Senior Product Manager

NCH Corporation•Irving, TX

23d•Onsite

About The Position

Chem-Aqua, a division of NCH Corporation, is seeking a Senior Product Manager to optimize its regional water treatment product portfolio. This role involves improving margin performance, reducing product costs through strategic supply management, and collaborating with sales and marketing to enhance win rates and drive product mix improvement. NCH Corporation is a privately held, family-owned global business with over 7,500 employees across six continents, specializing in water conservation, energy saving, and maintenance solutions for industrial and commercial clients.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or better in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or other scientific/ engineering discipline
5+ years’ experience in Water Treatment (cooling and boiler specifically)
Strong organizational, negotiation, and project management skills
Experienced understanding of water treatment chemistry and chemical formulations
Strategic thinker and problem solver who has the ability to apply analytic solutions to business problems
Demonstrated ability to collaborate and influence across multiple teams
Excellent communication, presentation, analytical and leadership skills, ability to motivate team members
Strong written and oral presentation skills (in English)

Nice To Haves

Candidates with experience in technical applications, product management, marketing, procurement, or technical sales are preferred

Responsibilities

Champion a comprehensive product mix to drive margin accretion
Lead rationalization of the product slate in partnership with the business
Develop new products and programs in partnership with marketing and R&D
Manage cost of goods and increase the profitability of the product line
Partner with procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and process technology to ensure product quality and drive total costs down
Play a prominent advisory role in developing pricing strategies in the region, working closely with regional pricing leads and setting the list prices and target prices
Partner with sales in key deals/proposal development to increase win rate
For select mid-level deals or campaigns in key growth platforms, regional product managers will bring product and industry depth and help the sales and marketing teams in developing winning proposals.
Develop key sales playbooks that prioritize growth segments and differentiated technologies – coach the teams on where to play and how to win