Ashland Specialty Ingredients, GP
Product Manager Microbial Protection
Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?
Are you always solving?
Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.
Ashland has an exciting opportunity as Product Manager of our Microbial Protection Business Line within Ashland’s Personal Care business in the USA (hybrid / remote). This is a high visibility, significant role within Ashland and the personal care business. This position will report to the General Manager for Microbial Protection.
- Preference for candidates living on the East Coast including PA, NJ, MA, DE
The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following :
Collaborate with global and regional marketing, operations, supply chain, procurement, regulatory, and commercial teams to achieve profit goals.Support annual business planning process, review and advise the marketing and sales teams on volume, costs, and capacity.Partner with global and regional marketing on portfolio optimization, NPI, product lifecycle SKU rationalizationAllocation of material & production prioritization on constrained assets (Controlled Distribution)Conduct capacity studies and portfolio optimization actions (streamlining of products, specification changes, etc.)Manage tolling relationships.Liaison with supply chain, manufacturing, and regulatory to manage daily S&OP activities (i.e. forecast validation)Ownership and understanding of VCER and advising on the needs of the commercial side and the likelihood of approval.Manage customer communications regarding packaging changes, obsoleting, and supply issues (for example, force majeure, asset optimization, etc.)Management of portfolio product lifecycle including SMOG materialsIn order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following :
Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline such as Chemical Engineering or Chemistry or equivalent experience in a technical chemical manufacturing field (5 years minimum)5 years experience in a product management role preference to those with chemical manufacturing of personal care or raw ingredients experienceStrong influence management skillsIndustry background in batch and continuous chemical process manufacturingDemonstrated ability to analyze market trends, usage data, and customer feedback to develop and communicate strategic vision for productsExcellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlinesThorough understanding of or the ability to quickly learn about the project or product being developedBuild strong relationships with both internal and external customers and colleaguesStrong verbal communication skills to speak to customers and delivery team members daily as well as good written communication skillsAbility to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization, as well as, internal and external clientsAbility to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.Ability to travel ~ 20%The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit :
Experience working in Personal Care and antimicrobial industryExperience working in a manufacturing or supply chain role