Commercialization Project Manager - bWorks (PMO)

About us

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances and flavors, cosmetic active ingredients as well as functional ingredients. Its customers include perfume, cosmetics, food and beverage manufacturers, the pharmaceutical industry and producers of dietary supplements and pet food.

With sales of around €4.9 billion in the 2025 financial year, the company is one of the world's leading providers. The Group, headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, has more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Asia, the USA and Latin America.

Together with its customers, Symrise develops new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an indispensable part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked.

Symrise – always inspiring more...

Your role

1. Project Management: 40%
- Lead end-to-end commercialization projects throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines, budgets, and risk mitigation strategies, and obtain alignment from all stakeholders and accurate based on the project and customer’s complexities.
- Drive stage-gate processes, ensuring proper documentation, approvals, and milestone tracking.
- Identify and resolve project risks, bottlenecks, and technical challenges proactively.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, food safety, and quality standards.

2. Internal Engagement & Communication: 30%.
• Communicate project status, risks, and key updates to stakeholders and leadership.
• Connect and coordinate cross-functional teams including Sales, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Quality, Product Development, Operations, Procurement to ensure seamless execution.
• Partner with R&D to translate product concepts into scalable, manufacturable solutions.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain to ensure raw material sourcing, packaging, production capacity/capabilities, and logistics readiness.

3. External Engagement with Suppliers: 10%
• Connect and coordinate external teams including Customers, Packaging Suppliers, Ingredient Suppliers, Graphic Design Agency, to ensure seamless execution

4. Customer Interactions and Production Trials: 10%
• Meet with customers, when necessary, especially for project kick-offs and ensure that customers’ expectations are in line with our in-house capabilities, technology and capacities.
• Oversee pilot trials, plant trials, and first production runs, ensuring product meet customer expectations.

5. Continuous Improvement Efficiencies and PM KPIs: 10%
• Postproduction review for long-term setup and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance commercialization processes and speed-to-market.
• Track project management KPIs as defined with line manager.

About you

- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Food Science, Engineering, Business or related field (Master’s preferred**)
- 5+ years of experience in project management, commercialization, manufacturing, or product development within the beverage or CPG industry. (Supply Chain is a plus)
- Project Management Certification, Training or valid Qualifications.***
- Proven experience managing projects from concept through manufacturing and launch.
- Strong knowledge of beverage production processes, ingredients, and packaging formats.
- Experience working in cross-functional, matrixed organizations.
- Costing, Batch Sizing and Pricing experience a plus.
- Experience with ERP/PLM systems a plus
- Basic understanding of regulatory requirements (FDA, labeling, food safety standards) a plus
- Experience in beverage categories such as carbonated drinks, juices, functional beverages, or alcohol

Our offer

Become part of our open and transparent culture. It will give you the opportunity to flourish and to develop inspiring experiences that contribute to the health and well-being of consumers in 160 countries around the world. Putting our employees in focus fuels our strong company growth above market rates and makes us an excellent place to develop your career.

Come join us and embark on a fascinating journey with Symrise.

If you feel that you fit the above criteria, then please apply by using our online application system. Your application will be treated confidentially.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.