Global Commercial Product Manager

The organization

Our client is one of the biggest edible oils companies in the world, developing and providing value-adding vegetable oil solutions in close collaboration with customers. Close collaboration with customers enables them to achieve long-lasting business results.

The position

Main purpose:

• Managing and optimising the product portfolio to drive competitive and profitable business growth
• Developing new business through executing and implementing a well defined industry strategy in the regions

Role:

• Managing and optimising prioritised product segments in relation to product range (including first choice list), value propositions and marketing material
• Managing regional or global product launches
• Participating in the global GTM industry team and supporting global industry strategy deployment
• Supporting the new product development pipeline with clearly identified market/application needs and supporting market data

Tasks & responsibilities

• Owner of the global product portfolio including product names and trademarks in cooperation with the BDM Director
• Manage analysis of product profitability in the regions, suggests thresholds for new products and product exits
• Actively working to find new business opportunities in the market (with BDM, CI and sales)
• Support sales with price guidelines on request
• Working with sales and CI to identify and develop growth accounts
• Monitoring of competitors compiling a strong knowledge base for sharing
• Managing the content and level of industry specific customer activities (Innovation day, Seminars etc.) and collateral materials
• Monitoring the industry opportunity pipeline and guide sales and CI
• Facilitating together with the global CI the internal training programs
• Managing the industry web content in cooperation with BDM Director
• Leading and executing BDM projects prioritised by the BDM leadership team

Accountable for:

• That the global product portfolio is managed according to the product management procedures
• Measuring the industry product portfolio performance and conducting the yearly portfolio review
• The new customer specific product development and first choice product development
• The regional and global launch of new products

Candidate profile

• Five or more years product management experience within a B2B environment
• Bachelor in food science or similar field
• Proven track record in project management within cross functional teams
• Highly ambitious and willingness to learn
• Business level English, both verbal and written
• Available and willingness to travel internationally

The offer

• Salary depending on seniority max. € 97.000
• 15% bonus
• Company car
• Group insurance (pension plan)
• Hospitalisation insurance (company healthcare plan)

Interested?

You can apply to this position by using the link below. For more information please contact Wiebe Teeuwen, Senior Consultant, +31(0)23-75 48 660, +31(0)6 40 84 09 29.