Product Manager (m/f/d) Fibre

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 define the portfolio strategy for the fibres & texture portfolio in Europe on the basis of the global business unit
• You drive business development in alignment with the sales team by actively engaging in customer visits, projects and briefings to share specific product and market knowhow
• You monitor revenue development and sales activities of the products in the field of your responsibility with defined performance indicators (turnover, sales, market share etc.)
• You are responsible for P & L for fiber portfolio in Europe
• You develop and conduct measures for improving the revenue situation in collaboration with Sales
• You define success metrics and analyse customer feedback and product usage in order to feed that back into the product roadmap and product lifecycle management
• You manage the regional assortment of the Business Unit, ensure its completeness, competitiveness and profitability
• You evaluate regional innovation/sales project pipeline and capture opportunities for scaling on global level
• You conduct in-house trainings for sales, application & technical product managers to foster a deeper understanding of the product portfolio and the positionin

Your Profile

• You have a successful track record as a sales or technical sales manager for Food & Beverage texturizers especially functional fibers
• You have a degree in food technology, general business administration or a similar qualification
• You have a proven track record creating and executing business development strategies incrementally and sustainably
• You have a strong customer mind set with demonstrated ability to engage directly and honestly with customers and deliver positive experience by creating a partnership mentality
• You think hands-on and entrepreneurial and are capable of working well as part of a team as well as independently
• You have hunger and resilience to make it happen
• You are able to deal with ambiguity, manage change and multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment
• You are willing to travel approx. 50% of the working time
• You speak English and German fluently

Your Benefit

• 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.