Manager, Strategic Marketing

Momentive Performance Materials is a $2.5 B premier specialty materials company, with more than 5,000 employees in 35 locations within 14 countries, providing high-technology materials solutions to the silicones, quartz, and ceramics markets. The company is a global leader with worldwide operations, a robust product portfolio, industry-leading research and development capabilities, and a long tradition of service excellence.

Position Overview :
The Strategic Marketing Manager reports directly to the Chief Commercial Officer. This position defines and develops the framework and tools to assess global market opportunities across all product lines and develop the associated value proposition. This individual will be a catalyst across the global marketing, technology and sales organizations to imbed the tools, process and metrics to support our long term growth strategy. This includes developing the business case and opportunity analysis that links to new product portfolio and innovation development. This manager will have to build a strong working relationship and drive boundaryless activities across all functions and poles as they increase the strategic capability of the organization.

Specific Responsibilities Include:
· Work closely with the global marketing managers to define and support the execution of specific growth programs
· Develop a process that links the VOC for each market to business opportunity
· Must be competent at utilizing project management and reporting tools to communicate program progress and next steps
· Build relationships with key customers to integrate customer needs into viable new applications and new products
· Own process improvement across the marketing organization. This includes improving our competitive analysis, market development and translation and strategic pricing capabilities
· Work directly with the business teams in leading key portfolio management and establishing company priorities around new product development expenditures and partnerships to grow the business
· Ability to lead strategic planning process – link data with business strategy and to support strategic marketing teams for portfolio analysis
· Support the development of marketing and technical skills and tools to train the commercial team for execution

Required Education and Professional Qualifications:
· Technical degree with MBA preferred; solid analytical skill and marketing skills
· Minimum 10-15 years marketing experience
· Broad understanding of products, technologies, services and market strategies within the polymer and chemical industry preferred
· Demonstrated strategic marketing skills with associated results
· Proved effectiveness in a matrix role and environment
· Excellent communication skills
· Multicultural experience required

Required Work Experience:
· Mimimum 7 years experience in related industrial businesses and markets
· Balanced experience in business strategy and market strategy
· Has worked in an international organization;has had cross cultural experience

Required Technical/Business Skills and Knowledge:
· High energy and drive to make things happen
· Excellent analytical skills and good strategic judgement
· Six sigma skills preferred

Requirements:
· You must submit your application for employment through momentive.com to be considered.
· You must be 18 years old or older.
· You must be willing to take a drug test as part of the selection process.
· You must be willing to submit to a background investigation as part of the selection process.
· You must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.
· If currently a Momentive employee, you must have current satisfactory work performance.

To apply for this position, visit www.Momentive.com and search on the job title.  We offer a competitive salary, outstanding benefits package and the professional advantages of an environment that supports your development and recognizes your achievements. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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