Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.

We are looking for: 

As a NAM Product & Asset Manager, you would become part of the global Product & Asset Management team and report to its Team Leader. You would contribute to optimizing the way Novecare operates (Customers, Products, Plants) and extracting the most value (Pricing, Competitiveness, Asset loading/mix, Contracts, Working Capital) on a Tactical Horizon (next 3 to 12 months).

We count on you for:

Pricing management 

• Regularly review Pricing with the 5 Novecare Markets to optimize business profitability based on thorough analysis (raw materials, energy, market landscape, etc…)
• Define and enforce Pricing guidelines by product (floor, policy), leveraging the suite of tools to run analysis and to manage prices execution.
• Support the Markets with their pricing strategies: Cost Plus, Price formula, Value Based pricing, ...

Asset Profitability management

• Develop analysis to optimize GBU assets loading and profitability, roll-out, track and keep updated plans (eg. analysis based on CM per hour)
• Work with Markets, S&OP, Industrial to ensure an adequate balance between Market strategies/forecasts and Assets’ loading and Working capital expectations.
• Develop a pipe of opportunistics sales.
• Support deals with co-producers if relevant. 
• Develop an allocation framework for the assets that are unbalanced in order to define priorities between Markets to be followed by S&OP

Sales contract management

• Validate sales contracts to ensure alignment with GBU’s strategy (eg, duration, pricing mechanism, commitment to capacity reservation, flexibility, hardship clauses etc.).           
• Supervise the maintenance of the contract database with Markets

 Product portfolio management

• Apply product lifecycle management process in the region of responsibility, approving new product creation according to GBU’s guidelines and rules. 
• Develop and drive product rationalization plans.

What success looks like:

In the region which the Product & Asset Manager is overseeing

• Pricing power aligned with GBU’s Budget
• EBITDA >20% and CM% >40% on average across GBU.
• Capacity utilization around 90-95% across plants and value streams in scope
• >90% of the revenue is managed through the pricing quotation tool by Sales teams
• >95% of contracted business (by revenue) has been reviewed/validated
• #GBU commercial products rationalized vs new products created > 105%

You can count on us for:

• Be part of and contribute to a once-in-a-lifetime change journey 
• Join a transversal and dynamic team 
• Opportunities for growth and learning
• Encouraging a diverse and inclusive workplace culture that values and respects individual differences and backgrounds 

You will bring:

• Bias for decision and action
• Results-oriented mindset
• Analytical skills
• Ability to navigate between big picture and detailed level
• Collaborative with strong impact/influence
• Ability to work across organizational boundaries.

You will get:

• Competitive salary 
• 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations
• Training platform for all employees
• Free language courses (24 languages available)
• Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)

About us

• Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
• At Syensqo, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.

As you may already know, Syensqo is the newly established standalone company resulting from the recent spin-off of Solvay. While both organizations are in the process of finalizing the transition, some email communications related to your recruitment process may continue to come from Solvay.

 #LI-PM1
#LI-Onsite
#middle