Your Role
Job Summary:
The Product Specialist is primarily responsible for the regional implementation and execution of the strategies developed by the IMMs. The PM is in charge of the regional development, management, organization, and control of short and long-term marketing and product management activities. Further, they are responsible for managing suppliers, sourcing products and providing guidance regarding pricing and margin management to the local sales management and sales force.
Primary Responsibilities and Tasks:
- Assist the Industry Market Manager (IMM) Team to implement on a regional basis Strategy.
- Represents the Team at a regional, so maintain the relationship of our North America team at a local level.
- Participate to a selected number of Vendor reviews. Provide regional input.
- In charge of assigned group of vendors in the regions – Sourcing, costing, day to day execution, spot pricing, etc.…
- Coordinate activities with IMM and Supply Chain, throughout the order fulfilment and transportation cycle to make sure inventory minimum and established deadlines are met.
- Responsible of the code creation process. Gathering all relevant information, initiate the process and follow up.
- Participates with sales management, Industry Market Managers and Business Development Managers in establishing recommended price changes base on market intel.
- In charge of Contract Management of the region. Making sure we pull what we need from vendors and Sales pushed on customers to take what they have commit to.
- Assist IMM and Supply Chain maintaining Working Capital at a reasonable level in the region. Actively participate on Inventory calls
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree: Chemical, Business Administration
- 5 years of experience as a Product Manager in the Food / Chemical Sector.
- Level of English advanced.
Brenntag provides equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees of all backgrounds and identities to create a workplace where difference is valued because it forms a resilient and more innovative organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, parental and family status, or any other protected characteristic. We welcome applications from women, men and non-binary candidates of all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds.
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