Manager, Technical Services, Colors, Ingredient Solutions, North AmericaLocation: Princeton, NJ, or Menomonee Falls, WI Are you ready to blend science, creativity, and customer impact? As our
Manager, Technical Services, Colors, you will serve as a customer-facing technical expert for color solutions across North America. Based in either Princeton, NJ or Menomonee Falls, WI, you will combine hands-on applications expertise with a commercial mindset, partnering with Account Managers to develop and recommend color solutions, lead technical customer engagements, and influence opportunities through deep color and application knowledge.
Your Key Responsibilities:- Serve as the regional customer-facing expert for colors, partnering with the North America sales team to support customer opportunities and drive product adoption.
- Lead technical service projects, including hands-on color matching, formulation, application trials and solution development, with the ability to work across benchtop, pilot plant and industrial manufacturing environments.
- Develop tailored color concepts aligned with customer applications and brand strategies, and prepare compelling technical presentations and color pitches.
- Design and deliver customized training programs across segments, integrating regulatory, commercial and application expertise.
- Collaborate across technical, application and commercial teams to co-create solutions that enhance customer value and innovation.
- Monitor market trends and competitor activity, and support new color launches, partnerships, industry engagement and other opportunities that strengthen our position in the market.
You Bring:- Strong hands-on food and beverage application experience, including formulation, testing, troubleshooting and laboratory-based product development.
- Extensive knowledge of food and beverage color solutions, including deep familiarity with color house dynamics and application strategies.
- A track record of managing complex technical projects from concept through application, trials and implementation, with strong hands-on benchtop capabilities.
- The ability to translate technical expertise into customer solutions and influence key stakeholders; customer-facing, technical service or technical sales experience is an advantage.
- Cross-functional expertise and the ability to collaborate across regulatory, commercial and application teams, along with willingness to travel regularly to support customers and business needs.
- A bachelor's degree or higher in a science or technology field related to food and beverages, with significant industry experience preferred.
The salary or hourly wage scale provided reflects the pay range dsm-firmenich expects to pay the successful candidate for the position. Individual pay offered will be based on the applicant's job-related skills, experience, relevant education, or training, and primary work location. Salary $114,700.00-$160,000.00.
In addition to base salary, we also offer a comprehensive total rewards package, inclusive of annual incentive pay, a retirement savings plan, health care coverage, paid time off, recognition programs and a broad range of other benefits. All benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements.
The application processInterested in this position? Please apply online by uploading your resume in English. We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on
November 14, 2026.Agency statementWe're managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you're applying as an individual, we'd love to hear from you. We're not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.
