The Company

The world leader in mineral-based specialty solutions for industry, with over 16,000 employees and over 200 sites worldwide, Imerys delivers high value-added, functional solutions to diversified set of industrial sectors, from processing industries to consumer goods.

The Group draws on its knowledge of applications, technological expertise and its material science know-how to deliver solutions based on beneficiation of its mineral resources, synthetic minerals and formulations.

These contribute essential properties to customers’ products and performance, including refractoriness, hardness, conductivity, opacity, durability, purity, lightness, filtration, absorption and repellency.

Imerys is determined to develop responsibly, in particular by fostering the emergence of environmentally-friendly products and processes.

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The Position

Deputy Product Manager

Role

Support the product manager with the definition, articulation and implementation of a product / mineral strategy (Product Roadmap) to align capacities with organic growth ambition and challenges and optimize profit pool by conducting strategic analysis, leading specific projects, and developing / implementing recommendations

Responsibilities

Conduct strategic analyses feeding decision making

Conduct selected strategic analyses and assess product rationalization opportunities to drive profitable growth or optimize profit pool.

Assess profitability of key production circuits and assets and contribute to feed the pipeline of profit optimization actions.

Project Management

Support projects for the product, in accordance with the product manager, from end to end, relating to product marketing, industrial footprint, M&A, organic growth, etc.

in collaboration with the different stakeholders of the Business Area such as markets, operations, supply chain, finance, HR, communication etc..

For all topics

Source, analyze, challenge information inside and outside our organization, select and provide recommendation

Develop Internal consensus and buy-in on topics

Prepare & present to senior management for decision making

Accountability

Provide strategic analysis on product management

Lead the implementation of some projects

Support Product knowledge management

Position in the organisation & Location

Reporting to : Product Manager

Main external stakeholders : Product Manager, Marketing Directors, Operations

Location : Paris or any relevant Imerys plants in France

Competencies & Experience

Growth Mindset

Strong Project management Skills and self-starter

Strong analytical skills and strategic understanding

Ability to positively influence teams without direct reporting lines

Strategic mind, hands-on, result-oriented, good interpersonal skills

Ability to craft and present compelling Business cases and Analyses supporting key developments.

Fluent in English, any additional language is a plus

Ideal background / experience

Engineering degree or Business School