Portfolio Director – Chemicals

Overview

Lead strategy, innovation, and execution of chemical product portfolio for HVACR

Key Responsibilities

• new product
• portfolio mgmt
• market intel
• regulatory compliance
• roadmap planning
• voc

Tasks

The Portfolio Director – Chemicals is responsible for leading strategy, innovation, and execution across a portfolio of chemical products used in HVACR and adjacent applications. This role blends market insight with product management discipline to shape the multi-year roadmap, drive new product development (NPD), and ensure the portfolio meets customer needs while delivering top-line revenue growth. -New Product Development – Drive the stage-gate process from concept through launch; ensure readiness across engineering, supply chain, marketing, and sales enablement. -Portfolio Management – Optimize the product portfolio through lifecycle decisions (create/keep/grow/retire), SKU productivity analysis, and rationalization. -Market Intelligence – Monitor competitive moves and regulatory trends; adjust portfolio and roadmap to maintain differentiation and compliance. -Collaboration – Partner with R&D to shape formulations and sustainable chemistries; collaborate with Supply Chain to ensure quality, cost, and availability targets. -Commercial Enablement – Equip Sales with training, technical content, and positioning; support customer engagements as the subject matter expert. -Forecast accuracy and service levels. -Voice of Customer – Lead structured VOC activities to capture contractor, distributor, and OEM needs; convert insights into product requirements and innovation priorities. -Regulatory & Safety – Partner with Quality/EHS and Legal to ensure SDS/TDS accuracy, hazard labeling, and compliance with industry standards. -Portfolio Strategy & Roadmap – Own the category strategy and multi-year roadmap; translate into annual plans, quarterly priorities, and measurable scorecards.

Requirements

• chemistry degree
• 10+ years
• product management
• cross-functional
• commercial
• npd leadership

What You Bring

The ideal candidate is a strategic product leader who thrives at the intersection of customer insight, technical requirements, and commercial execution. -Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related (advanced degree a plus). -10+ years in chemicals or adjacent industrial products with product stewardship and regulatory exposure. -Commercial acumen with pricing, distributor engagement, and top-line growth initiatives. -Strong experience in product/portfolio management, including NPD leadership. -Excellent cross-functional leadership skills. -Sales/channel enablement completion. -Stage-gate adherence and launch readiness. -Portfolio productivity (GMROI, revenue per SKU, rationalization progress).

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