Global Ingredient Project Manager — End-to-End Innovation

Oterra; Mount Pleasant (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Oterra, the global leader in naturally sourced colors for food, beverages, dietary supplements, and pet food, seeks a highly organized project leader to drive complex cross-functional initiatives from first customer opportunity through commercialization.

You will coordinate with R&D, product development, regulatory, sourcing, supply chain, and operations across regions, managing risks and ensuring on-time delivery of strategic projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Engineering, Food Science, Chemistry, Business, or related field.
• 7+ years of project management experience in food ingredients, natural colors, food & beverage, consumer products, R&D, or related B2B industry.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional projects involving technical, commercial, and operational stakeholders.
• Experience working with customers and managing projects from development through commercialization.
• Strong organizational, planning, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• PMP certification or equivalent project management training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project management for strategic customer and Innovation projects globally.
• Establish scope, objectives, timelines, milestones, and success criteria for each project.
• Build project plans and critical paths aligning Sales, Applications, Product Development, Regulatory, Sourcing, Supply Chain, and Operations across regions.
• Lead kickoffs; define roles, responsibilities, and decision rights.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and resource constraints before they cause delays.
• Facilitate resolution of cross-functional and cross-regional challenges; escalates when needed.
• Maintain visibility into the global Innovation project portfolio and pipeline.
• Establish standardized PM processes, governance, and stage-gate practices across regions.
• Ensure alignment with customer expectations, commercial priorities, and global Innovation strategy.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Oterra, the global leader in naturally sourced colors for food, beverages, dietary supplements, and pet food, seeks a highly organized project leader to drive complex cross-functional initiatives from first customer opportunity through commercialization.

You will coordinate with R&D, product development, regulatory, sourcing, supply chain, and operations across regions, managing risks and ensuring on-time delivery of strategic projects.