Product Portfolio Specialist - Bellevue - Univar

Description

Overview

We value passion, energy, and enthusiasm to ignite transformation in our industry. Start your career journey with ChemPoint Be part of our team that is transforming the chemical, ingredient, and industrial finished products industry.

Primary Purpose: In this role as Product Portfolio Specialist, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of a portfolio of products. This position plays a key role in executing the various business strategies crafted by the Product Portfolio Manager. Product Specialists are responsible for coordinating activities across functions to benefit the product line, maximize profitability through sales price/cost management, and support the development of supplier relationships through proactive communication and excellent document stewardship. The Product Specialist ensures flawless product setup, pricing accuracy, and cross?functional execution while developing the analytical, commercial, and supplier?facing skills that are essential for future supplier facing roles.

What Youll Do

Maintain daily business operations of product line as it relates to: Price, cost administration:

• Facilitate/Execute cost, price updates and strategies within internal systems
• Negotiate exception-based cost or pricing with supplier
• Implement and communicate pricing strategy to the sales team as directed by the Product Managers
• Primary contact for all pricing questions or issues from sales organization

Product Information Maintenance

• Facilitate one-off document requests with suppliers
• Support effort to maintain accurate, complete document library in STAX (product collateral system)
• Support Change Management process via submission, management of tasks related to product change items (package change, manufacturing location change, etc)
• Support accurate competitive intelligence through work in XRM data: Competitive producers, sample strategy, etc
• Ensuring all necessary documents are collected and organized within our systems accordingly to ensure data can transfer to Ingredient Point

New Product Setup

• Support New Product Line Launches and new SKU creation. Includes gathering appropriate documentation, information capture within relevant systems & project manages process.

Supplier Relationship

• Maintain close supplier relationships with frequent, proactive, and professional communication to supplier representatives
• Develop or maintain supplier reports as needed (import reports, forecasts, pipeline reports)
• Participate in periodic supplier meetings
• Supplier Portal (ChemPoint Connect) data management ensure relevant data is visible, accurate, up-to-date; work with technology team to prioritize features/attributes

Inventory Management and Market Research & Preliminary Analysis

• Actively monitor and work with sales team on resolution options for expired material
• Periodic forecasting evaluations
• Facilitate expedite requests (inbound shipments), execute product allocations (in the case of qualified demand)
• Execute industry research (import reports, business journals, etc) and analyze data to identify trends
• Pull XRM consumption reports, etc. to highlight shifts in customer behavior, market conditions, etc

What Youll Need

• Bachelors degree in business, marketing, or scientific subject area from an accredited university preferred.
• At least 3-5 years of sales or purchasing experience in chemicals or related industry
• Management skills and leadership qualities
• Experience coordinating across many functions to gain alignment and influence execution
• Able to manage multiple projects with high levels of detail at once
• Projects a professional and positive image both inside and outside of the company
• Problem-solving and negotiation ability
• Strong presentation, written and verbal communication and active listening skills
• Consultative selling skills
• Knowledge of pricing and marketing strategies
• Thorough knowledge of ChemPoint internal processes and functions of internal teams, IT applications, products, value-added services and industries served
• Strong PC skills required, database experience
• Comfortable using business tools like Teams, PowerPoint to aid in Supplier presentations
• Comfortable engaging Suppliers face to face, on the phone or in a web meeting as appropriate

Where You'll Work

This is a hybrid role in Bellevue, WA or The Woodlands, TX

Pay and Benefits

• The salary range for this position is $80,308 $104,990 annually.
• The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates relevant experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location.
• Available employee benefits include health, vision, dental coverage, along with industry-leading retirement and time off programs.

What You Can Expect

• Strongwork/life flexibility.
• To be surrounded by aninclusiveteam who is collaborative and committed to the achievement of the company.
• To be rewarded for your contributions with atargeted annual company bonus andannual salary reviews.
• Competitivepay and benefits.

We are ChemPoint. We are fanatical about every customer and supplier interaction and dedicated to reaching customers and delivering actionable insights to enable producer success. Were the leader in the marketing, sales, and distribution of specialty and fine chemicals. ChemPoint represents over 70 suppliers and 220 product lines in North America, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes market aligned pay and incentives as well as a diverse benefits offering to support our employees physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.

ChemPoint supports sustainable solutions for the world around us so that we can do our part to help keep our communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe

We are committed to a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion. Together, we are building a culture that acknowledges and respects the unique experiences, perspectives, and expertise of every employee. Through our dedicated Employee Resource Networks, we provide the development and growth opportunities to empower us to redefine our industry while making a difference in our communities.

ChemPoint 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.

ChemPoint 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 ChemPoint prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. All searches must be initiated by ChemPoint's 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.