Project Manager – Food

• Location: Remote, USA (United States – Remote.  Preferably CST or EST time zones.)

Reports to: Head of Product & Marketing

About Lycored

At Lycored, we are driven by a simple belief: nature gives us extraordinary tools to nourish, delight, and protect. For more than three decades, we’ve pioneered natural carotenoid‑based colors, taste, and wellness ingredients that support stability, clean label formulation, and vibrant consumer experiences.

We work at the intersection of science, sustainability, and sensory performance, partnering with leading food, beverage, and nutrition brands who rely on our natural color and wellness solutions for consistency, purity, and purpose.

About the Role

The Food Project Manager serves as the operational link between Sales, Applications, and cross-functional teams to ensure smooth delivery of projects for food and natural color customers.

This role combines technical understanding in food applications or food technology with strong project management skills and customer focus. The position is ideal for someone who is technically curious and enjoys connecting commercial and technical teams to make customer projects successful.

The Food Project Manager will work closely with Sales Managers to translate customer needs into clear project briefs, coordinate internal resources, and drive timely delivery of samples, data, and documentation.

Key Responsibilities

Project Intake and Scoping

• Lead project intake process: translate customer requests from Sales into clear, actionable project briefs
• Define project scope, objectives, timelines, and deliverables in collaboration with Sales Managers
• Ensure all stakeholders understand project requirements and success criteria from the outset

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Act as a single point of contact between Sales and internal teams (Applications, R&D, Marketing, Regulatory, Operations, Supply Chain)
• Manage project timelines and milestones, track progress against delivery commitments (CRM, Pipeline, RFC)
• Coordinate workflow across departments to ensure smooth project execution
• Facilitate communication between technical and commercial teams
• Schedule and lead project meetings to align stakeholders and track progress

• Proactively identify risks, bottlenecks, and dependencies; escalate issues when needed
• Maintain systematic records of project stages, results, and lessons learned

Customer Focus

• Support Sales Managers in managing customer expectations and communication
• Ensure responsiveness to customer needs throughout the project lifecycle
• Participate in customer calls or meetings when needed

Required Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in food science, Food Technology, Food Engineering, or a related technical-scientific discipline (required)
• 2–5 years of experience in the food, ingredients, nutraceutical industry, or working with food service, either in applications, product development, technical sales support, or project coordination

Required Skills and Competencies

• Practical familiarity with working cross-functionally teams
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills; ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality support
• Clear and effective communication skills—both written and verbal—in English

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with natural colors, food ingredients, or functional food applications
• Exposure to B2C and/or B2B ingredient sales or customer-facing technical roles
• Knowledge of food stability, sensory evaluation, or color performance in food systems