Product Manager - Dimethylformamide (DMF) (m/f/d)

Experience HELM as a unique family business and an attractive employer. Through a constant exchange of ideas, our ultimate goal is to offer our customers future-oriented solutions within our global network. At any time, in any place. This allows us to work proactively and think long-term - in operations, quality management, process optimization, product development and distribution. We are innovation drivers, possibility makers and a reliable partner, all in one.

Date: Jan 9, 2026

Location: Hamburg, DE, 20097

Business Unit: Chemicals

Job Function: Product Management

Level of Experience: Entry-Level

For our Business Unit Chemicals, within the department Base Chemical Solutions 2 Europe, we are seeking a motivated Product Manager- Dimethylformamide (DMF) (m/f/d), limited for 2 years.

We offer you an international environment, building strong partnerships with suppliers and key customers while driving continuous optimization, risk management, and new business ideas to support sustainable growth.

At HELM, you will experience a culture that values sustainability, partnership, and freedom in the way you do business — giving you the space to make an impact and develop your career.

Responsibilities

• Together with our sales and supply chain team, you will be responsible for the strategy and expansion of our distribution activities in Europe. This includes modeling and monitoring the purchasing & sales activities as well as gathering market intelligence.
• You will be responsible for individual supplier and customer accounts while being supported and decide on short and medium-term strategies including pricing. It may also include realizing export opportunities together with our colleagues in Asia and the Americas.
• In this context you act as a networker, observe market developments and trends, and align purchasing and sales decisions accordingly.
• Furthermore, you support the budgeting and strategy development process by preparing market and product specific analyses.
• Here, you will work together with your colleagues from Supply Chain Operations Management in the scheduling of purchases and sales, the optimization of our international value chains, and the stock planning.
• In addition, you will work in a support position together with other product managers in BCS 2 for tasks in the daily workflow.

Your profile

• You have a bachelor’s degree in business administration or finished a comparable apprenticeship.
• You already gained first experience in the fields trading, procurement, marketing, or sales. Experience in the chemical industry is not a must.
• Moreover, you bring the proven capability to understand the resulting risks and opportunities from a portfolio of contracts and you have knowledge in negotiating purchase or sales contracts.
• In addition, you are a flexible person who can easily adapt to a changing environment.
• Different stakeholders consider you as a reliable and trustworthy partner. Here, you combine a distinct entrepreneurial mindset with a strong ability in making fast decisions.
• Approaching existing and new business contacts with an open mind, you have a team-oriented, responsible, and resilient personality.
• Fluent English is essential and in addition to that, you are familiar with common IT applications (MS Office, Salesforce, SAP S4).

Every day, each one of us contributes to HELM's success with competence, the highest expertise and unique service. We reward this commitment - not only with international opportunities, possibilities for seminars and further training but also with benefits that offer optimal conditions to reach the perfect work-life balance.

Interested?

Join our motivated team and help shaping the future of HELM! Even if you do not fulfil all of the requirements in our profile, we encourage you to apply. It is important to us to find the right people who will enrich our team with their motivation and personality!

We look forward to receiving your application with all the necessary documents via our application portal.