Marketing Manager
The Company
The world leader in mineral-based specialty solutions for industry, with over 16,000 employees and over 200 sites worldwide, Imerys delivers high value-added, functional solutions to diversified set of industrial sectors, from processing industries to consumer goods. The Group draws on its knowledge of applications, technological expertise and its material science know-how to deliver solutions based on beneficiation of its mineral resources, synthetic minerals and formulations. These contribute essential properties to customers’ products and performance, including refractoriness, hardness, conductivity, opacity, durability, purity, lightness, filtration, absorption and repellency. Imerys is determined to develop responsibly, in particular by fostering the emergence of environmentally-friendly products and processes.
If you want to grow your skills and develop your career, find out more at www.imerys.com
The Position
Marketing ManagerJob Summary
Based at Imerys corporate office in Roswell, GA, the Marketing Manager for the Construction and Infrastructure market areas will ensure the marketing activities for products and services under responsibility, namely by analyzing customer needs, identifying and exploring opportunities, coordinating new product launches, and global business opportunities. The goal is to contribute to product development and market growth.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
Market and segment
Recognize and raise weak signals from the market that could impact the business’ activity, namely by participating in market events, customers meeting, presence on social media; Read the market trends and customer insights and translate into business recommendation
Understand and segment the market the ensure the adapted Imerys Offering answering customer needs
Structure a solution offering with a clear and quantified value proposition for each of our products offered to the market as well as establish and justify a recommended price range based on: value-added, competitive dynamics, market strategy and profitability.
Define and Challenge route to market, distribution channels e.g. direct vs. generalist distribution vs. specialist distribution, e-commerce route
Establish and sustain contacts with key value chain stakeholders: Applicators, Prescribers, Architect, Influencers associations, equipment manufacturers, end-customers to promote Imerys interests
New ideas, opportunities
Identify new ideas / opportunities that could benefit the business; analyze potential development opportunities within an application segment, propose key actions in order to develop this opportunity cost effectively, and submit it to enter the New Product or Service Development pipeline.
Lead or actively Participate new product development projects, prepare documentation, set price level and actively support Industrial, Supply Chain, technical and sales teams until full commercial launch
Define the product mix (product, price, package, positioning, promotion), ensuring a common understanding of all relevant information to guide the market introduction, sales development, and share it within the organization.
Collect and analyze the information regarding the adoption rate / perception / product performance of new products by customers through the business network, and identify corrective/ reinforcement measures if necessary.
Push, encourage, join & assist sales manager in running visits outside their usual customer portfolio/comfort zone; create interest and initiate marketing/technical contacts; Generate, identify and prioritize commercial development prospects in collaboration with sales managers and KAM and in line with agreed strategy
Cross functional support
Propose sales enablers tools that impact positively the customer and markets in liaison with external Communication; ensure continuous training of sales team; Prepare fact-based selling materials for the sales force
Reinforce Imerys presence and impact in the segment, via trade show, social media, website and animate business team via CRM; comment visit report, fill capacity equipment, competitor consumption, news & posts on market, communicate on trends; Manage content and updates for customer and external touch points, participating in events, documenting business processes, and providing additional sales support
Support Imerys communication directions and high-level content for website, brochures and social media
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Business/Marketing or related field
Minimum of 5 years of equivalent work-related experience in industrial marketing in a company where the function is mature
Expertise in Construction Environment, specialty chemicals is a plus
Up to 30% travel including 1 international trip
Successful US-based candidates must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 before the employment start date unless exempted by applicable law.
Position Type
Full timeand
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