With over 100 years of experience, Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protecting in the building sector and motor vehicle industry. Sika has subsidiaries in 101 countries around the world and manufactures in over 300 factories. with more than 27,000 employees worldwide. With annual sales of 11.4+ billion USD in 2022, our commitment to quality, innovation, and the environment as well as putting our customer’s needs first, encompasses why Sika is the global leader in our industries.

A Product or Category Manager is the person who identifies the customer need and the larger business objectives that a product or feature will fulfil, articulates what success looks like for a product, and rallies a team to turn that vision into a reality. Could this be you?
 

Exciting Challenges

• Main driver for Innovation!
• Strategic planning of the overall product range- product positioning vs internal range vs competition (pricing, performance, differentiation)
• Ensure updated market & competitor analysis
• Work closely with Sales - identifying customer needs (by applicator, by channel), competitors, sales arguments, pricing
• Work closely with R&D - develop product ideas, performance needed, cost
• Work closely with Marketing - labeling and packaging, communication, videos, marketing campaigns, social media
• Work closely with Supply-chain - make or buy, supply-chain locations, packaging
• Work closely with Procurement - new RM, packaging
• Work closely with the Technical departments - training
• Be present in the market, meeting applicators, shops, distributors, specifiers, influencers - Sika must be well known and on everyone's tongue.

Priority categories for Distribution

• Tile Setting- tile adhesives, tile grouts, WP under tiles, Floor levelling
• Waterproofing- LAM roofing, Basement WP, Pools/tanks, Rising Damp
• Repair, renovation, protection

We Need Your Skills

• Professional Skills and Experience
• University degree
• Solid market know-how of Distribution market
• Over 5 years’ experience in the fields of sales, marketing, product management or technical department
• Additional Skills
• Fluent in English
• Ability to prepare and deliver structured and comprehendible presentations, technical documents and reports
• Personal Skills
• Communicates in an open a professional way and shows the needed sustainability.
• Very self-driven, results-oriented and reliable person
• Good Team player
• Strong Influencing Skill

Building Trust Every Day

• We offer intensive training and interesting perspectives for anyone who wants to build a career.
• The chance to bring new ideas, interesting areas for development, and taking responsibility early on are some of the key factors that drive Sika's success.
• Friendly, personable and often surprisingly uncomplicated, that's how many of our employees describe their working relationships at Sika. We call this the Sika Spirit.

Contact

Are you curious to find out more about Sika? Hear directly from our employees at www.sika.com/en/career/why-work-at-sika/sika-insight-videos.html.

If you are applying to this advert via LinkedIn, please apply with your full CV and NOT with just your LinkedIn profile.

We thank you for your understanding that only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.