Arxada is a global leader in innovative solutions that protect our world. Our groundbreaking technologies in-depth regulatory know-how manufacturing and process development help our customers to safeguard nutrition health and infrastructure efficiently through chemistry and biotechnology that enhance sustainability. We offer a broad portfolio of ingredients and services for multiple end-markets that include Human Health & Nutrition Home & Personal Care Professional Hygiene Paints & Coatings and Wood Protection.
With customers in more than 100 countries the company achieved sales of CHF 2 billion in 2024. Headquartered in Basel (Switzerland) Arxada employs 3200 associates across 24 production sites and 14 R&D centers all committed to our customers success.
As a Global Product Manager based in Barcelona/Morristown (remote) you will take ownership of a diverse product portfolio in the Paints & Coatings segment and help shape Arxadas continued growth globally. This role is ideal for a collaborative and analytical professional who enjoys driving strategic decisions strengthening portfolio performance and removing barriers that enable teams to deliver results with grit and purpose. You will work closely with crossfunctional colleagues to influence product strategy enhance competitiveness and support longterm business success.
Essential Job Functions
- Pricing & Margin Leadership: Lead pricing strategy and margin optimization across assigned product groups including tactical pricing actions during supply constraints or market volatility. Establish pricing floors using cost inputs segmentation and market intelligence.
- Product & Asset Roadmap Ownership: Maintain mid to longterm product and asset roadmaps that support portfolio evolution asset footprint decisions risk assessments and business continuity planning.
- Portfolio Optimization & Profitability Projects: Drive profitability initiatives such as value engineering SKU consolidation SMOG risk reduction inventory allocation improvements and asset utilization enhancements.
- Market Competitive & Regulatory Insight: Work with Marketing and Regulatory teams to analyse trends competitor landscapes supplier dynamics and pricing factors translating insights into actions that strengthen longterm competitiveness.
- Product Stewardship & Commercialization: Ensure product master data accuracy manage SKU lifecycle activities and coordinate crossfunctional launch and change processes to meet market needs.
- Business Enablement: Identify and eliminate bottlenecks to support smooth execution across product lines and broader business initiatives. Estimated travel requirement: 10%.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelors degree in engineering science marketing business or finance with 510 years of experience in product management pricing marketing supply chain procurement or operations.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen with the ability to translate market data into informed pricing and portfolio decisions.
- Excellent analytical communication and stakeholdermanagement skills with a collaborative and customerfocused approach.
- Comfortable working in dynamic fastmoving environments and demonstrating resilience ownership and a growth mindset.
- Proficiency in Excel PowerPoint and SAP is preferred.
- Experience within the specialty chemicals sector is an advantage.
For US Applicants: The expected salary range for this role is 117K 143K$ but specific employee compensation may vary depending on factors including experience education training licensure certification location and other job-related non-discriminatory factors permitted by law.
This role is also eligible to earn a short-term incentive bonus and the following benefits: 401(k) plan medical dental vision life and disability insurance paid time off paid holidays and paid sick leave.
Arxada has world class offering in two distinct areas:
Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on threats posed by microorganisms to people and planet through five distinct business lines including Professional Hygiene Home & Personal Care Wood Protection Paints & Coatings and Material Protection.
Nutrition Care & Environmental (NCE) meanwhile provides materials used to manufacture composites for electronics aerospace and other markets as well as vitamins and nutritional ingredients chemicals and performance intermediates and raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.
Arxada is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity age status as a qualified individual with disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Arxada is a global leader in innovative solutions that protect our world. Our groundbreaking technologies in-depth regulatory know-how manufacturing and process development help our customers to safeguard nutrition health and infrastructure efficiently through chemistry and biotechnology that enhanc...
Arxada is a global leader in innovative solutions that protect our world. Our groundbreaking technologies in-depth regulatory know-how manufacturing and process development help our customers to safeguard nutrition health and infrastructure efficiently through chemistry and biotechnology that enhance sustainability. We offer a broad portfolio of ingredients and services for multiple end-markets that include Human Health & Nutrition Home & Personal Care Professional Hygiene Paints & Coatings and Wood Protection.
With customers in more than 100 countries the company achieved sales of CHF 2 billion in 2024. Headquartered in Basel (Switzerland) Arxada employs 3200 associates across 24 production sites and 14 R&D centers all committed to our customers success.
As a Global Product Manager based in Barcelona/Morristown (remote) you will take ownership of a diverse product portfolio in the Paints & Coatings segment and help shape Arxadas continued growth globally. This role is ideal for a collaborative and analytical professional who enjoys driving strategic decisions strengthening portfolio performance and removing barriers that enable teams to deliver results with grit and purpose. You will work closely with crossfunctional colleagues to influence product strategy enhance competitiveness and support longterm business success.
Essential Job Functions
- Pricing & Margin Leadership: Lead pricing strategy and margin optimization across assigned product groups including tactical pricing actions during supply constraints or market volatility. Establish pricing floors using cost inputs segmentation and market intelligence.
- Product & Asset Roadmap Ownership: Maintain mid to longterm product and asset roadmaps that support portfolio evolution asset footprint decisions risk assessments and business continuity planning.
- Portfolio Optimization & Profitability Projects: Drive profitability initiatives such as value engineering SKU consolidation SMOG risk reduction inventory allocation improvements and asset utilization enhancements.
- Market Competitive & Regulatory Insight: Work with Marketing and Regulatory teams to analyse trends competitor landscapes supplier dynamics and pricing factors translating insights into actions that strengthen longterm competitiveness.
- Product Stewardship & Commercialization: Ensure product master data accuracy manage SKU lifecycle activities and coordinate crossfunctional launch and change processes to meet market needs.
- Business Enablement: Identify and eliminate bottlenecks to support smooth execution across product lines and broader business initiatives. Estimated travel requirement: 10%.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelors degree in engineering science marketing business or finance with 510 years of experience in product management pricing marketing supply chain procurement or operations.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen with the ability to translate market data into informed pricing and portfolio decisions.
- Excellent analytical communication and stakeholdermanagement skills with a collaborative and customerfocused approach.
- Comfortable working in dynamic fastmoving environments and demonstrating resilience ownership and a growth mindset.
- Proficiency in Excel PowerPoint and SAP is preferred.
- Experience within the specialty chemicals sector is an advantage.
For US Applicants: The expected salary range for this role is 117K 143K$ but specific employee compensation may vary depending on factors including experience education training licensure certification location and other job-related non-discriminatory factors permitted by law.
This role is also eligible to earn a short-term incentive bonus and the following benefits: 401(k) plan medical dental vision life and disability insurance paid time off paid holidays and paid sick leave.
Arxada has world class offering in two distinct areas:
Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on threats posed by microorganisms to people and planet through five distinct business lines including Professional Hygiene Home & Personal Care Wood Protection Paints & Coatings and Material Protection.
Nutrition Care & Environmental (NCE) meanwhile provides materials used to manufacture composites for electronics aerospace and other markets as well as vitamins and nutritional ingredients chemicals and performance intermediates and raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.
Arxada is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity age status as a qualified individual with disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Required Experience:
IC
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