Product Marketing Manager - Chelants

Univar Solutions is a leading, global distributor of chemicals and ingredients essential to the safety, health, and wellbeing of our daily lives. As a Product Marketing Manager for Univar Solutions Ingredient + Specialties, you will foster continuous sales growth in the Chelants market segment and work closely with key suppliers and internal personnel to support successful long-term growth.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for business relationships with suppliers. This includes mapping and engaging interactions with management, technical, marketing, and supply teams
• Detailed financial analysis and regular presentations externally to suppliers, and internally to leadership
• Accountable for financial results and growth plans for suppliers within Beauty Care customers/applications
• Assist in the implementation, and execution, of the supply, sales, marketing, financial and logistical strategy
• Support and own the negotiation of pricing and buying plans
• Works closely with procurement, finance, and accounts payable to resolve supplier issues and remove supply chain issues
• Works closely with marketing on campaigns, push products, and supplier engagement
• Provides regular market updates to the field sales organization on assigned products, and coordinates training with suppliers for both technical and commercial
• Provides mentorship to Field Sales Organization, and others, on day-to-day issues, i.e. pricing, service, procurement, and supply

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (Chemistry)
• Understanding of the Chelants trends: contract manufacturing, raw material suppliers, applications
• Successful experience (3 years minimum) in technical, sales, or product management, with a specialized product concentration in Chelants application
• Analytical proven skills are needed to develop strategic data-driven decisions
• Strong MS Excel skills required
• Ability to develop and grow strong relationships with key suppliers and cross-functional partners (Marketing, Procurement, Finance, etc.)
• High level of decision-making ability balancing supplier needs and company objectives
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle diverse and significant workloads
• Strong written, verbal and presentation abilities
• Understanding of chemical distribution business and functions
• Microsoft CoPilot skills preferred