Director Global Strategic Marketing - Personal Care

locations:
US-NJ-BRIDGEWATER:
US-NJ-VIRTUAL LOCATION
* Serve as a key member of the Personal Care senior leadership team and share responsibility for division-wide business priorities.
* Work closely with the global Personal Care general manager to implement and drive the Personal Care strategy
* Identify, develop, and drive key strategic initiatives to enable profitable growth for the Personal Care business
* Scope of responsibilities span strategic, commercial, and innovation
* Strategic:  + Help shape and implement the Personal Care global strategy  + Lead the annual strategic planning process and support Board of Director and Investor presentations and communications  + Identify, coordinate and recommend merger & acquisition targets for Personal Care
* Commercial:  + Collaborate with the regional Marketing and Sales team to realize commercial initiatives by utilizing market research, business intelligence and competitive analyses  + Support the development of customer development roadmaps and market trends
* Innovation:  + Partner with the regional Marketing team and Technology team across five areas of innovation: (1) new project ideation, (2) project pipeline management, (3) new product introduction sales performance, (4) technical service projects and (5) management of customer briefs  + Collaborate with regional Marketing on business case development and manufacturing strategies  + Key stakeholder in the innovation process (project ideation / identification, innovation pipeline management and responsible for working with Sales and R&D to commercialize new product introductions)
* Not a people management position – while you will collaborate with other team members, this is an individual contributor role with no direct reports.
* Not an entry level position – we need a candidate to hit the ground running with solid experience and a background to prove it within the
** Specialty Chemicals
** space* Not a position for someone with a marketing degree. This is a technical role for someone who has been in a technical field and then found their way into B2B marketing
* A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (science, math or engineering)
* 10+ years in a strategic and/or technical role influencing commercial and innovation in B2B market
* Strong experience in the Specialty Materials Industry and consumer products
* Strategic & analytical thinking skills, collaborative style, and executive presence
* Ability to be a self-starter, work independently, and function at both strategic and operational levels
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