Product Segment Manager - Chemical/Textile

1. Margin Management

- Develop and implement the full product lifecycle management through a healthy product portfolio which meets the market and customer requirements

- Improve our vitality index of portfolio through new product introductions

- Reduce product cost, lead times and cost to serve by implement product transfers where possible

- Phase-out and withdraw products at the end of the product lifecycle to maintain a healthy portfolio

- Drive profitability through cost management of price competitiveness, cost visibility and expand group profit

2. Quality Management

- Define product specifications to ensure its quality meets our customers requirements and will impact the market dynamics

- Ensure products are compliant with relevant MRSL schemes and legislations

3. Operations

- Leads make-or-buy decision process (e.g. produce or toll) in order to maximize production plants utilization at optimal product costs as well as control of intellectual property

4. Global Process Owner

- Leads the raw material strategic pre-ordering process & define actions to deplete slow moving inventory to ensure avoidance of supply and price risk and reduction of working but the improvement of cash flow.

PROFILE

- Bachelor in Textiles or Chemistry related qualifications

- Minimum 5-10 years experience in a chemical or textile related field. Prior experience in product management will be an advantage.

- Strives to excel, constantly seeking ways to do things better, sets challenging goals and takes calculated risks

- Able to cope with change and uncertainty. Willing to adapt own ideas or approaches based on new information or changing needs. Ability to manage multiple demands

- Skilled in building and maintaining friendly, reciprocal and warm relationships or networks with people from varying backgrounds, environment and cultures