Portfolio Manager - Building Care / Floor Care / Taski, Emerging Markets at Diversey

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the adaptation and activation of the value proposition for key customer segments across geographies with existing and new customers (including global strategic accounts), through a matrixed team of regional and local marketers
• Define, implement and deliver with excellence a clear portfolio strategy. Coordinate regional product portfolio management and optimization - analysis and P&L driven approach
• Continuous portfolio optimization; operated via regional portfolio manager with execution teams; planning, development and governance with R&D, Regulatory, Procurement and Supply Chain - to be operationally executed in countries
• Manage innovation cycle - coordinate insights generation and processing, translation into product needs, execution of local/regional/global innovation programs with right market adaptation
• Support the Global Strategy Office in the development of the global long term company strategy (where to play and how to win) and ensure that key strategic initiatives are executed in the region and aligned across verticals and amongst the regional team
• Be a facilitator, collaborator and guide on priorities for other functions, on product/portfolio related matters, working in close partnership with peer function leaders to connect the supporting functions behind overall growth priorities
• Analyze portfolio performance along key metrics, draw implications and develop recommendations based on key market trends. Ensure a high standard of execution and delivery across all projects getting buy-in from stakeholders in terms of key date and deliverables
• Structured approach to workload prioritization and planning, driving and facilitating the right mix of maintenance, value adding and experimental focus across her/his portfolio

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in engineering, business or a related field
• A minimum of 7-10 years Marketing experience with strong quantitative and qualitative results
• B2B experience, ideally combination of B2B and B2C. Experience from multinationals company is a plus
• Excellent command of both written and spoken English
• Experience with managing large product portfolio complexity
• The ability to work remotely with different people from different cultures and coordinate them for common goals
• The ability to think outside the box and define solutions that work
• An analytical and data-driven approach, and the ability to generate insights from this
• The strengths to turn a strategic vision into tangible actions
• Experience in managing both projects and innovation launches
• Strong analytical, organizational and project management skills

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of marketing principles, local country marketplace, sales process, products & systems
• Ability to influence and motivate others
• Ability to deliver results through others
• Effective verbal and written communication
• Can do attitude, leads by example, uses and showcases best practice
• Curiosity and an unstoppable need for learning
• Excellent time management and priority setting ability
• Skillful and accomplished with Microsoft office package