Global Marketing Director

The Company

Company

In September 2022, Imerys Group (www.imerys.com) published a press release confirming to start  an  exclusive negotiations with Syntagma Capital (www.syntagmacapital.com) for the potential sale of certain assets producing kaolin, ground calcium carbonate (“GCC”), precipitated calcium carbonate (“PCC”), and talc, which primarily serve the paper markets in North Americas, South America, Asia and Europe. 

This new company formed by all these industrial sites, kaolin mine, port access and Hubs is foreseen to start its operation under a new brand on March 31th, 2023. The revenue in 2021 was 400 million euros. It will offer mineral solutions for industries worldwide. All the sites are already working and producing. About 950 employees total. 

Besides serving lots of the paper and board markets nowadays, this new company will use its global footprint, unique assets and longstanding know-how to  develop new business opportunities and foster innovation. Sustainability is a core value of this Company.

Regarding employment, the Company needs to reinforce existing teams to operate as a standalone organization but also to meet its ambitious development plans. 

Branding and name of the Company are currently defined and will be  communicated largely very soon. 

Role overview: 

Establish and maintain all marketing strategies. To build, shape and lead the Global Marketing team to drive a variety of marketing campaigns across the globe.

Responsibilities and Duties: 

• Develop and execute a global marketing strategic plan, partnering with product line management, corporate and regional marketing and commercial teams in each region.
• Support company growth initiatives by assessing relevant markets for size, drivers and key players in relevant segments
• Align and support the broader company strategic plan and growth initiatives.
• Improve continiously the marketing function including talent, structure, processes, tools and techniques.
• Define specific goals for the marketing organisation and measure the commercial and brand impact of marketing initiatives using well-defined metrics and KPIs.
• Understand the competitive landscape and define approaches to differentiate our value-propositions in the marketplace.
• Manage relationships with agencies and outside marketing partners to accelerate marketing initiatives.
• Manage the global marketing budget to plan, working closely with regional leaders to optimise marketing spend.
• Monitor market trends for all relevant industry segments and report monthly and quarterly

Qualifications & Experience:

• Marketing degree or similar
• 10-15 years of work experience in highly successful marketing strategy roles
• Excellent English language skills

Skills & Person Specification:

• Strategic mindset and high business acumen.
• Excellent leadership skills and ability to set direction and develop the team. Good understanding of P&L data and financial modeling as key tools to understand the new business profitability
• Autonomy : Has defined authority and accountability for actions and decisions
• Strong interpersonal skills and negotiation experience
• Team player : Thrives on collaboration and productive professional relationships, communicates effectively with all levels in the organization

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