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 €5.0 billion in the 2024 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
The Senior Category Manager Culinary is responsible for driving strategic growth and innovation within the culinary category. As the internal category expert, you will play a central role in defining category strategy, building the innovation pipeline, and supporting key customer projects in collaboration with cross-functional teams. You will also serve as a critical partner to Key Account Management (KAM), ensuring a strong commercial interface between category development and customer needs.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in category management, business development, or sales in the food, ingredients, or flavors industry.
• Proven track record in cross-functional project management and innovation delivery.
• International work experience is highly desirable.

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Strategic mindset with strong innovation and growth orientation.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to influence in a matrix organization.
• Effective communicator with excellent presentation skills.
• Agile, structured, and result-driven.
• Self-starter with a high level of motivation and a proactive approach to change.
• Comfortable with frequent business travel.

Please refer the Job description for details