At DuPont, we are working on things that matter; whether its providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world.
If you would like to be a part of a premier multi-industrial company that is delivering sustainable solutions that bring real purpose and value, of a company with collaborative spirit because it believes that we work best when we work together as a team and values the diversity of thought, then DuPont is the company for you!
We are excited to share that on May 22, 2024, DuPont announced plans to separate(1) into three industry-leading, independent publicly traded companies. This strategic move will create focused businesses with distinct investment profiles. We believe the proposed separations will create opportunities for all three future companies to better serve their customers and unlock long-term value for stakeholders. This process is expected to take 18-24 months from the date of announcement to complete. We are committed to supporting our employees throughout this transition and ensuring a smooth and successful separation process. We look forward to welcoming new talent who are interested in contributing to the continued success and growth of our evolving organization.
WHY JOIN US?
Our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter!
Have the Opportunity to chart your own course, challenge yourself, and acquire new capabilities to build a rewarding and fulfilling career. We reward employees with competitive pay and incentives to recognize skills, competencies, and contributions to business results.
Get to Experience a collaborative environment where teamwork is celebrated with flexibility that enhances balance and an inclusive atmosphere that is welcoming to all!
Get to know our Purpose and make it yours by bringing innovations to market that improve the world, share a commitment to sustainability that makes our planet better and give back to communities in which we work and live.
The Role
Shelter Solutions is a global leader in the built environment, delivering market-back solutions across building envelope, home improvement, and decorative surfaces. Together we are transforming how lasting affordable shelter is created for people globally. The NA Thermal portfolio is a significant part of the Shelter Solutions business. It includes the Styrofoam extruded polystyrene (XPS), Betafuse structural adhesive, Thermax and Tuff-R Polyisocyanurate (ISO) insulation, and ArmorWall Structural Insulated Sheathing product lines.
The NA Thermal Product Manager is responsible for managing the profitability and full lifecycle of a $400MM+ product portfolio with seven plants across the United States and Canada and several contract manufacturers. This Thermal Product Manager is responsible for maintaining the health of the Thermal Portfolio to ultimately drive long-term growth and profitability. The individual is directly responsible for the Styrofoam and Betafuse product lines and manages a Product Manager dedicated to ArmorWall and ISO.
This individual will report directly to the Shelter Solutions Global Product Director. However, success will depend most on working closely with functional leaders across the business to drive alignment across commercial, technical, and operational functions.
The Product Manager is responsible for ensuring the long-term health of the portfolio which ultimately puts the business in position to deliver consistent top-line growth while hitting profitability targets. The value the Product Manager brings to the role is directly related to how informed and aligned the team around the product manager is. In other words, success in this role is directly correlated with the leaders ability to influence. The tools available to the Thermal Product Manager include but are not limited to:
Your Key Responsibilities:
Enabling top line growth. By partnering with pricing, marketing, and supply chain organizations, the Product Manager can drive growth and prevent market share erosion. The Product Manager keeps levers like lead time management, pricing, and product changes front and center for an organization that is focused on driving growth.
Owning product roadmaps. Work with cross functional partners to define and advance products to win in the long run. Roadmaps provide alignment around opportunities and drive prioritization to put business in the best position to hit decarbonization, margin enhancement, and value creation goals.
Understanding manufacturing costs and driving improvements. The Product Manager is responsible for understanding the key drivers of profitability in the business and identifying opportunities to drive improvement. The individual helps the organization see their opportunities to drive effective manufacturing from cost (direct and hidden), reliability (consistency and supply), and quality perspectives.
Defining key raw material strategies. Working in close collaboration with R&D, quality, and supply chain, the Product Manager must work to understand short and long-term risks to the product portfolio and support execution with the procurement team.
Driving success of new product development process. In all stages of the development cycle and post-launch, the Product Manager plays a key role in aligning internal functions for each stage gate review and is ultimately responsible for ensuring new products move the portfolio forward in a strategically-aligned way.
Maintaining an informed view of the competitive landscape. Insights into competition come in through every function. It is the Product Managers role to drive discipline in understanding how our competitors are approaching the market, how industry capacity is forecasted to change over the next few years. Armed with visibility into current and future gaps in the product portfolio, the Product Manager drives the organization to improve our competitive position.
Stepping in to coordinating large-scope projects or challenging supply situations when cross-functional approaches are critical to success.
The Product Manager leverages the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Process to facilitate focus and attention on the portfolio. They develop the PMR to put direct attention on the portfolio and are a key participant through the demand, supply, and integrated reconciliation steps.
Your Qualification Profile:
Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain or a related field. MBA is preferred
6 years of relevant business experience working in a similar role is required
Strong business acumen with demonstrated experience making agile/sound decisions
Previous cross functional business experience
Innovative, creative future mindset
Diverse, multi-functional perspectives; experience in variety of businesses/functions a plus
Political savvy to navigate ambiguity and uncertainty to drive business alignment
Result oriented. A track record of setting clear priorities and goals and delivering them.
Excellent communication skills and highly effective at building and maintaining networks; effective written, verbal and presentation skills.
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(1)The separation transactions are subject to satisfaction of customary conditions, including final approval by DuPont’s Board of Directors, receipt of tax opinion from counsel, the filing and effectiveness of Form 10 registration statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, applicable regulatory approvals, and satisfactory completion of financing. For further discussion of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could impact the achievement, expected timing and intended benefits of the separation transactions, see DuPonts announcement.