Lead Expert Product & Portfolio Manageme

Merck KGaA Darmstadt Germany - Milwaukee, WI

Full-time - Senior

Milwaukee, WI

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Global Product Manager for the Analytical Essentials - Solvents team at MilliporeSigma is responsible for developing and executing strategies for portfolio growth. This role involves full product ownership, including product roadmaps, competitive differentiation, and lifecycle management. The manager will collaborate with various teams to ensure alignment and drive revenue, growth, and profitability for the product portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Develop portfolio strategy to achieve growth above market levels and create strategic market plans for specific segments
• Analyze key markets, technology trends, customer needs, and competitors to identify revenue growth drivers and opportunities
• Manage the entire product lifecycle, including identifying opportunities, driving product development, and optimizing existing product business
• Collaborate with Commercial colleagues, Marketing Communications, and Digital Marketing to develop and execute marketing tactics and commercial tools
• Regularly analyze portfolio pricing, develop pricing strategies, and monitor profitability impacts
• Define product offerings, develop pricing, promotion, and placement for all products within the portfolio
• Develop and drive web activities, tools, and content for products and product categories

Requirements

• Bachelor in Sciences or a related/equivalent Life Science field and 5+ years of combined Product Management, Product Management Operations, or Product Marketing experience in a Life Science company
• Proven track record of influencing and leading cross-functional teams
• Experience in developing multi-year portfolio strategies and managing complex supply chain dynamics
• Strong customer and supplier-facing presentation and communication skills
• Entrepreneurial, self-starting, strategic thinker with a demonstrated track record of success
• Ability to set up effective project teams and lead them to achieve project goals
• Ability to travel domestically and/or internationally, up to 20% of the time

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced degree (M.Sc., MBA, or PhD) and 5+ years of experience in Life Science reagent and consumable product management and marketing
• Experience and/or knowledge about Chromatography market needs
• Independence, assertiveness, and ability to make decisions quickly and confidently
• Ability to influence without direct authority to achieve desired outcomes
• Highly developed interpersonal, written and verbal skills, including the ability to give senior level presentations

Benefits

• Diversity and inclusion initiatives
• Opportunities for professional development and growth
• Collaborative and innovative work environment