Role description
We are looking for a hands-onSenior Product Manager Flavours (Tobacco & Nicotine) to help us prepare for the next growth phase. This role combines strategic ownership of product lines with deep market insight, cross-functional leadership, and a global perspective. You will be responsible for driving the commercial success of our portfolio, ensuring it meets evolving customer needs, regulatory requirements, and long-term growth objectives.
Minimum Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Business, or related field
* Minimum 8 years of experience in product management or category management, ideally within the flavour, tobacco, nicotine, or related consumer goods industries.
* Proven track record of managing a global portfolio with measurable commercial success.
* Existing knowledge and experience with flavours or tobacco products
* Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, and project management skills.
* Ability to work effectively across cultures and time zones.
* Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.
Why you'll love working here
* Exciting tasks in an internationally operating, growing family business with flat hierarchies
* Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model
* 4 weeks remote work from other EU countries
* 30 days paid vacation per year
* Salary bands for a fair corporate culture
* Monthly allowance of €50 for your BAV
* Annual 360° feedback loops with clear promotion criteria and an individual career path
* Responsibility from day one in a company that encourages personal responsibility and growth
* Relocation costs can be reimbursed on a pro rata basis
* Regular company events such as summer party, Christmas party
* Paid team dinners or activities for each team twice a year
* Free parking right outside the door
* Perks and benefits: JobRad, subsidized lunch, subsidy for the Deutschlandticket, free language courses and discounted memberships at several gyms and for the Wellpass
* Fresh fruit, free drinks and snacks in the office
Contact
Our Process
Preferred Qualifications
* Strong understanding of the tobacco and nicotine regulatory environment.
Your Mission
Portfolio Strategy & Lifecycle Management
* Cooperate with other product managers to define our product management function, processes and structures
* Own the global strategy for the Tobacco & Nicotine flavours portfolio, including collection management, positioning and innovation roadmap to ensure alignment with our growth objectives and market trends.
* Organize and take part in sensory assessments of our flavours in tobacco & nicotine products.
* Manage the full product lifecycle, from ideation to launch, optimization, and retirement.
Market & Customer Insights
* Monitor industry developments, consumer trends, and competitive activity in tobacco, nicotine, and adjacent categories.
* Partner with Sales and Marketing to develop compelling customer value propositions.
Innovation & Product Development
* Coordinate and prioritize new product developments in collaboration with our flavour development and sales team.
* Ensure all products comply with applicable global and local regulations.
* Drive the integration of sensory science and application expertise into product design.
Commercial & Financial Performance
* Set and track portfolio KPIs, including product success metrics.
* Support commercial teams in product selection and key customer projects.
* Optimize portfolio profitability through effective pricing in collaboration with our commercial function and cost management.
Leadership & Collaboration
* Manage the Tobacco & Nicotine application and technology team and own technology-based projects with strategic partners of the Tobacco & Nicotine supply base.
* Collaborate with regional teams to adapt global strategy to local needs.
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