Are you ready to shape the future of our Flooring product portfolio across the EMEAI region?
Reporting to the Global Marketing Director, this role offers a unique opportunity to lead product innovation, streamline launches, and drive strategic growth within a highly collaborative environment. The position can be based either at our Greater Manchester site in Bolton, UK or near our Vaihingen site in Germany, with travel expected approximately 25% of the time.
Reporting to the Senior Product Manager EMEAI, responsibilities will include:
Product Range Gate Keeper
1. Control, update and maintain product roadmap
2. Set packaging & Labels in line with market and increase efficiency to meet economical requirements & increase margin
3. Coordinate and agree product launch dates
4. Communicate product plan to organizational stakeholders
5. Maintain and coordinate the updating of the Service Level Agreement
6. Maintenance of Pathfinder
7. Approval of new product variants and active rationalization of the product portfolio
Project Manage the Launch of New Products for Flooring
8. Full responsibility for project management of new flooring product introductions using our NPI framework
9. Development of launch packages, marketing literature, technical documentation needed for launch
10. Coordinate the process of trial batches, field trials and stock build for launch
Development of English language up to date Product Literature for existing product range suitable for the EMEAI Market in Flooring
11. Product range brochures
12. Systems guides
13. TDS
14. Assure availability of MSDS & DoP
15. Website
Product Testing & Certification Coordination for Flooring
16. Prioritize and coordinate product testing requirements from sales
17. Proactively identify additional testing and approvals for our product range to support sales growth across the EMEAI region
18. Communicate status with sales and other stakeholders
Issue monthly 30-60-90 day aged stock report
Development of Thought Leadership articles and webinars
19. Personally develop or coordinate the development of thought leadership articles to build our credibility within the flooring market
Training
20. Deliver and or coordinate training of our sales team in existing and new products
21. Work with technical service department to grow the knowledge of our team in the flooring industry and ability to train applicators
22. Batchelor’s Degree - graduate or equivalent education and experience.
23. Proven experience in a Product Management or Technical Role for Resin Flooring systems.
24. Experience of working in a complex matrix organization
25. Proven commercial acumen
26. Flooring Product knowledge
27. Application knowledge flooring
28. Providing technical guidance and advice to improve quality and efficiency.
29. Communicating technical and operational concepts to enable evaluation of performance and applicability of products and systems.
30. Demonstrate good levels of numeracy and literacy together with good communication/presentation and interpersonal skills.
31. Self-motivated, a good team player and possess good planning, organizational and technical problem-solving skills.
32. Ability to prioritise effectively
33. Ability to liaise with stakeholders at all levels with cultural sensitivity
34. PC skills; Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); and other applications as required.
35. Work from home and must live in a location suitable for travel within EMEA sales area.
36. Willing to travel up to 25% of his time
37. Hold a clean driving license.
Desirable
38. Batchelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Operations Management, or related field.
39. Understanding of advanced technical (lab, research, principles and practices.
40. Utilizing industry and product applications concepts and procedures.
41. Multiple languages: English, + 2 preferrable: French Italian German
Internal Vacancy Announcement
This vacancy is advertised exclusively for internal candidates, with a closing date of Monday 17th November.
Interview dates: Proposed for week commencing 17th November. Successful candidates will be notified in advance, allowing time to prepare.
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