Director of Marketing, Downstream
Ecolab - Houston, Texas, United States, 77246Work at Ecolab
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Downstream
marketing team, the
Marketing Director
will lead a market segment (Petrochemicals, Fuels and Feedstocks, Water, Refining) team to develop our value proposition for the core product line, be champion for innovation, drive support of Total Value Delivery (TVD) delivering topline growth and margin expansion. The Marketing Director will focus on customer-focused innovation needs, project execution and financial tracking, working closely with RD&E, the Heavy Water marketing team, sales, supply chain, and digital teams.The Marketing Director will serve as an energetic project leader in the company to help the Downstream team create, capture, and communicate 100% positive impact to proactively help our customers reach their ESG and total cost of operation goals.This role reports to the Global VP Marketing for Downstream. It will support both global and regional businesses with market intelligence and best practices and be responsible for supporting global marketing activities for green growth initiatives in Downstream. It will be located in our Houston, TX office.
What You Will Do:Create a strategy for the market segment globally to identifying growth markets and opportunities; then work with the team and regions to implement plans for products and programs to deliver growth.Get voice of customer feedback for innovation ideas to add new opportunities to the pipeline, review and drive the existing innovation portfolio, and execute the launch of new innovations as the project leader.Work with the regions to execute newly launched innovations and understand regional market needs.The Director will be responsible for executing activities as directly related to managing the performance of the existing offering portfolio, raw material strategies, productivity enhancements, and supply chain assurance.Ensure accurate representation of Ecolab to the community with regards to product specific regulations and information.Work with PLM to determine and execute effective solutions for product related issues such as forecasting of product sales for each warehouse, resolving product supply issues, coordinating alternative solutions for product related issues, looking for opportunities for margin improvement and managing product life cycle.Spearhead the development and execution of case studies and promotional activities, such as trade shows and external integrated marketing campaigns.Leverage cross functional groups to couple knowledge of customer needs with existing and future technology capabilities.Track and report on key application performance metrics and take corrective action as required.Engage in industry associations and external networks to establish the thought leadership and technical expertise to market products and programs.
Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor's degree10 years of professional experience in a business-to-business environmentImmigration sponsorship available for this positionPreferred Qualifications:MBA, international business or marketing preferredBachelor's Degree preferably in STEMStrong verbal and written communication skills; executive presentation experience is preferredFluent in English, both oral and written; multi-lingual is a plusAbility to work well in a global matrixed organization and provide team direction as a leaderAbility to build and maintain relationships and coordinate projects across different functional groups regionally.Solid business acumen, strong financial understandingStrong problem solving / Analytical Skills/ wholistic thinkingAttention to detail; ownership mentalityGlobal mindset/global experienceExperience with a wide range of marketing tools, including strategic and tactical product marketing capabilitiesBenefitsEcolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families.Click here to see our benefits.If you are viewing this posting on a site other than our Ecolab Career website, view our benefits at jobs.ecolab.com/working-here.Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)Ecolab will provide reasonable accommodation (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with our application process upon request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require accommodation assistance in this application process, please visit the Recruiting Support link in the footer of each page of our career website.BenefitsEcolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families.Click here to see our benefits.If you are viewing this posting on a site other than our Ecolab Career website, view our benefits at jobs.ecolab.com/working-here.Covid-19 Vaccine NoticeDue to local mandates and customer requirements, applicants for certain customer-facing positions must be fully vaccinated (which in some situations requires a booster if eligible), unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested by the applicant and approved by Ecolab.Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)Ecolab will provide reasonable accommodation (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with our application process upon request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require accommodation assistance in this application process, please visit the Recruiting Support link in the footer of each page of our career website.