Responsibilities
Exciting opportunities await you – Drive the growth and development of BYK's global wax additives business by increasing profitability through value-based pricing strategies in key business line areas, with a focus on core and adjacent strategic markets. More specifically, you will:
1. Realize and further define a portfolio strategy for sustainable growth in alignment with the business unit, market and technology
2. Manage and optimize the product portfolio regarding market demands, pricing, technical requirements, performance and innovations, and optimize the complexity of the existing product line
3. Manage the innovation pipeline for the segment and work in close partnership with R&D to prioritize innovation projects based on financial projections and strategic fit
4. Work closely with a cross-functional team to ensure the product portfolio meets customer needs and is well positioned in the market, gain early market acceptance for new products, and accelerate penetration
5. Monitor (regional) market demand and define capacity needs as well as products to focus on; develop respective business cases to support investment in new products / capacity expansion
6. Develop a sufficient marketing approach for the portfolio, develop marketing strategies based on corresponding analyses and trends
7. Support end-use organization in utilizing the product portfolio and proactively supporting the commercial team in identifying new opportunities and expanding our value proposition and market influence
We invite you to get to know us better and to become part of our team. Discover your career plus in specialty chemistry. Please send us your application, preferably via our jobmarket
BYK-Chemie GmbH | Petra Heinrichs | HR | Phone: +49 281 670 - 26002
Requirements
With this profile, you convince us – If you have extensive technical and commercial experience in the wax additives industry in the areas of product management, sales or business development, and if you are an excellent networker and communicator, we are looking for you. Other competencies you bring:
8. A University degree with a scientific, technical or business orientation
9. Specialist expertise in chemistry is a plus
10. Mastery of Microsoft Office software including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and SharePoint
11. Good knowledge of SAP and reporting systems is a plus
12. Excellent data analysis, planning and demonstrated strategic and analytical / problem-solving skills
13. Very good presentation skills as well as strong moderation skills
14. Fluent in German and / or English, both written and spoken, Dutch would be a plus
15. Resilience, perseverance and negotiation skills are a must
Our Plus
In the ALTANA Group, you will work in a unique culture of innovation where the utmost importance is attached to promoting individual ideas and abilities as well as open, trusting interaction. BYK offers you a lot of advantages. They include:
16. Pleasant-sized operations where employees get to know each other personally and exchange ideas
17. Short information and decision-making paths
18. Comprehensive further education and training offers
19. Flexible working hours with flextime and remote work
20. An impressive compensation with good employee benefits and pension plans
Job number:
671
Legal entity:
BYK-Chemie GmbH
Location:
Wesel
About us
BYK, as part of the ALTANA Group, is a leading global supplier of specialty chemicals. Our innovative BYK additives improve scratch resistance and surface gloss, the mechanical strength or flow behavior of materials, and properties such as UV- and light stability or flame retardancy.
BYK has a global network of subsidiaries and employs a workforce of more than 2,500 people worldwide.
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ALTANA AG and its subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.