Owns cross-regional product management for assigned principals/suppliers operating across multiple countries. Manages supplier programs, portfolio lifecycle, pricing inputs, and inventory health to deliver growth and margin targets, partnering closely with Sales, Procurement, Regulatory and Operations.
Essential Responsibilities and Tasks:
Portfolio & Supplier Management (45%)· Manage a supplier portfolio on a regional basis; perform gap analysis and scout vendors to fill portfolio gaps.· Maintain strategic supplier relationships; co-own joint business plans; coordinate contract execution with Sales, Procurement, Technical and Operations functions
Pricing, Margin & Inventory Stewardship (25%)· Set margin targets and pricing recommendations; implement price updates; monitor margin quality.· Manage inventory health to achieve turn targets and minimize slow/dead stock across operating companies.· Undertake forecasting of forward demand for the supplier
Market Intelligence & Activation (20%)· Analyse trends and competition; translate insights into regional programs and campaigns.· Organise supplier workshops and provide technical training and field support to the sales team· Liaise with marketing to create supplier content for training, blogs, exhibitions, LinkedIn
Cross-Regional Ways of Working & Compliance (10%)· Ensure consistent portfolio and pricing guardrails across countries; maintain data and systems accuracy, including third-party portals. Additional Required Skills/Abilities· Stakeholder management across multiple countries; strong presentation, communication and negotiation skills.· Advanced Excel/PowerPoint; comfortable with specialist systems and portals.
Education and Experience· Bachelor’s degree (Science or Business).· Extensive experience in chemical distribution/manufacturing with product management, sales and customer or supplier-facing experience.
Travel30–40% across assigned sub-regions/regions.
This role can be based anywhere in Europe.
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Science or Business
- Extensive experience in chemical distribution or manufacturing
- Experience in product management
- Sales experience
- Customer-facing or supplier-facing experience
- Stakeholder management across multiple countries
- Strong presentation, communication, and negotiation skills
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Comfort working with specialist systems and portals
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What We Do
We are the global market leader in full-line range of chemical & ingredient products and value-added services. Our more than 17,500 employees provide tailor-made application, marketing and supply chain solutions. Our full-line portfolio comprises specialty and industrial chemicals and ingredients of a world-class supplier base. Building on our long-standing experience, unmatched global reach and local excellence, we work closely alongside our partners to make their business more successful. We operate a unique global network with about 600 locations in 72 countries.
