Global Category Manager

Profile:

You have studied to degree level or above.
You will need to have good analytical skills and a natural capability in handling data to establish the strategic vision for your category. Your knowledge and ability to assess chemical market will support your understanding of the market and the customer perspective.

The position requires the following skills:

• Negotiations (Focus on results)
• Strategic vision (Act with long term perspective)
• Project management (Plan & organize)
• Data analysis / good level with IT and e-tools (Size up situations)
• Change Management
• Knowledge and ability to assess chemical market (Understand market & customer perspective).
• Responsiveness to and understanding of internal customer needs (Understand market & customer perspective).
• Able to manage numerous and complex tasks, in a matrix organization with sense of urgency and resilience to stress.

Employee Value Proposition

As part of this position, you will have the opportunity to:

• Work in an International Environment with direct exposure to Senior Executives
• Work within a high-level competency network
• Work with autonomy in line with demonstrated capability.
• Ability to directly impact the bottom line at PPG

About us:

Here at PPG we make it happen, and we are looking for candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our values, with the commitment and drive to strive today to do better than yesterday – everyday.

PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD™

Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @ PPG on Twitter.

The PPG Way

Every single day at PPG:

We partner with customers to create mutual value.

We are "One PPG" to the world.

We trust our people every day, in every way.

We make it happen.

We run it like we own it.

We do better today than yesterday – everyday.

PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email recruiting@ppg.com.

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Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.