Slava Starkov
Product Manager Home and Personal Care Emeai @Dow
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WORK HISTORY
Product Manager Home and Personal Care Emeai @Dow
Responsibilities: Asset management (investment, labor strategy, demand fulfillment) for 2 plants as well as influencing varieties of other plants strategies; P&L responsibility for Home & Personal care portfolio EMEAI; Collaboration with all functions: marketing, sales, supply chain, R&D, logistic, customer serviceKey Achievements: Improved EBIT in 3 years while working with team of sales/marketing on the pricing strategies aligned to market tightness, and stabilizing the cost pressure with sourcing; Contributed to global margin growth by coordinating global tender for key customer(>30% of global silicone business); Influenced assets strategy including product mix, passed several capital expansion projects and influenced workforce strategy; Maintained tight working capital by pro-active managing inventory levels; Facilitated external manufacturing tolling establishment in emerging markets; Guided sales team with asset/price changes; Collaborated with marketing and external manufacturing teams as gatekeeper for transformational strategy initiatives; Actively drove slow moving inventory reduction and developed minimum order quantities set up; Reduced complexity for allocation process
EDUCATION
Lomonosov Moscow State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology (MITHT)
Bachelor, Management
Lomonosov Moscow State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology (MITHT)
Master, Chemistry
Moscow Institute of Linguistics
Written translator, Lingustics
SKILLS
ABOUT SLAVA STARKOV
As a product manager at Dow, I have been managing the assets, labor, and demand fulfillment for a segment of the home and personal care portfolio in EMEAI since 2019. With over 15 years of experience in the chemical industry, I have developed strong skills in negotiation, new business development, and distribution management.I have also contributed to the global margin growth by coordinating a large tender for a key customer, influencing the assets strategy, and maintaining a tight working capital. In addition, I have collaborated with various functions, such as marketing, sales, supply chain, R&D, logistic, and customer service, to commercialize innovative products and create value propositions for the industrial metal and wood coatings market. My mission is to leverage my chemistry and management credentials to drive growth and innovation for a sustainable future.
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