Product Manager Consumer Materials, Coatings & Construction Solutions

Harlow, England, United Kingdom

11/19/2024

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.

Warum Synthomer?

Wir sind ambitioniert!

Wir sind signifikant gewachsen - sowohl organisch als auch durch Zukäufe. Wir sind ein börsennotiertes FTSE 250-Unternehmen, 22 % unseres Umsatzes stammen aus neu vermarkteten Produkten und unsere Arbeitssicherheitsergebnisse liegen im oberen Viertel der Chemieunternehmen.

Wir stehen für große Herausforderungen und starke Unterstützung!

Wir benötigen vom ersten Tag an Ihren bestmöglichen Beitrag in Ihrer neuen Rolle. Wir erwarten viel, bieten aber auch viel an, z.B. Onboarding, Einführungs- und Lernveranstaltungen, Networking-Möglichkeiten, Mentoring und persönliche Entwicklungsplanung. Freuen Sie sich auf ein inspirierendes, langfristiges Karriereerlebnis.

Unser Entwicklungskonzept wird auf Sie zugeschnitten!

Bei Synthomer finden Sie keine typischen Karrierepfade oder -programme, sondern einen individuellen Ansatz für Ihre Entwicklung. Gemeinsam mit Ihnen stellen wir sicher, dass Sie die richtigen Erfahrungen zur Förderung Ihrer Fähigkeiten und beruflichen Entwicklung machen.