Product Manager Consumer MAterials-Coatings and Construction-Harlow-Full Time

This position may be based in Marl, Germany, in London or Harlow, UK or in another European location.

Main Accountabilities

• Pricing and margin management activities
• Respond to Sales team inquiries
• Analyse data and provide evidence for pricing and commercial decisions
• Monitor global raw material costs and communicate trends or changes

• Portfolio Management
• Coordinate business-support activities related to launching / modifying / withdrawing products
• Aid development of financial case for new products, R&D, and plant transfers
• Manage product literature and maintain integrity of internal and external product information

• Effective Production Network
• Communicate needs between Commercial and Operations teams
• Ensure profitability by monitoring total cost-to-produce
• Inventory management

• Regulatory & Compliance
• Lead Consumer Materials regarding Regulatory initiatives
• Ensure global compliance and reliable availability of products for our customers
• General request/ such as SDS creation, hazard labelling, specific country requirements, ability to distribute, etc
• Support Product Management strategic initiatives

Requirements

• Degree in a Scientific of Commercial Discipline
• Experience from Specialty Chemicals background desireble
• Minimum 5 years in a Product Management or Commercial/Business Support Role
• Comfortable to converse fluently in English, ideally also in German
• Organization and ability to progress multiple topics simultaneously; agile and able to change priorities frequently
• Interpersonal skills with ability to build effective relationships with key stakeholders and earn the confidence of the sales team and other business functions.
• Tenacious about follow-up
• Ability to analyse detailed data, and to extract and summarise key messages to aid business decision making.
• Good cultural awareness, adaptability and confidence to work across geographic regions.

Why Synthomer?

We are ambitious!

We have grown significantly – both organically and inorganically. We are a FTSE 250 listed company, 22% of our revenue comes from newly commercialized products, and we’re recognized in the top-quartile for chemicals manufacturing safety.

We believe in high challenge, high support!

We are keen to let you contribute in real roles from day 1. We expect a lot, but offer a lot, too. This includes onboarding, induction and learning events, networking opportunities, mentoring and personal development planning. So, be up for an inspiring long-term career adventure.

We personalize our approach to development!

At Synthomer, you won’t find generic career tracks or development programs but rather a one-size-fits-one approach to employee development. We’ll partner with you to ensure you have the right experiences that build your capabilities and accelerate your career growth.