Global Portfolio Manager - Chemicals

Background

Pelsis is the world’s leading manufacturer and provider of products and solutions to the global pest control industry. It develops leading brands for commercial and retail customers, delivering innovative pest control and garden care products to a global customer base.

https://www.pelsis.com/about-us

Leading vision – Our team are committed to delivering sustainable and innovative solutions, providing peace of mind, protecting public health and working in harmony with nature.

Leading products – Customer insight is at the heart of our product innovation programme, allowing us to develop world class products designed with sustainability, serviceability, design and quality in mind. Our close working relationships with customers is key to our product development ethos, giving us insight into their needs and those of end-users and consumers.

Leading brands – Our reputation is built on leading brand heritage, developed with extensive knowledge of our customers and markets and supported by experts in each field. Many of our brands have a number one market position and are built on a reputation of high-quality products and support services, alongside innovative new products and services developed to meet ever-changing trends and needs. We continually work to develop our brands and products to support our distributors and customers across our territories.

Position Summary

We are looking for a collaborative, motivated Global Portfolio Manager to work with a wide range of regional and group teams to maximise profitable growth of a specified product portfolio across the group.

You will work with teams globally to ensure that customer needs are heard, met and translated into viable business cases. You will support your colleagues with information, materials, training and guidance, to develop the profile of your portfolio and achieve the portfolio’s operational objectives.

This role will drive innovation in our product offer, targeting profitable growth and leveraging best practice from around the group.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Ensure the portfolio meets the operational plan, goals and objectives
• Ensure portfolio is in-line with Pelsis Vision
• Work within the Innovation Triangle (Portfolio, Marketing, R&D/Design) and the Commercial Triangle (Portfolio, Sales and Marketing) to achieve portfolio objectives
• Conduct gap analysis to identify opportunities
• Work closely and collaboratively with our global supply base to develop partnerships which drive sales and new product opportunities
• Collate competitor information and contribute to competitor and market analysis
• Understand user needs
• Track and follow customer and consumer trends
• Develop mechanisms to collate VOC and ensure this is communicated and represented
• Accompany regional teams to customer meetings, supporting them at execution of events (tradeshows, seminars etc)
• Develop an in-depth knowledge of the manufacturing / sourcing process around the portfolio
• Identify growth opportunities and work with regional teams and the Global Portfolio Lead to develop growth plans
• Create NPD briefing documents, compiling needs and requirements from across all regions
• Support product launches and ensure sales regions are fully supported with materials, training, information etc
• Analyse and report on the portfolio and product performance
• Identify rationalisation opportunities and ensure an optimised exit from the portfolio
• Ensure Regional Product Managers are supported with data / information / materials
• Support the Brand & Marketing teams with information and materials
• Deliver training to regional teams and customers

The ideal candidate has:

• Proven work experience as Product Manager or similar role in a chemical product environment
• Good commercial experience, with an entrepreneurial approach
• Innovative mindset
• Good influencing skills; a strong personality who inspires confidence and is good at establishing strong relationships
• Outstanding communication skills
• Data and analysis literate
• Confident in data-led decision making
• Ability to work across channels and segment users
• Good knowledge of portfolio products and/or the pest control market
• Ability to work with cross-functional and cross-regional teams
• Fluent in Business English

This role offers some flexible working potential and will be based from one of Pelsis’ European sites, requiring the candidate to be located within travelling distance of one of our facilities. https://www.pelsis.com/about-us/

We are an inclusive employer and hire those best fit for the role regardless of protected characteristics such as race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetics, disability or age.