Senior Product Manager - Soap, Sanitizers, and Air care

Senior Product Manager - Soap, Sanitizers, and Air care

Who We Are  

Essity is a global leader in health and hygiene with our corporate headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, and North American headquarters in Philadelphia, PA. We are a multi-billion-dollar company that is committed to breaking barriers to well-being. Essity does this through innovative brands in the areas of Professional Hygiene, Consumer Goods, and Health & Medical Solutions.  

Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic, and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being. At Essity you will find a caring and compassionate culture where we remain grounded in our beliefs & behaviors.  

About the Role

Essity Professional Hygiene is looking for an experienced Senior Product Manager who is responsible for helping to develop the North American (NA) product strategy, leading the implementation of the Business Unit (BU) product strategy in NA, and executing the tactical plans based on priority segments. The role is also responsible for the management of one or more product groups at the NA level. This role will have one product management direct report.

The ideal candidate should/could live in Philadelphia, PA or Appleton, WI.   

We’re looking for people who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We’re always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we’d love to talk.  

What You Will Do

• With Product Director, help develop NA marketing strategy as well as implement and drive regional market execution of centrally developed product plans, aligned with segment strategies
• Act as Product Champion for assigned sub-category(s) for the entire NA region
• Manage one product manager responsible for in market implementation of regional marketing plans
• Drive forecasting effort in collaboration with Regional Customer and Segment Marketing, to be consolidated at BU product level
• Maintain direct relationship with Product Supply, steering assortment optimization and quality needs at regional level
• Define needs for and provide input to product marketing plan for maintenance or launch
• Input and perform product part in consolidated product launches
• Set local pricing within pricing guidelines given at launch preparation
• Implement marketing areas in Phase In, Phase Out (PIPO) process along with BU Product Director and in coordination with Regional Customer Marketing
• Manage Intellectual Property local infringement issues: gather evidence to build case, update local organizations and communications
• Conduct and support product training to Sales
• Ensure Price list, Catalogue and Assortment list updates
• Act as complaint handler for the Region, consolidating at Product BU level and working in accordance with Global handling procedures

Who You Are

• University Degree or equivalent
• 7+ years’ experience in a product or marketing related management role
• Prior experience in B2B Skincare category preferred but not required
• Deep functional knowledge in Product marketing
• Relevant (ideally B2B) business understanding
• Experienced in effectively executing product/marketing plans, engaging cross-functional stakeholders

About Our DEI Culture 

Guided by our Beliefs & Behavior, our culture is the foundation that connects our history with our future. At Essity, care, collaboration and inclusion are more than buzzwords, they are practiced on an everyday basis. And with a purpose of breaking barriers to wellbeing, promoting gender equality and enable customers and consumers to lead a fuller life at all stages of life, DEI is in our core. 

As we work in diverse teams across geographies, cultures and professional areas, inclusive leadership is something we expect from ourselves and each other. In our leadership platform, we express this as leveraging the power of differences. From experience we know that diverse and inclusive teams are key to innovate and profitably grow our business while simultaneously address our ambitious climate targets. 

What We Can Offer You 

At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose. 

Compensation and Benefits:  

Competitive annual salary + annual incentive bonus + benefits 

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple i