Junior Product Manager- Furniture & Building Elements

Jowat and our global presence • High Point, NC

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About The Position

With over 100 years of corporate development and experience, Jowat is a worldwide leader in the manufacture of industrial adhesives. We have a highly motivated team of 1400 employees worldwide and are proud to provide our customers with innovative adhesive solutions in a number of markets. Junior Product Manager- Furniture & Building Elements Are you passionate about innovative product development and eager to jumpstart your career in a global industrial environment? We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Junior Product Manager to support our growing portfolio in the furniture & building elements industries. This role offers a unique opportunity to grow into the world of international product management.

Requirements

• Preferred Bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry, wood science, material science, business administration or marketing
• Preferred two years of relevant work experience in the adhesive or furniture industry
• Strong technical understanding
• Professional appearance, communicative and intercultural competence as well as flexibility and creativity
• Structured and independent way of working with strong conceptual and analytical skills
• Market and customer-oriented mindset with high persuasiveness and assertiveness
• Team player with a very high level of commitment, results-orientated and self-motivated
• Business fluent in English (Spanish, Portuguese or German are a plus) and willing to travel

Responsibilities

• Manage interfaces between local departments, sales organizations as well as the headquarters
• Assumption of operational tasks in relation to individual industry portfolios
• Implementing the global product and market strategy in the Americas and adapting to regional requirements
• Observation and analysis of selected target markets to derive future product ideas from a technical and commercial perspective
• Support in marketing measures in the areas of content and knowledge transfer as well as in the development of additional markets, customers and partners
• Collecting and processing regional market and competitive information
• Continuous optimization and further development of the regional product range in coordination with the headquarters

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• 401(K) with a match
• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, FSA)
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid vacation
• 9 paid holidays
• Company Contribution to HSA

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees