Job Description

IXOM plays a vital part in the lives of tens of millions of people every day. We’re the experts behind the scenes, helping industries, businesses, and local communities thrive.

IXOM may not be a household name, but our products touch the lives of millions every day. With a heritage of over 100 years, we support industries across Life Sciences, Personal Care, Health & Nutrition, Food, Agriculture and more, combining global scale with deep local expertise.

About your role

We’re seeking an experienced Product Manager – Health & Personal Care to play a critical role in driving growth across our Personal Care portfolio, with scope to expand into Health & Nutrition over time.

This is a hands-on, commercially focused role where you’ll own the portfolio strategy, manage key supplier relationships, influence product direction, and work closely with Sales, Supply Chain and customers to bring new ingredients and solutions to market. The portfolio spans a diverse range of ingredients largely focused on skincare, suncare, haircare and body care applications, combining high-volume commodities with specialised, value-add ingredients used in customer NPD pipelines.

You can be based at our Head Office in Melbourne or our Kings Park office in Sydney, working in a hybrid environment alongside a high-performing Life Sciences team.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and grow a diverse Health & Personal Care ingredients portfolio across ANZ
• Drive revenue, margin and inventory performance in line with commercial targets
• Build and manage strong relationships with global suppliers and principals
• Partner with Sales to support customer engagement, quotations and technical conversations
• Work closely with suppliers’ R&D teams to introduce new products and innovation to market
• Support customer NPD projects, from concept through to commercialisation
• Lead demand planning, forecasting and supply coordination with internal teams
• Deliver portfolio strategy, pricing insights and market intelligence
• Champion product stewardship, safety and compliance across the portfolio
• Run internal product and ingredient training sessions for Sales and stakeholders

Who are we looking for?

• Degree-qualified in chemistry, formulation or a related technical discipline
• 5+ years’ experience in the Personal Care industry (ingredients, chemicals or formulations)
• Strong commercial mindset with the ability to balance growth, margin and supply dynamics
• Confident communicator who can build trust with customers, suppliers and internal teams
• Existing industry network across suppliers or Personal Care customers
• Experience working closely with Sales, Supply Chain and technical teams
• Comfortable operating autonomously and owning a portfolio end-to-end

We’re open to candidates from Product Management, Technical Sales, Account Management or Business Development backgrounds, provided you bring the right technical credibility and relationships.

Why join IXOM?

• Play a key role in growing a high-profile Personal Care portfolio
• Work directly with leading global suppliers and innovative product pipelines
• High autonomy role with genuine influence on strategy and growth
• Clear future career pathways as the portfolio and team continues to expand
• Flexible hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 WFH)
• Supportive, collaborative Life Sciences business with strong market footprint

To Apply

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Our Process

At IXOM we are committed to employing individuals who align with our values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants’ suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, and reference checks.

Diverse candidates have diverse needs. During your recruitment journey, information will be provided about adjustment requests. If you require additional support before submitting your application, please contact our Talent Acquisition team.