European Product Manager/IMM

Brenntag Group; United States; Remote; USD 101,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Brenntag is seeking a cross-regional Product Management lead responsible for managing supplier portfolios and programs across multiple countries, while partnering with Sales, Procurement, Regulatory and Operations to drive growth and margins.

You will oversee pricing, inventory health, and forward demand forecasting, with a focus on regional programs, supplier workshops, and training for the sales team. Role requires 30–40% travel across regions and can be based anywhere in Europe.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Science or Business).
• Extensive experience in chemical distribution/manufacturing with product management, sales and supplier-facing roles.
• Strong presentation, communication and negotiation skills.
• Advanced Excel/PowerPoint proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Manage regional supplier portfolio; perform gap analysis and scout vendors.
• Maintain strategic supplier relationships; co-own joint business plans and coordinate contract execution with Sales, Procurement, Technical and Operations functions.
• Set margin targets and pricing recommendations; implement price updates; monitor margin quality.
• Manage inventory health to achieve turn targets and minimize slow/dead stock across operating companies.
• Undertake forecasting of forward demand for the supplier.
• Analyse trends and competition; translate insights into regional programs and campaigns.
• Organise supplier workshops and provide technical training and field support to the sales team.
• Liaise with marketing to create supplier content for training, blogs, exhibitions, LinkedIn.
• Ensure consistent portfolio and pricing guardrails across countries; maintain data and systems accuracy, including third-party portals.

Skills

Supplier management

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree (Science or Business)

Tools

Specialist systems/portals

Excel

Job description

Job Summary:

Owns cross-regional product management for assigned principals/suppliers operating across multiple countries. Manages supplier programs, portfolio lifecycle, pricing inputs, and inventory health to deliver growth and margin targets, partnering closely with Sales, Procurement, Regulatory and Operations.

Essential Responsibilities and Tasks:

Portfolio & Supplier Management (45%)

• Manage a supplier portfolio on a regional basis; perform gap analysis and scout vendors to fill portfolio gaps.
• Maintain strategic supplier relationships; co-own joint business plans; coordinate contract execution with Sales, Procurement, Technical and Operations functions

Pricing, Margin & Inventory Stewardship (25%)

• Set margin targets and pricing recommendations; implement price updates; monitor margin quality.
• Manage inventory health to achieve turn targets and minimize slow/dead stock across operating companies.
• Undertake forecasting of forward demand for the supplier

Market Intelligence & Activation (20%)

• Analyse trends and competition; translate insights into regional programs and campaigns.
• Organise supplier workshops and provide technical training and field support to the sales team
• Liaise with marketing to create supplier content for training, blogs, exhibitions, LinkedIn

Cross-Regional Ways of Working & Compliance (10%)

• Ensure consistent portfolio and pricing guardrails across countries; maintain data and systems accuracy, including third-party portals.

Additional Required Skills/Abilities

• Stakeholder management across multiple countries; strong presentation, communication and negotiation skills.
• Advanced Excel/PowerPoint; comfortable with specialist systems and portals.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (Science or Business).
• Extensive experience in chemical distribution/manufacturing with product management, sales and customer or supplier-facing experience.

Travel

• 30–40% across assigned sub-regions/regions.

This role can be based anywhere in Europe.

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.