Product Marketing - Flooring

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Bolton le Sands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global coatings company is seeking a Product Manager for their Flooring product portfolio in Bolton, UK. The role involves leading product innovation, managing launches, and collaborating across teams. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree, relevant experience in product management for flooring systems, and the ability to communicate technical concepts effectively. This position requires approximately 25% travel and offers a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Product Management or Technical Role for Resin Flooring systems.
• Experience of working in a complex matrix organization.
• Ability to liaise with stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead product innovation and streamline launches for flooring portfolio.
• Manage product testing requirements and product literature development.
• Deliver training to sales teams on existing and new products.

Skills

Product Management

Technical Role for Resin Flooring systems

Commercial acumen

Flooring Product knowledge

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Microsoft Office applications

Education

Batchelor's Degree or equivalent education

Job description

Are you ready to shape the future of our Flooring product portfolio across the EMEAI region?

Reporting to the Global Marketing Director, this role offers a unique opportunity to lead product innovation, streamline launches, and drive strategic growth within a highly collaborative environment. The position can be based either at our Greater Manchester site in Bolton, UK or near our Vaihingen site in Germany, with travel expected approximately 25% of the time.

Reporting to the Senior Product Manager EMEAI, responsibilities will include:

Product Range Gate Keeper

• Control, update and maintain product roadmap
• Set packaging & Labels in line with market and increase efficiency to meet economical requirements & increase margin
• Coordinate and agree product launch dates
• Communicate product plan to organizational stakeholders
• Maintain and coordinate the updating of the Service Level Agreement
• Maintenance of Pathfinder
• Approval of new product variants and active rationalization of the product portfolio

Project Manage the Launch of New Products for Flooring

• Full responsibility for project management of new flooring product introductions using our NPI framework
• Development of launch packages, marketing literature, technical documentation needed for launch
• Coordinate the process of trial batches, field trials and stock build for launch

Development of English language up to date Product Literature for existing product range suitable for the EMEAI Market in Flooring

• Product range brochures
• Systems guides
• TDS
• Assure availability of MSDS & DoP
• Website

Product Testing & Certification Coordination for Flooring

• Prioritize and coordinate product testing requirements from sales
• Proactively identify additional testing and approvals for our product range to support sales growth across the EMEAI region
• Communicate status with sales and other stakeholders

Issue monthly 30-60-90 day aged stock report

Development of Thought Leadership articles and webinars

• Personally develop or coordinate the development of thought leadership articles to build our credibility within the flooring market

Training

• Deliver or coordinate training of our sales team in existing and new products
• Work with technical service department to grow the knowledge of our team in the flooring industry and ability to train applicators
• Batchelor’s Degree - graduate or equivalent education and experience
• Proven experience in a Product Management or Technical Role for Resin Flooring systems
• Experience of working in a complex matrix organization
• Proven commercial acumen
• Flooring Product knowledge
• Application knowledge flooring
• Providing technical guidance and advice to improve quality and efficiency
• Communicating technical and operational concepts to enable evaluation of performance and applicability of products and systems
• Demonstrate good levels of numeracy and literacy together with good communication / presentation and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated, a good team player and possess good planning, organizational and technical problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritise effectively
• Ability to liaise with stakeholders at all levels with cultural sensitivity
• PC skills; Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); and other applications as required
• Work from home and must live in a location suitable for travel within EMEA sales area
• Willing to travel up to 25% of his time
• Hold a clean driving license

Desirable

• Batchelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Operations Management, or related field
• Understanding of advanced technical (lab, research, principles and practices)
• Utilizing industry and product applications concepts and procedures
• Multiple languages: English, + 2 preferable : French Italian German

Internal Vacancy Announcement

This vacancy is advertised exclusively for internal candidates, with a closing date of Monday 17th November.

Interview Dates

Proposed for week commencing 17th November. Successful candidates will be notified in advance, allowing time to prepare.