Job Description

Reference ID: 42544

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

• You develop and implement the strategic product portfolio of "Dry Compounds for Beverage and Food Applications" incl. the business development, supply chain, pricing, innovation and the overall growth initiatives
• You manage a team of Product Managers by supporting and challenging them
• You manage the global assortment with the product organization and the respective internal stakeholders within our global matrix organization
• You define a roadmap to drive the business (and revenue growth) in line with the customer requirements, while ensuring it is in line with the Doehler business value
• You drive innovation projects and pipelines through to the commercialization stage
• You build a strong working relationship with the product organization and the respective internal stakeholders within our global matrix organization
• You actively monitor competitors to benchmark our portfolio and prepare a competitive analysis
• You support customer visits with the sales team and take over public appearances
• You define success metrics and analyze customer feedback and product usage in order to feed that back into the product roadmap
• You communicate up-to-date and aligned portfolio updates on all media incl. product portfolio displays withinand outside of the organization
• You ensure in-house trainings to foster a deeper understanding of the product portfolio and positioning

Your Profile

• You have a successful managerial track record in the food and beverages industry, ideally in a B2B business environment with experience in the field of powder blends
• You have a proven technological knowledge with a strong commercial drive, ideally experience in a project management function at a Dry Food Ingredient manufacturer
• You have a proven track record creating and executing product roadmaps incrementally and sustainably
• You have a strong customer mindset with demonstrated ability to engage directly and honestly with customers and deliver positive experience by creating a partnership mentality
• You must be a strategic thinker with the ability to influence and drive business objectives while maintaining our company and people values
• You have a very good understanding of current talent management practices with a great passion for people development
• You have excellent organizational and project management skills and ability to meet deadlines
• You have a hands-on mentality and entrepreneurial thinking skills, capable of working well as part of a team as well as independently
• You are able to deal with ambiguity, manage change and multiple priorities in a dynamic and ever-changing surrounding
• You are willing to travel globally
• You are fluent in Business English and German

Your Benefits

• Culture: Friendly and informal atmosphere, family-owned company, flat hierarchies, short communication channels, and helpful colleagues
• Impact: You are an integral part of our business success and make an important contribution to the future of nutrition
• Empowerment: You can fully unleash your potential and have the opportunity to take on responsibilities
• Digitalization: We maintain excellent partnerships with market-leading innovators, allowing you to access and work with state-of-the-art technologies
• Anniversary and special payments
• Employee referral bonuses
• Additional benefits: Christmas parties, events, financial benefits, and online shop discounts (e.g., IT leasing, mobile phone contracts, shopping, and travel discounts, etc.)
• Welcome@Döhler: Onboarding event for all new colleagues, as well as several weeks of individual training
• Döhler Academy: You have the opportunity to continuously develop your education further through internal and external training programs
• Food is taken care of: On-site cafeteria with regional and varied cuisine and complimentary drinks
• Stay fit: Take advantage of local sports offerings at reduced prices
• Mobility: Subsidized Germany ticket or JobRad
• Insurance benefits such as company pension plans and accident insurance
• Global growth trajectory: Challenging and internationally oriented work at our headquarters in Darmstadt
• Attractive location in Darmstadt: Easily accessible 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 trough our career portal to the attention of Marie Becker. Please note that we are unable to consider or return application documents sent by mail.

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