Group Chemicals Product Portfolio Management Expert
MOL Group – Group Chemicals Market Strategy & Product Development
📍 Location: Budapest / Pozsony
Purpose of the Role
The purpose of this position is to lead end-to-end product development project management in order to maximize the value generation of the Polymer and Polyol product portfolio.
You will act as a central focal point for all product development projects, coordinating cross-functional contributors from Business Development, Sales, R&D, Technology and Production.
Key Responsibilities
End-to-end product development project management
- Full ownership of product development projects from idea generation through development to post-commercial evaluation
- Converting ideas into structured project proposals, filtering initiatives and validating business and technical inputs
- Preparing high-quality decision-making materials (Strategy Fit, Business Case Documents, ad-hoc analyses) to support senior management decisions
Product development portfolio coordination
- Continuous coordination and tracking of 10–30 parallel product development projects
- Driving R&D project execution by ensuring timelines, scope and quality requirements are met
- Ongoing performance re-evaluation during the Commerce phase
Governance & forums
- Leading Expert Team meetings, coordinating stakeholder inputs and facilitating informed decision proposals
- Supporting Product Portfolio Council meetings with full preparation and follow-up (agenda, MoM, status overviews)
Reporting, methodology & value creation
- Delivering regular, insightful management reporting on product development projects, including strategic relevance and value impact
- Acting as an objective “cold-eye” challenger, improving decision quality and outcomes
- Ensuring a standardized and fit-for-purpose methodology for project evaluation across the portfolio
- Providing ad-hoc support in product development and product management-related topics
What We Expect From You
🎓 Education
- University degree in a scientific or technical field
💼 Experience
- Minimum 5 years of relevant international experience
- Experience with at least one relevant product group: Polypropylene, Polyethylene or Polyols
- Background in product management, sales, production or related areas
🧠 Skills
- Strong analytical mindset
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Structured, proactive project management approach
🌐 Languages
- Advanced English (mandatory)
- Hungarian and/or Slovak language skills are an advantage
💻 IT Skills
- MS Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint)
What We Offer:
- The chance to work on high-impact strategic projects in a collaborative, forward-thinking team
- Access to professional development programs
Competitive compensation package including benefits:
Gross 800.000 HUF/year cafeteria.
Private Medicover health insurance.
Cell phone – with unlimited data and calls for personal usage as well.
Life and accident insurance.
- 13th month salary which is paid in December (around Christmas).
- Career growth opportunities across MOL Group’s diverse business units
- Participation in numerous training and talent programs (soft skills and hard skills as well).
At MOL Group, we know that our strength lies in diversity. During the selection process, we provide equal opportunities to all applicants with the appropriate qualifications and work experience, regardless of age, gender, disability, or reduced work capacity, sexual orientation, or ethnicity. At MOL Group, everyone matters.
If you have any specific needs related to your reduced work capacity at any stage of the recruitment process, please inform our recruitment team! We are happy to assist.