Senior Product Manager – Fouling Control

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Senior Product Manager - Fouling Control

  • Post Date:29th April 2021
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AkzoNobel has a passion for paint. We’re experts in the proud craft of making paints and coatings, setting the standard in color and protection since 1792. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. Headquartered in the Netherlands, we are active in over 150 countries and employ around 34,500 talented people who are passionate about delivering the high-performance products and services our customers expect.

Senior Product Manager

c£60,000pa plus benefits

Key AkzoNobel global location

Probably a graduate in a science discipline, you have experience of working in a commercial environment and successfully managing a product portfolio. Now you are ready to develop your career in a business that offers jobs with breadth, depth of scope and impact. That business is AkzoNobel. Awarded Top Employer status, we are a company that forms successful partnerships with customers and are now looking Senior Product Manager Fouling Control to provide global management and support for Fouling Control products, systems and services in Marine, Protective and Yacht sectors. This is a key global role in the product management team, in an important market segment for our Marine, Protective and Yacht BU in AkzoNobel.

As Senior Product Manager Fouling Control you will drive new product introductions and manage range complexity, monitor and act on product range performance challenges in line with segment targets as well as collaborate with colleagues to provide leadership in portfolio implementation. We will look to you to proactively manage the range to ensure full category profitability in line with business goals. You will be involved in product planning, prioritising and aligning functional activity, in addition to contributing to product and service solution development. You will attend industry events and represent the business in key technical committees to raise profile of our products and services too. You will also oversee reports, developing capability, skills and effectiveness of the wider team, globally. Important will be the ability to assist in the creation of key product messages and value propositions for the market. Within the team, this role reports to the Product management Director and you will look after direct report(s) and work closely with the wider product management team based in key locations globally.

Of graduate calibre, and ideally with a Chemistry degree, you will have experience of working in a commercial environment in a sales or marketing role, supported by work experience in a R&D environment. An understanding of the Supply Chain would be useful too. Comfortable executing product plans, you will be used to engaging key internal and external customers and effective at developing teams. Commercially astute and technically strong, you will possess excellent business analysis skills too. Results focussed, you will be an excellent communicator and the sort of person who enjoys a collaborative working style. Critically you will be able to develop in-depth product knowledge quickly.

Who are AkzoNobel?

Customers around the world use our trusted brands and products. Some of them are household names, others are more specialist products, but everything we make is likely to play an essential role in your daily routine. We are experts in the proud craft of making paints and coatings, setting the standard in colour and protection since 1792. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. Our products transform homes and interiors, make buildings better, keep transport moving, and the wheels of industry turning. We have four clear and simple values: Customer Focused, Deliver on Commitments, Passion for Excellence and Winning Together. These values provide the ‘how’ for successful strategy implementation.

If you want to be part of an organisation that is truly passionate about what they do and how they do it then we would love to hear from you.

Please note: In the event of a high candidate response to this vacancy we may close the application period earlier than the date shown.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

We may consider flexible working for this role.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

Requisition ID: 7381