About us
Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavors, food, nutrition, and cosmetic ingredients. Its clients include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and producers of nutritional supplements and pet food.
Its sales of € 4.9 billion in the 2024 fiscal year make Symrise a leading global provider. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, the Group is represented by more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the United States and Latin America.
Symrise works with its clients to develop new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an integral part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked as part of this process.
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Your role
As a Digital Product Manager – Operations & Supply Chain Planning (E2E), you will own the vision, strategy, and lifecycle of digital products that support our global Operations and Supply Chain Planning processes. Sitting within our IT organization, you will be responsible for delivering business-driven, scalable, and integrated digital solutions across planning, manufacturing, and supply chain execution.
Acting as the key link between business stakeholders and IT teams, you will translate business needs into product roadmaps and prioritized backlogs while ensuring technical feasibility, integration, and alignment with our enterprise architecture. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams worldwide to drive digital transformation initiatives, optimize planning capabilities, and deliver measurable business value through innovative technology solutions.
This is a global role with the opportunity to shape the future of Symrise's digital supply chain landscape, leading high-impact initiatives that improve planning accuracy, inventory optimization, service levels, and operational excellence.
About you
You are a technically minded Product Manager with a passion for digital transformation and supply chain innovation. You combine strong business acumen with the ability to understand technical architecture, enabling you to bridge the gap between business needs and IT delivery.
You have experience managing digital products or complex IT initiatives in global environments and are comfortable working across multiple stakeholders, from business leaders to architects and development teams. You thrive in Agile environments, enjoy solving complex challenges, and focus on delivering scalable solutions that create tangible business value.
You will bring:
- A degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in digital supply chain, IT product management, or technical project management.
- Strong knowledge of SAP IBP, S&OP, MRP, or similar Advanced Planning Systems.
- Experience with Agile methodologies and managing global cross-functional initiatives.
- An understanding of system integrations, APIs, enterprise architecture, and scalable digital solutions.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into business value.
- A collaborative mindset, curiosity for emerging technologies, and a continuous improvement mentality.
Our offer
Location: Barcelona, Spain – home to Symrise’s Data & AI Hub, where innovation, technology, and collaboration come together in a truly global environment.
What you can expect:
- Competitive salary package aligned with your experience and expertise
- Hybrid working model with flexibility and work-life balance
- Private health insurance
- Life insurance coverage
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and shape the future of data, analytics, and AI
- A collaborative and international environment with exposure to global teams and impactful projects
- The chance to be part of Symrise, a world-leading company where innovation, sustainability, and people are at the heart of everything we do
At Symrise, you won’t just join a company—you’ll become part of a purpose-driven organization where your ideas can create meaningful impact and help shape the future of digital transformation on a global scale.
Job Reference: EA04668
