Chemical Product Manager

Sparrow Company LLC•Katy, TX

7h•$100,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

We are currently seeking a Product Manager to join one of our clients in the Houston, TX area. The right candidate will work within an international framework, maintaining close collaboration with colleagues in Europe and Asia and will play a key role in managing supplier relationships, identifying market opportunities, and contributing to strategic growth initiatives.

Requirements

Experience in managing supplier relationships
Experience in identifying market opportunities
Experience in contributing to strategic growth initiatives
Experience in negotiating and handling purchase agreements
Experience in negotiating and handling sales agreements
Experience in controlling, monitoring and managing inventory and price risk
Experience in responding to inquiries for pricing, product information and documentation
Experience in identifying and pursuing product alternatives with lower product carbon footprint
Experience in exchanging market and profit information with international colleagues
Experience in identifying and pursuing business opportunities
Experience in monitoring/guiding Sales Managers
Experience in controlling P&L calculations
Experience in budgeting and forecasting
In-depth knowledge of allocated products and markets (applications, markets, production capacities, demands, product flow, etc.)
Experience in managing, developing, and growing business
Ownership and accountability for P&L results
Experience in growing volume and profitability

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain productive relationships with suppliers and customers (external stakeholders) and internal and for the business by regular communication and in-person meetings
Negotiate and handle purchase agreements with relevant producers (annual contracts, spot purchases, swaps).
Negotiate and handle sales agreements in predefined territories (annual contracts, spot sales), via Sales Managers or directly.
Control, monitor and manage inventory and price risk (including long/short-positions) of the allocated products.
Respond to inquiries from Sales Managers for pricing, product information and documentation for the allocated products.
Identify and pursue product alternatives with lower product carbon footprint and work on decreasing the company’s carbon emission intensity
Regularly exchange market and profit information with the company colleagues in the Americas as well as in Europe and Asia, and identify and pursue business opportunities within the Americas and between the regions
Monitor/guide the activities of Sales Managers regarding the allocated products.
Regularly control P&L calculations for the allocated products on accuracy and completeness.
Take part in budgeting and forecasting process for the allocated products.
Develop in-depth knowledge of the allocated products and market involved (applications, markets, production capacities, demands, product flow, etc).
Manage, develop, and grow the Company’s BCS 2 business as part of a team.
Taking ownership and accountability for the P&L results (gross profit) of the allocated products.
Proactively grow volume and profitability for the allocated products in the region.