Product Manager

Position Summary:

This role involves collecting and analyzing data, coordinating product development activities, and supporting the launch of new products.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Review and advise the product management team throughout the product lifecycle – R&D, Commercial, Manufacturing Scale-up to withdrawal.
• Maintain close working relationship with commercial and technical teams.
• Utilize financial acumen/analysis and business sense to manage new product pricing, price requests and price strategies.
• Responsible for assisting in managing Profit & Loss (P&L) of the assigned products and product groups.
• Interface with Supply Chain and Manufacturing to support maintenance of material master data in SAP, Specification revisions of finished products with QC/QA, material planning process, and to prioritize production when needed.
• In conjunction with PM, establish guidelines for MTI/MTO, reorder points, safety stock levels, aged/hold inventory, and other areas.
• Work with the Technical and Marketing teams to create and update marketing tools such as technical data sheets and technical promotion materials (flyers, brochures, webinars).
• Work with the Technical team to review laboratory reports on customer projects.
• Manage the customer complaint process (evaluate and improve workflows).
• Support the Sales Team with key strategic customers and support the BU as needed to develop and grow the business (identify sales leads based on existing customers and market analysis).
• Support the Regulatory group by reviewing SDS documents and other regulations (SVHC, labeling, …) when changes are instituted. Provide summary and analysis of changes to product management team.
• Regional responsibility: APAC while ensuring global alignment.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry required, MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 2-5 years’ experience in Technical, Chemical Sales, or Product Management. Previous chemical experience, specifically with performance chemical additives.
• Fluency in English is a must, any additional language skill is a plus.

Key Skills/Expectations:

• Excellent interpersonal and motivational skills at all levels.
• Demonstrated personnel management success and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to improve processes and procedures; and manage strategic projects.
• Superior organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage delivery of projects/programs in a cross functional, geographically dispersed environment in a timely and effective manner.
• Exceptional ability to analyze complex data and situations, and make concise and clear recommendations – also in situations where multiple scenarios are possible.
• Exhibit superior teamwork, and effectively interact with Technical, Product/Service, Management, Sales, Human Resources, Operations as well as other departments, as required.
• Advanced PowerPoint, Word and Excel skills. Experience with SAP preferred.
• Applicants must be willing to work in Singapore.