Regional Product Specialist

Job Responsibilities:

Manage backend processes to support optimization of SBU portfolios. In this role, the Product Specialist will coordinate with EHS/Regulatory, Product Support, Manufacturing and Planning to make changes to the portfolio offerings. Key functions will involve:

• Executing product deletions in NPIR/SAP
• Creating product plant extensions in NPIR/SAP
• Creating sales org extensions in NPIR/SAP
• Creating packaging additions in NPIR/SAP
• Adding new product names in NPIR/SAP
• Creating Fast Track requests to provide needed information relative to product changes and market needs.
• Update and maintain product price book in alignment with SBU Strategy
• Submit pricing changes, including price increases, in timely manner to regional pricing
• For new products, submit list, target, and floor prices to regional pricing
• Work with Regional SBU, Global SBU directors and Pricing Leads to gain a working knowledge of how to develop pricing strategies
• Optimize SBU Profitability
• Identify and support profitability improvement opportunities
• Provide input into potential product mix impact by SBU
• Ensure accurate product costing at raw material and manufacturing levels
• Update product communications
• Review and update product information in Product Selection guides, working with marketing and APPL to execute
• Properly maintain new/updated/deleted product content on ACUMEN, including product data sheets (PDS) and associated literature

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science …etc
• 3-5+years’ experience in the water treatment chemicals as well as exposure to pricing processes is necessary
• Technical applications and sales experience preferred
• Strategic thinker and problem solver
• Strong cross-functional people management skills
• Excellent communication, presentation, analytical skill
• Strong written and oral presentation skills (in English)
• Industry and customer literate or ability to pick up Solenis markets and technologies quickly
• Profitability and growth orientation; does not hesitate in challenging sales force when required. Willingness and mindset to get into details
• Knowledge of marketing and pricing fundamentals
• Sufficient financial skills to utilize the decision support systems to interface with the sales and marketing organizations to drive specific action plans and programs.