Vice President, Beverage BU

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:

The role is responsible for the development of the N.A. Beverage Category Strategy and Business together with the efficient and effective running of the Beverage applications group. This includes not only beverage applications, but overseeing and coordinating developments with Califormulations Georgia team. This position will drive the core listing process with sales, negotiate favorable terms and interface with the legal department.

Category Strategy, Operating Plans and Execution: Develops the category strategy and annual operating plans as appropriate. Executes the plan in conjunction with Sales, Innovations and Marketing ensuring all financial targets are met.

Category Understanding: Develops and maintains superior category understanding (Consumers, Customer Brands and Strategies and Application and Technology interactions).

Beverage Applications Group: Provides a leading role in the direction, development and management of the beverage applications group. Provides supervision and advice to the applications team including participating in tastings, customer briefings, sample submissions as well as providing creative ideas and direction which supports winning submissions across our Taste, Nutrition & Health platform. Interaction and/or collaboration with local/Global R&T to drive new innovative flavor, ingredients and non-flavor taste solutions into the market place.

Sales and Business Development: Assists sales in the development and implementation of account plans including direct customer presentations, customer negotiations as well as helping to shape and define new sales opportunities.

Essential Functions:

• Develop 3-5 year category strategy and annual operating plan to meet sales and margin objectives of the division. Collaborate with Sales, Technical, Naturals and Marketing to execute the annual operating plan and project pipeline. Provide Sr. management updates on progress, barriers to success and market dynamics impacting the category plan.
• Develop and maintain superior Category Understanding (Consumers, Customer Brands and Strategies and Application and Technology interactions.) Work with Marketing and Technical to develop and execute go-to-market presentations which are customer, consumer and brand relevant, set us apart from our competition and supports winning submissions.
• Provide a leading role in the direction, development and management of the beverage applications group. Work with Category Management to prioritize work flow within the business unit to maximize resource deployment and project success. Ensure the applications group has the right level of skills and training and provide a leading role in the development of an agile, creative and fast paced wining organization. Ensure we meet and exceed our customers' time, delivery and cost expectations and our project management processes function smoothly and efficiently. Engage globally with counterparts and develop/support our Global PADT training program.
• Together with sales directly participate in key reactive and proactive account activities, including marketing initiatives and relationship management goals. Interface and build relationships with identified key client decision makers and position Symrise with targeted brand, technical and innovation managers. The role is a key part of our business development process.
• Engage/coordinate with Califormulations team (Laguna Beach, CA and Columbus, GA) to develop and refine our go-to-market strategies. Drive the establishment of Global Center of Excellence for Alcohol in Califormulations GA.

About you:

• MS Food Science or MBA Business equivalent or higher preferred
• BS Food Science, Chemistry, Engineering or Business or equivalent required
• 5 + years commercial or business experience
• 10 + years in the flavor or food ingredient business preferred

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, national origin or any other basis protected by applicable law. All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, merit and business necessity.

Pay Transparency Disclosure: The expected annual salary range for this position is USD 240000.00 - USD 295000.00. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and company performance.