Product Manager; m​/f​/d) Compounds Beverage Europe

Product Manager (m/f/d) Compounds Beverage Applications for Europe

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Title:

Product Manager (m/f/d) Compounds Beverage Applications for Europe Date: 7/1/26

Reference : 43123

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.

• Manage and further develop the European product portfolio of Compounds for Beverage Applications, with a strong focus on profitable growth, customer value and portfolio effectiveness.
• Own the EUR portfolio and ensure a clear, relevant and competitive assortment for the European markets, including portfolio clean-up and the removal or inactivation of non-relevant articles.
• Drive the lifecycle management of the European portfolio, including phase-in, reactivation, inactivation, portfolio harmonization and the management of red positions
• Improve service levels and portfolio availability by identifying and implementing measures related to shelf life, order bundling, packaging consolidation, minimum order quantities, filling sizes and supply chain efficiency.
• Define and execute a European product roadmap in alignment with the Team Leader Product Management and the relevant business, sales, application, supply chain, pricing and R&D stakeholders.
• Increase awareness and utilization of the European assortment through targeted portfolio communication and internal roll-out campaigns
• Monitor competitors, customer needs, market developments and portfolio performance to identify opportunities for innovation, assortment extensions and product optimization.
• Actively participate in customer meetings, customer projects and sales briefings to provide product and market expertise and to translate customer feedback into portfolio actions.
• Organize sales workshops and continuous feedback rounds with the European commercial and application organizations.
• Maintain clear and up-to-date portfolio information across all relevant communication channels, including product portfolio displays and internal enablement materials.
• Develop and deliver product trainings to strengthen the understanding of the European portfolio, its applications, differentiation and positioning.

• Successful track record in product management, portfolio management, business development or a comparable commercial/technical role in the food and beverage industry, ideally in a B2B environment.
• Experience managing products or portfolios across several European markets, preferably in an international matrix organization.
• Degree in food technology, general business administration, biotechnology or a comparable qualification.
• Proven ability to develop and implement product roadmaps, portfolio strategies and lifecycle management measures.
• Strong understanding of product portfolio management, including assortment optimization, product phase-in/phase-out, pricing, supply chain interfaces and commercial execution.
• Strong customer mindset with the ability to engage directly and credibly with customers, sales teams and technical stakeholders.
• Experience translating customer and market insights into concrete portfolio, innovation and business development initiatives.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple…