Product Manager Jobs

We are one of the world's leading chemical marketing companies. For our partners, we take on the function of international marketing, steering worldwide distribution, warehousing, and logistics, as well as other services. We have a global network of subsidiaries and affiliates in more than 30 countries.

Be a part of our truly global team that is passionate about trading, distributing, and optimizing our Ethylene Glycols business on a global scale. Our Vision is to make our partners better by creating innovative solutions for a sustainable future.

Managing, developing, and growing HELM's Ethylene Glycols business as part of our team

Ownership and accountability for the P&L results of the allocated countries, territories, and business partner

Creating innovative ideas and solutions that increases the size of our business / increases profitability / decreases costs

Responsibilities

• Establish, strengthen, and expand business relationships to direct suppliers, customers and service providers market through virtual and in-person meetings as well as participation in regional conferences
• Provide guidance on pricing strategies, product information, and market developments to the local sales teams
• Negotiate short-term spot purchase/sales as well as annual purchase/sales contracts
• Be responsible for the P&L calculations for profitability, accuracy and completeness
• Accountable for overseeing and optimizing product inventory planning, procurement and cost control across the supply chain
• Develop in depth product and market knowledge (applications, markets, capacities, demands, product flow)
• Participate in determination of the general local and regional (long/short) product strategy in cooperation with the Regional Manager Americas as well as the Global team and communicate this to the HELM companies in the Region Americas
• Actively present Helm, our products, prices and value proposition to our partners
• Budgeting and Forecasting in cooperation with Regional Manager Americas and Business Analyst
• Control, monitor and manage inventory and price risk (incl. long/short-positions)
• Analyze the business performance of the department (monthly forecasting and deviation analysis)
• Coordinate and optimize the export volumes in cooperation with the Global Team
• Develop and maintain awareness related to credit terms, account management and industry / market trends

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience in handling commodity business such as:
• Experience working with commodity chemicals
• 5 + years of experience in the petrochemical industry

Contract negotiations

Key Account Management

Formula pricing

Risk management

Decision-making skills

Social and communication skills

Process and analytical skills

Solution orientation and implementation strength