Sr Marketing Manager, Sustainable Fuels, Edible Oils & Plastics

Houston, TX (Hybrid)

$140K/yr – $192K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

5-year Long Range Plan and pricing governance shape global marketing leadership for a B2B chemicals/consumer goods business.

  • Strategy & Portfolio: set the global plan, size markets, analyze competitors, capture customer VOC, and model value with cross-functional buy-in.
  • Innovation & GTM: manage an innovation pipeline and stage-gate launches with go-to-market plans.
  • Pricing & Value: define pricing strategies, margins and exceptions to optimize share and profitability.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Global Marketing Strategy: Develop and lead global marketing strategies to drive growth and profitability. Create a 5-year Long Range Plan, conduct market sizing, competitive analysis, customer VOC, and value modeling.
  • Strategy Execution: Develop annual strategy execution plans and lead implementation in collaboration with Regional Marketing and Sales teams.
  • Innovation Initiatives: Lead innovation initiatives driven by market trends, unmet customer needs, and growth opportunities. Build a robust innovation pipeline through ideation, gap analysis, and roadmap development. Oversee projects using stage-gate processes and develop go-to-market plans to ensure successful product launches.
  • Pricing Management: Develop pricing strategies informed by competitive analysis, value modeling, and total cost to serve. Establish pricing margin bands and approve exceptions as needed.
  • Value Proposition Enhancement: Create compelling, differentiated value propositions with quantified benefits tailored to target markets and customers.
  • Budget Management: Own budget planning and develop activation plans to strengthen brand equity and value positioning. Collaborate with MarComm, Digital Marketing, and Regional Marketing teams to execute activation plans, providing guidance and content development support.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering or a related field
  • 10+ years of experience in Business, Marketing, Technical, or Product Management roles within B2B Chemical or Consumer Goods industries
  • Proven ability to develop clear strategic marketing plans that drive share capture, revenue growth, and profitability within the Business-to-Business environment
  • Strong communication collaboration, and persuasive skills both internally and externally
  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment and consistently meet deadlines
  • Demonstrated vision, creative thinking, data analysis, and problem-solving skills
  • Superior written and verbal communication skills; experience creating high quality presentations
  • Strong marketing analysis and Excel proficiency
  • Ability to travel up to 25%

Preferred

  • Master’s degree (MBA or related discipline)
  • Familiarity with digital marketing platforms and analytics tools.
  • International business experience
  • Knowledge of chemical industry products

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance and Disability
  • Grace Wellness Program
  • Flexible Workplace
  • Retirement Plans
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Paid Vacation and Holidays
  • Parental Leave
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Company Donation Match Program
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Grace, a Standard Industries company, is a leading global supplier of specialty chemicals and solutions that enable industries to enhance modern life. Our customers use our catalysts, engineered materials, process technologies and fine chemicals to manufacture everyday products – like renewable fuels, pharmaceuticals and food packaging – better, faster and smarter. Our thousands of employees work to harness the power of science for a better world at our global headquarters in Columbia, MD and locations worldwide. For more information, visit Grace.com.

Columbia, Maryland, USA
4.2K employees (165 in marketing)
53% recommend to a friend
77% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
50.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$346
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.4%
Direct
40.9%
Referral
9.3%
Social
3.2%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~4.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
88 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$400K
Last Raise
$400K
Post IPO Debt, 8 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2017
    Post IPO Debt • $400K

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