chemical/ingredient business
• Strong commercial expertise including pricing, forecasting, portfolio management and market development
• Ability to translate technical product characteristics into customer-relevant value propositions and communication materials
• Possess strong communication skills in English and another langaguage (if possible), stakeholder management etc.

Become part of our open and transparent culture. It will give you the opportunity to flourish and to develop inspiring experiences that contribute to the health and well-being of consumers in 160 countries around the world. Putting our employees in the focus fuels our strong company growth above market rates and makes us an excellent place to develop your career.

Come join us and embark on a fascinating journey with Symrise.