Global Product Manager

Summary

Leads the profitable growth of one or more product lines within the Adhesives Solutions Division. Reports directly to the Global Business Director and drives strategy, execution, and innovation across a cross-functional global team including supply chain, commercial, manufacturing, technology, and regulatory functions.

Job Description

• Drive a unified global strategy to elevate market position and profitability across all regions.
• Map and analyze global and regional market dynamics, building centralized databases and a robust technology and knowledge hub.
• Own the IBP process from a demand perspective, collaborating with global commercial teams to deliver a precise 24-month rolling forecast. Align production plans with supply chain teams to ensure seamless execution.
• Set ambitious commercial growth targets, partnering with sales teams to define opportunities that fuel profitable growth—leveraging Salesforce (SFDC) for insights and tracking.
• Deliver actionable business support, including sales and account analysis, market intelligence, and open order/sales reporting.
• Lead pricing strategy and margin optimization, working closely with regional pricing analysts to maximize profitability.
• Champion the global product strategy—identify growth opportunities, shape product strategy, and manage the product portfolio to drive expansion.
• Oversees strategic product allocations, partnering with supply chain and commercial teams to balance demand and ensure seamless delivery across regions.
• Define technology requirements for new business growth, including opportunity assessment, recipe optimization, and operational guidance on asset strategy and production costs.
• Collaborate with procurement to secure optimal material pricing and monitor raw material trends to inform strategic pricing decisions.
• Evaluate product performance and competitiveness, identifying levers to enhance value selling across regions and globally.
• Coordinate with marketing on product launches and engage R&D and Tech Service to explore technical innovations and build business cases that support global industry strategy.
• Co-develop a comprehensive growth strategy—organic and inorganic—with the Global Business Director, targeting new segments, applications, adjacent technologies, and M&A opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Business, Engineering or other related field and/or combination of education and related experience.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in an analytical or customer-facing role; preferably in sales, marketing, product management, pricing and/or supply chain. Prefer 7 – 10 years’ experience.
• Highly detail oriented with excellent communication, organization and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with customers.
• Self-motivated with a strong sales drive, determination and target-oriented mindset.
• A mission-driven, team player with the desire to make an impact and difference.
• Ability to plan and manage at both strategic and operational levels.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills across cultures.
• Experience working across cultures collaboratively in a global organization.
• Intermediate to advanced skill level in Microsoft Office.
• Intermediate skill level with SAP is a plus.
• Must be able to interact and communicate professionally and effectively across functions and all levels within the organization.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to travel up to 15%.

Preferred Requirements

• Navigates the complexities of global business dynamics, with deep insight into regional nuances, customer behaviors, and asset strategies.
• Leverages ERP and CRM systems seamlessly to extract actionable insights, optimize decision-making, and drive business performance.
• Demonstrates strong ownership, confidently making decisions and driving alignment across teams to achieve strategic goals.

Why Synthomer?

We are ambitious!
We have grown significantly – both organically and inorganically. We are a FTSE 250 listed company, 22% of our revenue comes from newly commercialized products, and we’re recognized in the top-quartile for chemicals manufacturing safety.​

We believe in high challenge, high support!
We are keen to let you contribute in real roles from day 1. We expect a lot, but offer a lot, too. This includes onboarding, induction and learning events, networking opportunities, mentoring and personal development planning. So, be up for an inspiring long-term career adventure.​

We personalize our approach to development!
At Synthomer, you won't find generic career tracks or development programs but rather a one-size-fits-one approach to employee development. We'll partner with you to ensure you have the right experiences that build your capabilities and accelerate your career growth.