Product Marketing Manager

Company Description

PQ is a leading global provider of silicates, silicas and derivative products. PQ's products are used in a wide variety of industrial processes and many customer products, from decorative paints to green cement, from clean drinking water to green tires and from toothpaste to biofuels and beer.

Ideal candidates resonate with PQ's Core Values of Integrity, Sustainability, People, Customer Focus and Safety.  Successful employees embrace and model these values in their behaviors and actions.

Job Description

PQ is seeking a versatile Product Marketing Manager to join our Americas Silicates and Global Silicas Business Teams. In this position, you will report directly to the Marketing Director and be responsible for marketing and product line management for the silicates and silicas portfolio.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Lead and manage product pricing
• Optimize product mix for asset efficiency and maximum value / margin extraction
• Understand raw materials, cost drivers, make vs buy, maximize Return on Invested Capital
• Collaborate with marketing to continually assess and understand competitive landscape
• Understand user needs and develop strategies on how to remain competitive in the market
• Develop and drive “Go-to-market” strategy for new and existing products
• Work across other functions (sales, tech service, R&D, ops, supply chain, finance) to execute product line strategies including the Integrated Business Management process
• Rationalize SKUs to reduce complexity and improve profitability
• Work closely with operations, supply chain and quality to ensure supply reliability and product compliance to specifications and regulations. 

Qualifications

The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit:

• Experience in chemical or related manufacturing industry
• Experience in Coatings industry is a plus
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office applications like Excel and PowerPoint
• Advanced degree (MBA) or strong financial acumen
• Bachelors degree (business or technical)
• Minimum ten years in marketing, product management, sales or comparable business management experience environment
• Strategic thinking and change agent with proven experience in managing business process improvement
• Flexibility and adaptability to the demands and requirements of a dynamic environment with multiple competing priorities
• Strong analytical aptitude with a proven ability to interpret data and build quantitative models to improve business results
• Demonstrative influencing and leadership skills
• Results oriented individual
• Strong communication and networking skills

The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit:

• Experience in chemical or related manufacturing industry
• Experience in Coatings industry is a plus
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office applications like Excel and PowerPoint
• Advanced degree (MBA) or strong financial acumen

Additional Information

Other Requirements

• This position requires some travel (up to 15%)
• All prospective employees must pass a background check.

EHS Responsibilities

• Communicates, promotes and personally demonstrates Safety/Health (including PQP Principles) as #1 priority
• Participation in risk assessment audits as applicable
• Understand PQ Principles (PQP) and how they are implemented in the site organization, rules and procedures
• Completes HSE training requirements identified for the job in a timely manner

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