Project Manager - Food Innovation & Product Development
Lead innovation projects in the food industry, from idea generation and trend analysis to successful market launch. Manage cross-functional teams, develop business cases, and drive product development processes. Strong project management and stakeholder management skills required.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement product and innovation projects from idea to successful market launch
- Identify and evaluate market, food, and consumer trends, and derive new product and concept ideas
- Further develop and steer a structured innovation process including evaluation, piloting, and implementation
- Develop economically viable innovation concepts considering customer benefits, operational feasibility, and margin targets
- Coordinate pilot projects and cross-site roll-outs, and continuously optimize based on data and feedback
- Work closely with marketing, purchasing, and supply chain to ensure scalable and successfully implementable innovations
- Develop business cases and monitor the performance of new products and initiatives
- Promote an innovation culture through workshops, idea exchange, and cross-functional collaboration
Requirements
- Completed business degree or comparable training
- Experience in food innovation, product or concept development, and project implementation from idea to market launch
- Experience in designing and steering innovation or product development processes
- Strong creative and conceptual thinking combined with good economic understanding
- Excellent project management and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to translate market and consumer trends into concrete, actionable innovation concepts
- Understanding of margins, supply chain, and operational requirements in the food environment
- Entrepreneurial, structured, and implementation-oriented personality with a passion for food and innovation
- Very good German and English skills
Benefits
- Future-proof position in a growing company group
- Career advancement and diverse development opportunities
- Comprehensive onboarding
- Team events and company celebrations
- Employee discounts
- Flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths
Relevance
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