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Skywater Search Partners

Portfolio Director – Chemicals

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Lead strategy, innovation, and execution of chemical product portfolio for HVACR markets.
2d ago
Expert & Leadership (13+ years)
Full Time
Minneapolis, MN
Office Full-Time
Role
What you would be doing
new product
portfolio management
regulatory compliance
market intel
forecasting
sales enablement
  • Collaboration – Partner with R&D to shape formulations and sustainable chemistries; collaborate with Supply Chain to ensure quality, cost, and availability targets. ________________________________________ Success Metrics
  • Forecast accuracy and service levels.
  • Commercial Enablement – Equip Sales with training, technical content, and positioning; support customer engagements as the subject matter expert.
  • New Product Development – Drive the stage-gate process from concept through launch; ensure readiness across engineering, supply chain, marketing, and sales enablement.
  • Market Intelligence – Monitor competitive moves and regulatory trends; adjust portfolio and roadmap to maintain differentiation and compliance.
  • Regulatory & Safety – Partner with Quality/EHS and Legal to ensure SDS/TDS accuracy, hazard labeling, and compliance with industry standards.
  • Portfolio Management – Optimize the product portfolio through lifecycle decisions (create/keep/grow/retire), SKU productivity analysis, and rationalization.
  • Voice of Customer – Lead structured VOC activities to capture contractor, distributor, and OEM needs; convert insights into product requirements and innovation priorities.
  • Portfolio Strategy & Roadmap – Own the category strategy and multi-year roadmap; translate into annual plans, quarterly priorities, and measurable scorecards.
What you bring
leadership
stage-gate
10+ years
bachelor
product management
commercial
  • Excellent cross-functional leadership skills.
  • Stage-gate adherence and launch readiness.
  • 10+ years in chemicals or adjacent industrial products with product stewardship and regulatory exposure.
  • Sales/channel enablement completion.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related (advanced degree a plus).
  • Strong experience in product/portfolio management, including NPD leadership.
  • Commercial acumen with pricing, distributor engagement, and top-line growth initiatives.
  • Portfolio productivity (GMROI, revenue per SKU, rationalization progress).
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  • Founded to bridge the gap between high-performing talent and growing businesses.
  • Skywater Search Partners thrives in the executive search industry, consistently delivering top-tier leadership candidates.
  • With deep expertise in sectors like energy, technology, and healthcare, they bring nuanced industry knowledge to every search.
  • The firm has a history of placing executives who have a significant impact on both the companies they join and the industries they serve.
  • Notable for their personalized approach, Skywater focuses on long-term relationships, understanding both client and candidate needs at a granular level.
  • Known for handling complex, high-stakes searches across a variety of sectors, Skywater Search Partners helps organizations scale with confidence.
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