Your Mission
At Koa, we’re on a mission to spread a tropical burst of joy every day. As Product Portfolio Lead (m/f/d), you’ll be the architect of our European product portfolio—creating competitive, delicious products that not only meet our and our customers’ highest quality and safety expectations but also drive performance, profitability, and alignment with our business strategy. Through your work, you’ll help us unlock the full potential of cocoa fruit, transforming foods, drinks, and lives everywhere.
Your key responsibilities will be:
Portfolio Strategy & Management
* Develop and execute the product portfolio strategy to drive growth and profitability
* Optimize product mix through analysis of SKU performance, pricing, and positioning, ensuring alignment with profitability & operational efficiency
* Coordinate Koa's sustainability agenda aligned with customer expectations and operational requirements
Innovation & New Product Development
* Collaborate with R&D, innovation and commercial teams to drive product innovation and continuous improvement
* Lead successful go-to-market strategies and product launches
Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration
* Act as a key link between commercial, R&D, and supply chain teams, enabling product-centered decisions based on feedback loops
* Manage external partner manufacturers and ensure compliance with quality standards and regulations
Product & Quality Management
* Oversee product quality management, resolving defects and issues timely and effectively
* Leading the support functions supply chain, quality, and toll manufacturing, fostering a culture of accountability and customer satisfaction
Your profile
* 5+ years experience in product / portfolio management, preferably with global FMCG food brands
* Strong understanding of food safety, quality certifications, consumer trends, and regulatory requirements in the food and beverages industry
* Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with strong negotiation and decision-making abilities
* Experience thriving in cross-functional teams and managing resources in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
* Fluent in English & German (both min. C1)
Your Workplace & Team
You will be part of our newly established German team, but closely connected to the already existing Swiss & Ghanaian colleagues. Together, we’re all about taking epic risks in the pursuit of success. When it comes to finding solutions, we don’t just go with the flow: we make waves. If there’s a tasty way to do it, you bet we’ll find it. Shared laughs and smiles are our cocoa fruit jam, because making a positive impact doesn’t have to be all work and no play. We come together as a community where creating goodness and fun are always on the agenda. As Product Portfolio Manager you will get a high degree of autonomy and freedom. You will be expected to proactively shape the growth of a young and meaningful venture, take on responsibility and enjoy working outside of your comfort zone. A diversified job profile is waiting for you in an international environment. In Cologne, we are located at the heart of the food & beverage industry, our head office is in Zurich, and in Ghana our team works with thousands of farmers at two production sites. If needed, we all are just a video call away.
Further Details
Employment Level: Full-time
Start date: Asap
Travel: Up to 25%
Office Location: Lindenstraße 32, 50674 Köln
About us
Koa Germany is part of a Swiss-Ghanaian Scale-Up in its growth phase, disrupting the cocoa value chain in West Africa. Koa is the first and so-far only company in the world processing the fresh cocoa fruit in cooperation with smallholders in rural Ghana. Through Koa’s activities, the farmers increase their income significantly and upcycle an additional 40% of the cocoa pulp. As a B Corp, we believe in creating positive change, one upcycled cocoa fruit at a time. From farmers to the planet, we’re here to make a difference that matters, where it matters most. Because caring is cool, and making the world a better place is even cooler.
The cocoa fruit is the chocolate industry's hidden gem and we are on a mission to uncover its juicy secrets. We’re all about making food and drinks so tasty, you’ll want to share it with your grandma (and she’ll probably ask for seconds). Whether it's the best ice cream, a refreshing soda, or a scrumptious snack, we believe taste buds are meant to dance with joy. And we’re sure the cocoa fruit will make them go wild! In recent years, we have established a robust value chain and, by opening the world`s largest cocoa fruit processing factory in Ghana we laid the foundations for growth. Now it is all about spreading the word taste, creating exciting product concepts which will leave people grinning from ear to ear - like love at the first taste.
Are you up for the Koa-coaster? It's a ride of courageous passion, where every twist and turn gets us closer to greatness. Buckle up, embrace the adventure, and apply to make the magic happen.
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