Product Marketing Manager - Beauty and Personal Care

About the role

A Place Where People Matter. Start your career journey with Univar Solutions! Here you can make an impact on the world around you and accelerate your career in areas that energize and excite you. Flexible location / hybrid working schedule

Responsibilities

• Responsible for business relationships with suppliers. This includes mapping and engaging interactions with management, technical, marketing, and supply teams.
• Details financial analysis and regular presentations externally to suppliers, and internally to leadership.
• Accountable for financial results and growth plans for suppliers within Beauty Care customers/applications.
• Aid in the implementation, and execution, of the supply, sales, marketing, financial and logistical strategy.
• Support and own the negotiation of pricing and buying plans.
• Works closely with procurement, finance, and accounts payable to resolve supplier issues and remove supply chain issues.
• Works closely with marketing on campaigns, push products, and supplier engagement.
• Provides regular market updates to the field sales organization on assigned products, and coordinates training with suppliers for both technical and commercial.
• Provides mentorship to Field Sales Organization, and others, on day-to-day issues, i.e. pricing, service, procurement, and supply.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (Chemistry) or relevant work experience.
• Understanding of the Beauty & Personal Care trends: Consumer brands, contract manufacturing, raw material suppliers, applications.
• Successful experience (3 years minimum) in technical, sales, or product management, with a specialized product concentration in the Beauty and Personal Care industry.
• Strong preference for experience with consumer products formulation, particularly within the Beauty & Personal Care industry, is preferred.
• Additional Homecare & Industrial Cleaning industry experience would be an advantage.
• Analytical proven skills are needed to develop strategic data-driven decisions.
• Strong MS Excel skills required. Microsoft CoPilot skills preferred.
• Ability to develop and grow strong relationships with key suppliers and cross-functional partners (Marketing, Procurement, Finance, etc.).
• High level of decision-making ability balancing supplier needs and company objectives.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle diverse and significant workloads.
• Strong written, verbal and presentation abilities.
• Understanding of chemical distribution business and functions.

Qualifications

• Flexible location / hybrid working schedule

Skills

• Technical, sales, or product management experience in the Beauty and Personal Care industry.
• Experience with consumer products formulation.
• Experience with homecare and industrial cleaning industries.
• Strong analytical and financial skills.
• Strong MS Excel and Microsoft CoPilot skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Understanding of chemical distribution business and functions.

Benefits

• Market-aligned pay and incentives
• Diverse benefits offering
• Reasonable accommodations for disabilities

Pay

• Competitive compensation package

Schedule

• Hybrid working schedule

Contact Us

We are committed to a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion. Together, we are building a culture that acknowledges the unique experiences, perspectives and expertise of individuals and provides the development and growth opportunities to empower us to redefine our industry. Univar Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected classification. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the hiring process, please contact us at careers@univarsolutions.com. Univar Solutions does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms (collectively Recruiting Firms). Recruiting Firms must enter into a Master Services Agreement (MSA) with Univar Solutions prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. All searches must be initiated by Univar Solutions' Talent Acquisition team and candidates must be submitted via Applicant Tracking System (ATS) by approved vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless the aforementioned conditions have been met. Contacting our hiring managers directly is prohibited.