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Chemours is seeking a Global Product Manager for Nafion™ IXM to join our team. This position will be available at our Wilmington, DE site and report directly to the APM Vice President of Commercial Operations. 

The APM Global Product Manager for Nafion™ IXM (IXM GPM) is responsible for the planning and execution of the Nafion™ IXM product line portfolio strategy.  Additionally, the IXM GPM works collaboratively with the Senior Director of Strategic Markets, developing the strategy for growth in critical new applications.

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

• Planning/Strategy

  • Drives the development, planning, and execution of an integrated global product line strategy including asset, technology, and brand strategy to deliver against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) ensuring the health of the product line today and in the future

  • Ensures clear communication of product line strategy to relevant functions including (but not limited to) Operations, Technology, Supply Chain, Quality, Procurement, Marketing, Business Development, Sales, and Product Stewardship.

  • Develops 5-year net working capital and Capital Expenditure (capex) plan for the Nafion™ IXM product line, and reconcile any conflicts with product line cash goals

  • Develops necessary documentation to support investment capex requests and capital projects, i.e. business case “4-blockers”, White Papers, Business Objective Letters (BOL), etc.

  • Drives variable cost productivity and assessment of competitive cost position and industry supply-demand utilization

  • Responsible for preparation delivery of bi-annual Health of Portfolio (HOP) review; communicating to APM leadership product line strategy, execution plans, and key product line choices/investments

  • Ensures balance between supply & demand across the full 5-year strategic view

  • Communicates key internal and external raw material supply requirements to support 5-year product line strategy, to Monomers GPM and Procurement, respectively

  • Provides strategic directions of global buy vs. make plans

  • Sets product floor and target pricing for sales team, quality standards for plant site team, Cost of Goods Sold/Cost of Manufacturing targets for Operations and sourcing teams, and service level requirements for supply chain team consistent with overall strategy and ensure the execution

  • Works closely with Contract Manufacturing and Procurement team, providing strategic direction for new and existing Contract Manufacturing relationships, managing contract terms, setting quality/yield expectations, etc

  • Collaborates with Product Stewardship and Regulatory team to develop product line compliance and advocacy strategy

  • Monitors uptime and yield for assets and ensure plant team to deliver the targets

  • Sets global priority for core product supply to regions, segments, and customers during supply constraints in consultation with Global Supply Chain Planner

  • Collaborates with Sales, Marketing, and Business Development teams to set service level, lead time, MOQ consistent with overall strategy and market/customer needs

  • Collaborates with Marketing to develop global market plans of current products to current segments

• Product Portfolio

  • Drives global stock keeping unit (SKU) optimization and rationalization with Supply Chain, Operations and Technology team and execute with Sales Team

  • Oversees long-term trends in quality and identify product line quality requirements from target markets, where quality improvement is most critical. Make strategic recommendations to improve overall product quality

  • Responsible for resolution of quality issues through implementation of product line corrective actions - providing Quality, Operations, Technology team with business guidance and support, especially during High-Impact Quality Constraints (HIQC)/Cat A incident investigations.

  • Accountable for the development and maintenance of global product specifications and datasheets by providing technology team with business guidance

  • Business lead for annual product specification reviews at the sites prepared by site quality team

  • Has responsibility as Product Owner in Agile New Product Development process, working collaboratively with Delivery Managers and Technology teams.

  • Supports new product development through the Agile Stage Gate process and ensure a solid business case for all new product development, developing a robust asset and supply chain strategy

  • Monitors execution of R&D programs and ensures consistency with product line priorities

  • Collaborates with Technology, Marketing, and Business Development teams to develop value propositions for product lines

  • Sponsors and prioritizes Change to Business (CTB) process for Supply Chain team and provide CTB guidance required for new product launches, new packages, new supply chain flows, etc.

  • Ensures plant MOC (Management of Change) process aligns with market needs and customer requirements

  • Drives capacity release efforts with relevant Technology, Operations, and/or Contract Manufacturing teams by providing business prioritization guidance; sponsoring and driving High-Impact Supply Constraint (HISC) management process when applicable

  • Provides supply allocation decisions with allocation principles and criteria, ensuring regional customer facing teams are aware of product line allocation principles

  • Provides business guidance to Supply Chain on global inventory management

  • Works closely with Product Stewardship, Regulatory, and Sustainability teams to identify potential sustainability issues within the portfolio; working collaboratively to develop necessary technology, advocacy, and stakeholder engagement plans including CRC (Corporate Responsibility Commitments)

  • Owns Step 1 of CIBM (Chemours Integrated Business Management) process (Product Step), leading monthly communication meeting with key product line participants  

  • Participates in Step 2 of CIBM process (Global Demand Review) representing product line management

  • Participates in Step 3 (Supply Review) as well as OPR (Operations Production Review) and provide business updates and product line management guidance

  • Participate in Step 4 (Global Internal Reconciliation or “IR”) and provide product line business review and execute decisions and guidance from Global Business Leadership

• Pricing

  • Sets product floor and target pricing consistent with overall product line strategy

  • Responsible for transfer prices with any Joint Ventures and/or internal Chemours consumption

  • Utilize Salesforce.com (SFDC) Price Approval process to approve price requests below floor prices and above ceiling prices

  • Utilize SFDC Sample Approval process to approve product sample requests

• Customer

  • Conduct customer visits with sales team for specific items that require product line management involvement

• KPIs

  • Nafion™ IXM product line Variable Margin

Key Relationships:

• Reports to: Eric von Brockdorff – Vice President, APM Commercial Operations

• Direct report: IXM Global Product Specialist

• Senior Director of Strategic Markets

• Business Finance Manager and Product Line Finance analyst

• Global Supply Chain Leader, Global Supply Planner, Regional Supply Chain Managers

• Operations Manager, Plant Manager, and Site Value Stream leaders

• Contract Manufacturing Managers

• Global Sales Director, Regional Sales Directors, Global Strategic Account Managers (SAM) and Business Growth Leaders (BGL)

• Global Demand Manager, Regional Demand Managers

• Global Marketing Managers

• Technology & Technical Service Manager

• Product Stewards & Regulatory group

• Global Quality Leader and Site Quality Leader

• Manufacturing Technology Leader and Site Manufacturing Technology Team

• Joint Venture Managers

• New Product Development Group Manager and Delivery Managers

The following is required for this role: 

• Bachelor/Master degree in Engineering, Business Management or Marketing

• 5+ years of business/marketing/commercial background with customer-facing experience

• Strong business acumen

• Analytical skills and ability to make confident, fact-based, decisions and acts on decisions with a sense of calculated risk-taking

• Forecasts issues in advance to prevent potential impacts; both internally and externally

• Strong written and oral communication skills – ability to present information and ideas in an articulate and organized way to a variety of audiences and levels

• Excellent interpersonal relationship skills: ability to work well with colleagues at all levels in the organization while creating/maintaining a respectful work environment

• Self-motivated, strong organizational skills to drive programs to completion, takes initiative, overcomes obstacles, finds creative solutions, set priorities, and deliver against goals

• Takes accountability for delivering on commitments; owns mistakes and uses them as opportunities for learning and development

• Ability to travel internationally as needed

• Ability to provide strong functional guidance, mentoring, and career development for IXM Product Specialist

The following is preferred for this role: 

• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence across all levels of an organization

• Direct Sales and Marketing experience

Benefits: 

Competitive Compensation

Comprehensive Benefits Packages

401(k) Match

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Commuter Benefits

Learning and Development Opportunities

Strong Inclusion and Diversity Initiatives

Company-paid Volunteer Day

We’re a different kind of chemistry company because we see our people as our biggest assets. Instead of focusing just on what our employees do each day, we look at how they do it—by taking a different approach to talent development, employee engagement, and culture. Our goal is to empower employees to be their best selves, at Chemours and in life.  

 Learn more about Chemours and our culture by visiting Chemours.com/careers. 

Chemours is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, religion, color, gender, disability, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. Jurisdictions may have additional grounds for non-discrimination, and we comply with all applicable laws. 

Chemours is an E-Verify employer 

Candidates must be able to perform all duties listed with or without accommodation 

Immigration sponsorship (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status) is not currently available for this position  

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Chemours we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

In our pursuit to be the greatest place to work, we know that a critical element to enhancing our employee experience is to assure we’re operating with a solid foundation of trust. At Chemours, this means being transparent about how we pay our employees for the work that they do.

Pay Range (in local currency):

$141,120.00 - $220,500.00

Chemours Level:

28

Annual Bonus Target:

16%

The pay range and incentives listed above is a general guideline based on the primary location of this job only and not a guarantee of total compensation. Factors considered in extending a compensation offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, and alignment with market data. The incentive pay is dependent on business results and individual performance and subject to the terms and conditions of the specific plans.

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