Title:  Product Specialist - Personal Care

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Start your career journey with Univar Solutions!  Here you can make an impact on the world around you and accelerate your career in areas that energize and excite you. 

The Product Specialist serves a key role in executing the various business strategies created by the Product Marketing Managers. Product Specialists are responsible for coordinating activities across functions to benefit the product line, maximize profitability through sales price/cost management, and support the development of supplier relationships through proactive communication. 

What You’ll Do:

Maintain daily business operations of product line:

• Provide direction as needed to sales, purchasing, customer service, operations, and network planning in support of daily business decisions
• Complete new product set-up in support of product launches
• Maintain knowledge of and communicate all necessary product information to the organization in a timely manner
• Serve as an acting product manager when the Product Line Manager is out of the office

Price and Cost Administration:

• Execute and communicate price strategy to the sales team as directed by the Product Line Managers
• Primary contact for all pricing questions or issues from the sales organization

Supplier relationship:

• Maintain close supplier relationships with frequent, proactive, and professional communication to supplier representatives
• Develop or maintain supplier reports as directed by the Product Line Manager
• Participate in periodic supplier meetings

What You’ll Need.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, science, or a technical field is a plus
• Preferred 2 years of related experience.
• Experience in the chemical industry is a plus.
• High level of data analysis and MS Excel proficiency (Pivot tables, Vlookup, combining data sets, charting and visualizations)
• Experience coordinating effectively across many functions to gain alignment and influence execution
• Able to manage multiple projects with high levels of detail
• Projects a professional and positive image both inside and outside of the company
• Proficiency PowerPoint
• Salesforce.com experience preferred but not required.
• Excellent verbal and written interpersonal communication skills for effective coordination within the department, across the organization, and outside the organization.
• Ability to establish strong working relationships and influence action
• Ability to drive continuous improvement in business processes
• Demonstrated negotiation skills and strong business acumen
• Strong organizational skills, time management skills, and ability to prioritize
• Demonstrated ability to make data-driven decisions and recommendations
• Must be able to travel as needed; however, minimal travel is required in this role; ~5-10% of time

Where you´ll work:

• Home-based opportunity for candidates in Downers Grove, IL

Pay & Benefits:

The salary range for this role is USD 77,420 - 96,780. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be motivated by a variety of factors including the candidate’s proven experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for incentive pay.  Available employee benefits include health, vision, and dental.  We also provide 401k matching for retirement and paid time off.

Univar Solutions is a leading, global distributor of chemicals and ingredients essential to the safety, health, and wellbeing of our daily lives from life-saving medicines and vitamins to hand sanitizers and industrial materials used for cleaning, construction, and more.  Our global team of more than 9,500 employees support our vision to redefine distribution and be the most valued chemical and ingredient distributor on the planet!

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes market aligned pay and incentives as well as a diverse benefits offering to support our employees’ physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.

Univar Solutions supports sustainable solutions for the world around us so that we can do our part to help keep our communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe! 

We are committed to a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion.  Together, we are building a culture that acknowledges the unique experiences, perspectives and expertise of individuals and provides the development and growth opportunities to empower us to redefine our industry. 

Univar Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected classification.

Univar Solutions does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms (collectively Recruiting Firms). Recruiting Firms must enter into a Master Services Agreement (MSA) with Univar Solutions prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. All searches must be initiated by Univar Solutions' Talent Acquisition team and candidates must be submitted via Applicant Tracking System (ATS) by approved vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless the aforementioned conditions have been met. Contacting our hiring managers directly is prohibited.