Associate Director Product Management P&b B&c

**Associate Director Product Management P&B B&C**

Reporting to Sr. Director Product Management P&B B&C

**Work Location**: Kaiseraugst Switzerland

**Hybrid**

We are seeking a strategic and results-driven **Global Product Manager** to lead the end-to-end management of a globally sourced product portfolio from Beauty & Care. This role involves full accountability for product performance across cost, supply, inventory, quality, and documentation, while fostering strong relationships with third-party suppliers and cross-functional teams including Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, and Commercial. You will contribute to innovation, portfolio planning, and S&OP processes, while navigating complexity across global functions and cultural contexts.

Beauty & Care market

The global Beauty & Care market, valued at more than € 10 billion, is flourishing due to megatrends like urbanization, increasing disposable income, evolving consumer preferences, and the influence of social media. Competition is intense, with large multinationals and smaller niche players vying for market share, necessitating customer-centric strategies and innovative solutions at competitive prices and reliable service.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- End-to-end global product management for a portfolio mainly sourced from third parties, including pricing, supply, inventory, quality, and documentation.
- Collaborate closely with Supply Chain, Demand Management, Quality, and Regulatory teams to ensure product availability, compliance, and performance.
- Build and maintain strong supplier relationships and drive opportunities for portfolio expansion.
- Ensure optimal inventory levels and OTIF targets in coordination with SCM.
- Contribute to IBP / S&OP processes, strategic portfolio planning, and innovation projects.
- Manage customer documentation and complaint handling in line with positioning and confidentiality policies.
- Share market, product, and supplier insights to support commercial and innovation strategies.
- Support product allocation and evaluate new suppliers for integration into the portfolio.
- Troubleshoot supply chain and product issues with internal and external stakeholders.

**You bring**:

- MSc or PhD in Chemistry, Biology, or related natural sciences
- 7-10 years of experience in B2B product, project, commercial management, or purchasing (preferably within dsm-firmenich)
- Proven leadership of global, interdisciplinary teams
- Strong negotiation, stakeholder management, and presentation skills in multicultural settings
- Proficient in business systems and tools, such as Business Warehouse, Trackwise
- Fluent in English (C2) and German (B2); other languages are a plus
- Strategic, conceptual thinker with strong business acumen, Results-driven, resilient, and continuously improvement-oriented
- Persuasive communicator and effective collaborator across functions and cultures
- Proactive, hands-on team player with a can-do attitude
- Creative, agile, and open to change, emotionally intelligent, passionate, and eager to learn

**We bring**:

- Opportunities for professional development and career advancement within a global organization.
- A rich history and a promising future of bold scientific innovation and passionate creation with our customers, all in a sustainable way.
- A space to grow by encouraging and supporting curiosity and an open mindset.
- A flexible work environment that empowers people to take accountability for their work and own the outcome.
- Barrier-free communities within our organization where every employee is equally valued and respected - regardless of their background, beliefs, or identity.
- An eagerness to be one team and learn from each other to bring progress to life and create a better future, sustainably.

**Equal Opportunity Employer**

dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drives unprecedented progress. We aim to build a workplace where opportunity really is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate: there’s a place for everyone at dsm-firmenich.

As a committed equal opportunity employer, we ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and fair. We encourage the recruitment of a diverse workforce, representative of the communities in which we work, by using inclusive language, diverse interview panels, diversified sourcing strategies. Selection is based on qualifications, competency, experience, performance history and fit with the team to advance fair and equitable opportunity.

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