Overview
Product Manager Jobs in Gauteng, South Africa at Brenntag
Title: Product Manager
Company: Brenntag
Location: Gauteng, South Africa
Your Role
The Product Manager strategically manages a portfolio of products for assigned industry segments, ensuring reliable and competitive product supply and achievement of targeted gross margins. The role also involves identifying new market opportunities in collaboration with suppliers.
Responsibilities
Market knowledge and strategy development for segment
Sourcing and Costing
Execute supplier approval and vendor rating
Negotiate (budget) volumes, price, contracts
Implement pricing strategies
Increasing exclusive supplier business
Reporting – internally and to principles
Identifying new suppliers for potential strategic products
Provide product expertise, and define core product/supplier combinations, manage key contracts and suppliers.
Ensure sustainable availability of products
Optimise stocks and manage slow movers/obsolete stocks
Support procurement department – forecasts to sales team
Handle major complaints and claims
Product performance reviews
Your Profile
A strategic and results-driven
Product Manager
with expertise in
portfolio management, supplier negotiations, and market analysis
. Strong ability to develop and implement
pricing strategies
, optimize
product availability
, and identify
new market opportunities
. Adept at building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and stakeholders to drive business growth.
Skills
Product Management & Strategy
Supplier & Vendor Management
Market Analysis
Costing & Pricing Strategy
Procurement & Inventory Control
Customer & Supplier Relations
Data Analysis & Reporting
Experience
5 – 7 years’ experience in a Product Management/Marketing function that includes managing complex and or significant Supplier relationships and key accounts (Agriculture/Mining/ Food/Pharma/Animal Nutrition industries/Water Treatment/Coatings & Construction)
Experience in chemical industry/distribution preferred
Ability to understand the complete commercial pipelines and resolve issues in area of responsibility.
Strong knowledge of import / export, regulatory and logistics management
Education
Tertiary qualification in Business Management, Supply Chain, Analytical Chemistry/BSC or Related Field
Our Offer
Competitive and fair salary
Retirement savings plan
Professional development opportunities
Brenntag provides equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees of all backgrounds and identities to create a workplace where difference is valued because it forms a resilient and more innovative organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, parental and family status, or any other protected characteristic. We welcome applications from women, men and non-binary candidates of all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds.
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