Product Manager

Product Manager

Location: Houston, TX

Company: BASF Corporation

Job Field: Marketing & Sales

Job Type: Permanent

Job Description

This position requires the availability to travel 20% of the time. We are looking for a Product Manager to join our Chemical Intermediates team in Houston, TX. Come create chemistry with us! At BASF, we create chemistry through the power of connected minds. As the world's leading chemical company, we help our customers in nearly every industry meet the current and future needs of society through science and innovation. The Global Engineering team leverages our technical know-how and expertise to deliver solutions that enable safe, sustainable, reliable, and cost-competitive production.

Reporting to the Business Director, Intermediates at our Houston office, you will drive the strategic and operational direction of the specialty Amines products in your portfolio. Leveraging your collaboration and communication skills, you will act as the key interface to Sales, Customer Care, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement, R&D, Product Stewardship and Legal in North America (US, Mexico, Canada). Your analytical skills and strategic thinking capabilities will allow you to optimize the profitability of your product portfolio, which currently represents ca. $30M third-party sales plus additional affiliate and transfer business, based on an asset at our biggest North American production site at Geismar, LA, and selected imports from production facilities in Europe and Asia.

As a Product Manager, you create chemistry by...

• Managing the product portfolio to deliver returns above cost of capital and drive business strategy execution, with full accountability for pricing, margin expansion, and profitability.
• Understanding regional market economics, growth, trends, opportunities, value chain, customers, and competitive environment.
• Implementing and managing the regional development and commercial strategies for product portfolio, including product positioning and business plan development and execution.
• Guiding the sales force relative to product pricing, positioning, negotiations, and customer communications to align with the business/product strategies.
• Driving continuous improvement across cost, quality, supply chain, and service levels to enhance competitiveness, financial performance, and operational excellence.
• Leading product portfolio lifecycle management, including launch, repositioning, management of change, and withdrawal.
• Supporting innovation projects for the product portfolio.
• Collaborating across the organization, including Customer Care, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, R&D, and Regulatory organizations, to successfully deliver business plan targets.
• Coordinating with Supply Chain on demand planning, product allocation, and inventory management.
• Identifying new leads, prioritizing projects, and commercializing opportunities to drive continuous growth of the portfolio.

Qualifications

If you have...

• A Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering/Chemistry or closely related fields
• Industry experience, of which 3 years should be in Operations, Sales or Product Management.
• Solid understanding of supply chain principles and systems
• Solid business and financial acumen, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, including: negotiation, influencing, presentation, reporting, and relationship building
• Focus on increasing efficiency and driving continuous improvements

Create your own chemistry with View email address on click.appcast.io At BASF, you will have the chance to do meaningful work towards building a more sustainable future. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, BASF provides you with access to a wide range of elements to help you be your best. It's what we call View email address on click.appcast.io . We are committed to providing benefits, programs, and opportunities that support our employees' overall well-being, personal growth, and a safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment.

Just some of the many benefits we offer include:

• Flexible work arrangements whenever possible
• Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options
• Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members
• Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more)
• Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages
• Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive
• Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities
• Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens
• Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!

About us As one of the largest chemical companies in North America we have been finding solutions for your everyday needs and addressing the most complex economic, environmental, and sustainability challenges for more than 150 years! At BASF we empower our employees with the tools, guidance and opportunities they need to advance and succeed in work and life. Giving you the support you need to be your best and fulfill your personal ambitions is what helps us create chemistry. After all, our success is linked to yours. Whatever path you envision, BASF is a great place to build a rewarding, successful career. Belong to Something Bigger. #belongatBASF