Ready to take your career to the next level?
At HELM, we combine the sustainable thinking of a family business with an entrepreneurial mindset that encourages quick decision-making and freedom in the way you do business.
As a Senior Product Manager – Propylene (m/f/d) within our Base Chemical Solutions Europe (BCS 3) team, you will be part of a motivated and experienced team which operates in an international context within the European region.
Strong and long-term partnerships with our suppliers and customers guarantee a competitive business set-up that requires constant optimization, risk management, and new ideas to continuously grow.
Being the biggest marketeer of propylene in Europe, we offer you challenging tasks with a high level of responsibility in a truly international working environment. Join our team!
Your Key Responsibilities:
You are responsible for a part of our largest product within the Chemicals Entrepreneurial Unit Europe. That means:
1. Together with your team BCS 3 and our supply chain teams, you will be responsible for driving the expansion of procurement and marketing activities in Europe
2. This includes modelling and monitoring the purchasing and sales activities as well as gathering market intelligence
3. In your role, you will be responsible for individual accounts that are almost entirely major players from the chemical and energy industry in Europe
4. You will decide on short and medium-term strategies including pricing, swaps and tolling
5. In this context, you act as a networker, observe market developments and trends, and align purchasing and sales decisions accordingly
6. You support the budgeting and strategy development process by preparing market and product specific analyses
7. You will support your colleagues from Supply Chain Operations Management in the scheduling of purchases and sales and the optimization of our international value chains
8. Furthermore, you are actively participating in the implementation of HELM's sutainability strategy (decarbonization, circular economies & biobased chemicals)
Your Profile:
9. You have a bachelor’s degree in business administration or finished a comparable apprenticeship. You already gained experience in the fields trading, procurement, marketing, or sales - preferably in the chemical industry.
10. You have knowledge in negotiating purchase or sales contracts.
11. You bring the proven capability to understand the resulting risks and opportunities from a portfolio of contracts.
12. In addition, you are a flexible person who can easily adapt to a changing environment.
13. Different stakeholders consider you as a reliable and trustworthy partner. You combine a distinct entrepreneurial mindset with a strong ability in making fast decisions.
14. You approach existing and new business contacts with an open mind. You have a team-oriented, responsible, and resilient personality.
15. Professional English is essential and in addition to that, you are familiar with common IT applications (MS Office, Salesforce, SAP S4).