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<p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Innovation Management | Bielefeld | Start date: 05/01/2026 | Full Time | Permanent </strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Since our beginnings at Dr. Oetker, we have been breaking new ground. With pizza, cake, and desserts, as well as digital platforms and services – quality and an innovative spirit set us apart.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What awaits you? It's up to you! At Dr. Oetker, you can actively shape the future – both yours and ours. We want to be part of something bigger. Don't you? </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">JOIN THE TASTE.</span></span></p>
<p> </p><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">As a Senior Innovation Project Manager (m/f/d), you will lead strategically important innovation projects that have a significant impact on the business and involve complex international interfaces.</span></li>
<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">In this role, you will oversee planning, budgeting, risk management and stakeholder management throughout the entire project lifecycle. You will also guide cross-functional and cross-country core teams, ensuring clear governance and effective decision‑making structures.</span></li>
<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">In addition, you will lead portfolio reviews to ensure transparency regarding progress, risks and resource utilization across the entire portfolio.</span></li>
<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">As part of the annual pipeline and portfolio planning, you will assess project dependencies, impact and strategic fit, deriving prioritization and resource recommendations.</span></li>
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<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">You will further act as a sparring partner for the Executive Manager of Innovation Management on matters relating to pipeline planning and strategic portfolio alignment. You will also be responsible for establishing and further developing project management standards, as well as coaching and providing technical guidance to other project managers.</span></li>
<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Alongside leading complex I2L innovation projects, you are expected to take ownership of high-impact cross-functional initiatives. This might include system implementations (e.g. Clarity), agile pilots, portfolio reporting and analytics, and capability or process transformation. You are expected to lead these topics end-to-end and deliver measurable business impact.</span></li>
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<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Finally, you will drive process and system optimizations within the I2L framework, contribute to the strategic development of the innovation architecture (e.g. Launch Monitor, Portfolio Review, Yearly Rhythm) and represent Innovation Management in interdisciplinary committees and strategic working groups.</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>WHAT YOU BRING</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">You hold a successfully completed degree, ideally in Business Administration, Marketing, Innovation Management or a comparable field.</span></li>
<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">You have extensive, several years of experience in international project or innovation management, including proven success in leading complex, cross‑functional and cross‑country projects.</span></li>
<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">You demonstrate excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder‑management capabilities.</span></li>
<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong command of business cases and key financial metrics (e.g., volume, revenue and profit targets) is one of your core strengths.</span></li>
<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strategic, analytical and conceptual thinking characterizes your working style, complemented by entrepreneurial drive, decisiveness and a strong results orientation.</span></li>
<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">High travel readiness, strong intercultural competence and excellent English skills complete your profile.</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>WHAT WE OFFER YOU</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Attractive remuneration</span></li>
<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Flexible work models & mobile work</span></li>
<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">30 days of vacation plus Special vacation at Christmas & New Year's Eve</span></li>
<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Onboarding and professional development opportunities</span></li>
<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Excellent employee restaurant and discounts in the Dr. Oetker Shop</span></li>
<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Events and celebrations </span></li>
<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Sports, health and fitness offers</span></li>
<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Pension plan, Sabbatical and JobRad</span></li>
<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Employee Assistance Program (EAP), this offers professional support in all situations, such as assistance with childcare, finding au pairs, and advice on care services.</span></li>
<li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Daycare cooperation for children and laundry service</span></li>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0px">Are you intrigued? Perfect. Then we look forward to your online application. Just click on the "Apply now" button, and you're good to go.</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0px">Still, have questions? Then visit us at <a href="http://www.oetker.com/careers/work-with-us">www.oetker.com/careers/work-with-us</a>. To find out why you should join our team.</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0px">Dr. Oetker is an equal opportunities employer. We continuously work to shape and live a corporate culture where everyone feels welcome. At Dr. Oetker, your personality and qualifications are what count. Not gender, nationality, ethnic or social background, religion, disability, age or sexual orientation, and identity.</span></span></p>
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<p><strong>Dr. August Oetker Nahrungsmittel KG<br><strong>Recruiting Team Bielefeld<br>+49 521 155 2520<br><a href="http://www.oetker.com/en/career">www.oetker.com/en/career</a></strong> </strong></p>
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