Product Manager Europe (chemicals)

The organization

Ocean Recruitment is a recruitment company dedicated to the chemical and raw materials industry. For one of our clients we are searching a Product Manager Europe - Specialty Chemicals.

Our client is a global producer of specialty chemicals for a variety of markets, such as inks, coatings and plastics. They continue to innovate and provide high technical service to customers worldwide.

The position

Product Manager driving innovations in this global production company. Managing a European product/research team. Develop markets, applications with additives and specialty chemicals.

Tasks & responsibilities

As a Product Manager you are responsible for driving the product innovation. Based on product and market knowledge you will identify new markets and applications. You will be working closely with our
technical sales team.

You will lead the European Product/Research team and report to the European Sales Director.

As a Product Manager you have the technical chemical knowledge in combination with a solid business understanding of the market and applications (e.g. inks, plastics, coatings).
You have a great innovative spirit, and you can quickly understand the needs of customers and the value that products offer. You and your team bring technical support and knowhow to the commercial process.

Furthermore, you gather information directly through customers/prospects and trade shows/exhibitions/industry events. You aim to become a key player in the organization to highlight market and product evolutions and understand and react to emerging new markets and applications.

You are dedicated to finetune products and developments to the constantly changing business reality.
You are the leader of the product team and easily connect with people from different backgrounds across all levels of the organization.

Candidate profile

Requirements to succeed in this role:

• You have a bachelor or master’s degree and at least 10 years of experience in product management in the specialty chemicals/additives industry (e.g. waxes, biocides, binders, defoamers, rheology modifiers, dispersions, emulsions, waxes, oleo-chemical products).
• You have knowledge of coatings, inks, plastics formulations and the role of additives in these formulations.
• You drive innovation in combination with a goal-oriented approach, comfortable to work independently and as a team player in an international team.
• You manage and inspire the Product/Research team.
• You are fluent in English and Dutch.

The offer

You will be part of a focused team with ambition in a global production company. A competitive salary package and extra benefits will be offered.

Interested?

You can apply to this position by using the link below.