Senior Product Manager - Propylene (m/f/d)

Ready to take your career to the next level?

At HELM, we combine the sustainable thinking of a family business with an entrepreneurial mindset that encourages quick decision-making and freedom in the way you do business.

As a Senior Product Manager – Propylene (m/f/d) within our Base Chemical Solutions Europe (BCS 3) team, you will be part of a motivated and experienced team which operates in an international context within the European region.

Strong and long-term partnerships with our suppliers and customers guarantee a competitive business set-up that requires constant optimization, risk management, and new ideas to continuously grow.

Being the biggest marketeer of propylene in Europe, we offer you challenging tasks with a high level of responsibility in a truly international working environment. Join our team!

Your Key Responsibilities:

You are responsible for a part of our largest product within the Chemicals Entrepreneurial Unit Europe. That means:

• Together with your team BCS 3 and our supply chain teams, you will be responsible for driving the expansion of procurement and marketing activities in Europe
• This includes modelling and monitoring the purchasing and sales activities as well as gathering market intelligence
• In your role, you will be responsible for individual accounts that are almost entirely major players from the chemical and energy industry in Europe
• You will decide on short and medium-term strategies including pricing, swaps and tolling
• In this context, you act as a networker, observe market developments and trends, and align purchasing and sales decisions accordingly
• You support the budgeting and strategy development process by preparing market and product specific analyses
• You will support your colleagues from Supply Chain Operations Management in the scheduling of purchases and sales and the optimization of our international value chains
• Furthermore, you are actively participating in the implementation of HELM's sutainability strategy (decarbonization, circular economies & biobased chemicals)

Your Profile: 

• You have a bachelor’s degree in business administration or finished a comparable apprenticeship. You already gained experience in the fields trading, procurement, marketing, or sales - preferably in the chemical industry.
• You have knowledge in negotiating purchase or sales contracts.
• You bring the proven capability to understand the resulting risks and opportunities from a portfolio of contracts.
• In addition, you are a flexible person who can easily adapt to a changing environment.
• Different stakeholders consider you as a reliable and trustworthy partner. You combine a distinct entrepreneurial mindset with a strong ability in making fast decisions.
• You approach existing and new business contacts with an open mind. You have a team-oriented, responsible, and resilient personality.
• Professional English is essential and in addition to that, you are familiar with common IT applications (MS Office, Salesforce, SAP S4).