Innovation & Technical Marketing Manager Polymers

Responsibilities

Innovation & Technical Marketing (ITM)

• Agile management of the front-end innovation process (idea generation, screening, portfolio management) to achieve proof-of-concept.
• Lead Basket of Ideas (BoI) / Voice of Customers (VoC) or any other future programs together with Innovation Management & Partnership team ensuring the development funnel is always rich with strong and market worthy ideas.
• Ensure sufficient evaluation of ideas in terms of technical / market analysis, competitive benchmarking, next best alternative, potential benefit for Omya, etc.
• Define technical value propositions and create compelling technical marketing content (presentations, white papers, case studies, etc.).
• Develop value propositions and marketing strategies to support product launches.
• Support training programs for Sales/Marketing teams on product technical features, advantages and benefits that are well established and conducted.
• Support to identify technical / commercial / business model gaps in the portfolio and propose innovation initiatives.
• Accountable to ensure optimal ideas / pipeline conversion.

Leading without authority

• Lead large cross-functional project teams and engage with stakeholders, to achieve established innovation goals.
• Give transparency to project team members to foster engagement.
• Ensure that knowledge is openly shared cross-functional, enabling team members to learn from each other.
• Establish a performance mindset and a culture of growth.

Requirements

• University Degree in engineering / chemistry or relevant subject area. Master’s degree in economics / business / finance beneficial.
• Minimum 5-10 years of relevant industry experience. International work experience is beneficial.
• Good understanding and knowledge of the global Polymer market.
• Personality with a strong innovation mindset and a good feeling for unmet market needs and the market value of developed solutions.
• Project Management skills with a proven track record of successful execution of complex projects.
• Proven leadership and communication skills to effectively interact with project team members from a range of backgrounds and at all levels.
• Good influencing and negotiation skills to achieve results.
• Ability to take measured risks and develop new ideas aggressively.
• Excellent command of both oral and written English is required. Additional language skills are beneficial.
• Frequent international business travel up to 40% of the time required.