Manager, Marketing
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Job Summary
The Industry Manager provides leadership in strategic and tactical marketing (market penetration, segmentation, and effective EVE tools and launch packages) and platform/product definition for Avient's products and positioning. This individual is a thought leader who performs independently and has demonstrated the ability to effectively interact and influence peers and the next level up in organizations (Avient and Customer).
Essential Functions
- Profitable growth.
- Gross margin targets as a percentage of sales.
- Gross margin percentage expansion.
- Vitality index growth.
- Vitality GM targets.
- New product launches.
- Engagement of customers and the business leveraging key tools such as situational analysis, sales & marketing plans, the POL process, EVE tools, the pricing quote tool, marcom resources, effective product launch kits, etc.
- Track and measure key market trends, competitive position, and delivery on specialization strategy.
- Monitors business results. Initiates and updates Strategic Plan in conjunction with management in each region.
- Identify new ideas and opportunities for growth.
- Generates effective sales campaigns, advertising programs and technical literature. Ensures industry sales records are analyzed and
- Establishes and implements the industry’s overall marketing goals. Monitors business results. Initiates and updates Strategic Plan in conjunction with management for their industry.
- Directs the development and introduction of new products with sales, research, manufacturing, and distribution. Supervises technical literature, advertising campaigns, definitions, specification, and performance standards. Develops, reviews and coordinates product promotion, technical presentations, and advertising through marketing staff and Marketing Communications.
- Directs or oversees new market development for current or prospective programs of for the penetration of existing markets. Directs or oversees market research and analyses to track future marketplace trends, customer needs, competitor data, and product performance and acceptability. Monitors results and formulates short and long-term
marketing strategies. - Ensures customer and Avient sales personnel receive continuous technical support in the form of up-to-date product application technology, training, and problem solving. Develops contacts with major customers and suppliers. Conducts sales calls to maintain customer contact, promotes sales efforts, evaluates market trends, and develops business at target accounts.
- Provides direction and training in Business Unit/Company/Corporate wide marketing training programs.
- Works closely with Environmental Health & Safety to ensure products meet local, state, and federal/country regulations.
- Attends various trade/organization functions to develop business contacts and gather market information.
- Supports and is committed to Avient's LSS improvement process. Plans strategies to ensure error-free work and conveys this attitude in the daily performance of various duties.
- Coordination, support, and participation in the POL process and the situational analysis system.
- Develop the strategic marketing direction for their industry.
- Creates value proposition for the assigned industry, focusing on the customer and ensuring product quality and consistency.
- Responsible for communicating marketing activities to regional sales team, customer service, global partners and manufacturing to ensure smooth transition of strategy to action.
- Holds strategic conversations with R&D and partners to set direction for Avient in the assigned industry. Takes customer and market trends, feedback, and opportunities to create technology focus. Owns key linkage between customer, business and technology.
- Leads the development and planning of the industry approach, modeling, and marketing communication(s).
Drives measurement and tracking activities including market size, market share, and ROI.
Education and Experience
- Bachelors - Marketing or Equivalent Experience
- Masters - Business Administration or Equivalent Experience
- Marketing - Marketing Strategy, Margin/Profitability Tracking, Marketing Materials Development, Customer Identification, New Product Marketing, Sales Campaign
- Cross Functional - Budget Management, Leadership Experience, Global Experience, Change Management, Voice of the Customer
- Personal Skills - Research, Self Motivated, Training/Mentoring Others, Influence, Analytical Skills, Time/Priority Management, Ability to Multitask, Work Independently, Work on a Team
- Software Skills - Microsoft Office, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, SAP Business Warehouse
Additional role specific requirements
• Commercial or Technical Background: Prior experience in sales, R&D, or marketing is essential to understand market dynamics, pricing, customer needs, and project handling.
• AI Fluency: Openness to digital transformation and familiarity with AI tools to improve customer insight generation, productivity, and marketing execution.
• Industry Flexibility: Background in masterbatch, additives, or compounding is not mandatory. Candidates from downstream companies such as Amcor, Huhtamaki, or Sealed Air are encouraged to apply.
• Flexible Packaging Expertise: Hands-on experience in flexible packaging (polyolefins and PET), is required to bring application-level understanding and credibility.
• Customer-Centric Strategy Development: Ability to convert real customer needs into actionable and impactful marketing strategies.
• Innovation Experience: Demonstrated track record in supporting or leading innovation projects, such as product development, application trials, or go-to-market programs.
We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business. By playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avient’s strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals.
At Avient, we believe a wide variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person’s qualifications, abilities, experience and performance. Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran’s status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to complete an online application, please contact the Avient HR Team by emailing, ApplicationAccommodation@Avient.com.