Product Director, Branded Ingredients - Biotics - H&W - Kennesaw, GA

This role requires a strategic thinker with experience in strong business development, financial acumen, analytical
skills, project management and a proven track record of delivering results in a dynamic business environment.

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES
Product & P&L Management:

• Continuously track demand and streamline processes to swiftly move strategic orders from purchase order to
• shipment with agility.
• Analyze financial performance, customer demand trends, and business metrics to identify opportunities for revenue
• enhancement and cost optimization while managing pricing strategy.
• Monitor key financial indicators and proactively address variances and deviations from targets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including sales, marketing, supply chain and finance, to develop and
• execute plans to drive P&L performance.
• Conduct regular P&L reviews, identify areas of improvement, and implement initiatives to enhance financial
• performance and operational efficiency
• Provide guidance to Innovation team on opportunities for future growth and development

• Actively support and monitor customer-related projects, ensuring clear communication, alignment of expectations,
• and timely delivery of solutions.
• Proactively identify and address project risks and issues and implement corrective actions to mitigate potential
• disruptions.
• Proactively work with Sales and Product Lifecycle team to ensure successful product launches and lifecycles.
• Become the Subject Matter Expert and leverage this knowledge to drive growth through BD and Sales

• Commercial input and S&OP process to align customer forecast and supply across the different entities.
• Conduct post-project evaluations to capture lessons learned, gather customer feedback, and drive continuous
• improvement initiatives to enhance project delivery processes.
• Coordinate with Operations scale up and industrialization of new products within required standards.

Performance Monitoring and Reporting: 

• Establish robust KPIs and performance metrics to track progress against P&L objectives and financial targets.
• Providing insights into business performance and actionable recommendations for improvement in close collaboration with Finance
• Monitor financial performance regularly, identifying variances, trends, and areas of concern and recommending corrective actions as needed.
• Drive accountability and transparency across the organization

Education

· Minimum – Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Business, Finance, or a related field.

· Preferred – MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Experience

· Minimum of 6 years of experience in product management, marketing, or business development within

probiotics, prebiotics, or functional ingredient industries.

· Minimum of 5 years of experience in Product or P&L Management

· Minimum of 2 years of experience in managing cross-functional projects

Specific skills

· Proven ability to generate growth in branded microbiome and biotics ingredients.

· Commercially driven with a strong scientific foundation.

· Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to identify trends, analyze variances, and develop actionable insights

to drive business performance.

· Proven track record of successfully managing P&L responsibilities and delivering financial results in a fast-

paced, dynamic business environment.

· Strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and drive

cross-functional initiatives to achieve P&L objectives.

· Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously while meeting

deadlines.