As the largest pureplay adhesives company in the world, H.B. Fuller’s (NYSE: FUL) innovative, functional coatings, adhesives and sealants enhance the quality, safety and performance of products people use every day. Founded in 1887, with 2023 revenue of $3.5 billion, our mission to Connect What Matters is brought to life by more than 7,000 global team members who collaborate with customers across more than 30 market segments in over 140 countries to develop highly specified solutions that enable customers to bring world-changing innovations to their end markets.
Product Management Specialist
Location: USA remote position
The Product Management Specialist reports to Hygiene, Health & Consumables (HHC) Director of Strategic Insights and as a product manager, the Product Specialist has responsibility for owning and managing all product lines in assigned business units and regional associations as defined by the business unit. A product specialist is responsible for collecting and analyzing product line information using the available data systems, assimilating the data into actionable recommendations, and then working with the business functions to create, lead and implement product line improvement projects. This will result in an improvement in the productivity and profitability of our various production assets around the globe and drive an improvement in the overall regional business unit profitability.
The Product Specialist is responsible for supporting their assigned business units and regions as a project manager for two project types:
• Stage gated new product innovations under the follow subtypes: New Product Developments (NPD), New Product Localizations (NPL) and Product Line Extension (PLE).
• Product substitution projects to actively move customers from one product offering to another product offering due to a product elimination or facilitate an overall improvement to business unit profitability.
The Product Specialist will work with various members of the cross functional enterprise team including but not limited to Commercial, Marketing, Finance, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Sourcing, and R&D. The Product Specialist will need to be skilled in working with these various groups and collaborating regularly to ensure deliver of the product and project duties assigned. As a project manager, leadership, organization, accountability, and persistence will all be essential in achieving commercial success. Presentation skills are also important as a Product Specialist may often lead meetings that help inform the group and keep the group accountable to project success.
Primary Responsibilities:
This individual is expected to provide leadership and specialization in: Product Line Management
1. Oversee the total product lifecycle for products for all market segments that utilize the various technology portfolio in the region. This includes new product set up, product maintenance, and product end of life.
2. Tracking, measuring, and reporting the P&L, balance sheet and EBITDA impact of all key PLM improvement projects.
3. Work with Finance, Costing and Operations to make sure we understand our true costs to produce products and that the costs are updated in accurately reflected in our ERP systems.
4. Collaborate with Strategic Marketers and Commercial to improve and optimize the regional strategic marketing strategies by identifying opportunities to free up unprofitable capacity where our assets are under pressure, as well as identify the most profitable product line growth opportunities across asset lines which have capacity and are not fully optimized.
5. Collaborate with Strategic Marketers to challenge and refine the product line strategies by identifying and creating market opportunities to grow sales of our most profitable product lines with market growth potential.
6. Propose and gain alignment for ‘walkaway’ pricing and margin guidelines for the hot melt product lines in our pricing tool.
There will be numerous responsibilities tied to Project Management that can be explained during the interview process.
Minimum Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering/science or a business/marketing discipline
• Minimum 2 years work experience in a B2B environment, preferably in Technical, Marketing, or Supply Chain function.
• High level of business acumen. Self-motivated and a problem solver that is comfortable working within a matrix organization
• Understands the holistic view of the business and can align key interests of Commercial/ Sales and Operations/Supply Chain
• Fluent in English – written and verbal with strong ability to communicate and influence across hierarchies and functions
Preferred Requirements:
• Familiarity working in SAP or other equivalent ERP system
• Working knowledge of chemical properties
• Experience in chemicals industry product line management, adhesives, or industrial B2B
• Experience working with cross functional and diverse teams
• Advanced Excel capabilities
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, and geographic location.
The salary for this role is 85,000 - 115,000.
In addition to your salary, H.B. Fuller offers employees a competitive total rewards package including comprehensive benefits, incentive and recognitions programs, health & wellness benefits, 401K contributions, paid time off and paid holidays. Eligibility may vary.
H.B. Fuller is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and proud to have created a collaborative culture where employees around the world are seen, heard, and respected. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or marital status or status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected classification.
H.B. Fuller does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms. To conduct business with H.B. Fuller, a written service agreement must be executed by Human Resources prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. Without a signed service agreement, H.B. Fuller shall not be obligated for payment of any fee or compensation.
What We Do
H.B. Fuller is a leading global adhesives provider focusing on perfecting adhesives, sealants and other specialty chemical products to improve products and lives.
Your day probably begins and ends with us. Just about everywhere you look – including the windows through which you see and the magazines you read – you’ll find industrial adhesives and sealants produced by H.B. Fuller. Most likely, we made the glue holding together your cereal box, the seals that keep your refrigerator airtight, and the specialty adhesive in your baby’s disposable diaper. While our products are virtually invisible, they play a vital role in ensuring the quality and convenience of modern life. We take pride in working with our customers to add value.
At H.B. Fuller, we are committed to connecting what matters, bringing together people, products and processes that answer and solve some of the world's biggest adhesion challenges. Through our reliable, responsive technical service, we create lasting, rewarding connections with customers in the packaging, hygiene, electronic and assembly materials, automotive, paper converting, woodworking, construction, general assembly and consumer goods industries.
And, we are committed to building an environment where employees are engaged, challenged and given an opportunity to drive superior results. We firmly believe that our employees drive the success of the company. With long-term, profitable growth as the ultimate goal, we strive to cultivate an environment that offers stimulating and financially rewarding opportunities
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