Product Manager

Synthomer is a leading supplier of high-performance, highly specialised polymers and ingredients that play vital roles in key sectors such as coatings, construction, adhesives, and health and protection – growing markets that serve billions of end users worldwide. Headquartered in London, UK and publicly listed there since 1971, we employ c.3,900 employees across our 5 innovation centres of excellence and more than 29 manufacturing sites across Europe, North America and Asia.

Around 20% of our sales volumes are from new and patent protected products. At our innovation centres of excellence in the UK, Germany, China, Malaysia and Ohio, USA we collaborate closely with our customers to develop new products and enhance existing ones tailored to their needs, with an increasing range of sustainability benefits. Since 2021, we have been proud holders of the London Stock Exchange Green Economy Mark, which recognises green technology businesses making a significant contribution to a more sustainable, low-carbon economy.

EMEA Product Manager

Location:

Rotterdam or Middelburg, The Netherlands

About Synthomer Synthomer is a world-leading supplier of high-performance polymers and specialty chemicals, serving customers across a wide range of industries including coatings, construction, adhesives, textiles, automotive, and healthcare.

We are looking for an experienced and commercially minded EMEA Product Manager to join our team. In this highly visible role, you will be responsible for driving portfolio performance, profitability, pricing strategy, and sustainable growth across the EMEA region.

As an EMEA Product Manager, you will act as the business owner for a portfolio of products manufactured at Synthomer's production facility in Middelburg, the Netherlands. You will be responsible for driving strategy, profitability, market growth, and operational excellence for these products across the EMEA region. You will be responsible for defining product strategy, optimizing profitability, managing product life cycles, and supporting key business decisions through market insights and data-driven analysis.

Working closely with the Middelburg manufacturing site, you will play a key role in aligning commercial opportunities with operational capabilities, ensuring that portfolio decisions support both customer needs and business performance.

• Portfolio Management
  • Manage and optimize an assigned product portfolio across the EMEA region.
  • Develop and execute portfolio and product strategies aligned with business objectives.
  • Monitor portfolio performance and identify opportunities for growth and profitability improvement.
  • Manage product lifecycle activities, including product launches, rationalization initiatives, and product discontinuations.
  • Utilize portfolio analysis, market insights, and win/loss data to support strategic decision-making.
• Pricing & Profitability
  • Develop and execute regional pricing strategies to maximize profitability.
  • Monitor and improve margin performance across customers, markets, applications, geographies, and products.
  • Support forecasting activities and Integrated Business Planning processes.
  • Collaborate with Sales and Marketing teams to develop and implement pricing actions.
  • Support contract and incentive strategy development and execution.
• Market & Competitive Intelligence
  • Monitor market dynamics, competitive activity, supply and demand trends, and pricing developments.
  • Conduct competitive analyses and deliver actionable recommendations to support growth and defend market position.
  • Analyze market opportunities and identify value creation initiatives.
  • Provide commercial insight to influence strategic and operational business decisions.
• Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Partner closely…