About this role
About the Role The Product Portfolio Manager for Chemical Formulating will manage, optimize, and grow ChemPoint product lines in alignment with supplier investments and ChemPoint’s strategic aims. The role partners with suppliers, marketing, demand planning, and sales teams to drive product performance and pricing strategies within the chemical formulation space. What You'll Do
- Acts as liaison and primary ChemPoint contact for suppliers; understands and leverages supplier partnership opportunities while packaging and presenting sales data to set and manage supplier expectations.
- Analyzes sales results, leads and opportunities information pertaining to product lines and provides direction to marketing team for campaign strategy.
- Builds product line plans and coordinates internal strategies for product lines that incorporate supplier and internal objectives and ensures alignment by effectively implementing & monitoring sales execution, providing product line training and offering first line support on pricing issues.
- Works with Demand Planning and Supply Chain teams, using knowledge of the customer-base and industry to plan monthly/yearly projections for what will be sold and what will need to be bought to service the customer-base.
- Collaborates with Market Developers on the learnings and results of all demand generation activities (phone activities, supplier leads, web leads, etc.)
- Travel approximately 20–25% as needed for customer engagement, team meetings, and industry events.
- Mentor interns by providing projects and tasks to assist relevant business area
- Aligns behavior and actions with ChemPoint culture by showing up with energy, promoting and adapting to change, initiating and promoting innovation, leading with courage, and having fun.
- Shows interest in industry and global trends
- Demonstrates job competencies and remains accountable for performance in area of responsibility
- Performs other related duties as required or requested. What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree from fully accredited four-year institution or equivalent work experience required
- Experience in business to business sales organization, preferably as a Market Developer, or 5+ equivalent technical sales experience
- Experience and strong knowledge of usin