What are the responsibilities and job description for the Polymers Marketing Manager - Applications / Innovation Development position at CPS Inc?
Polymers Marketing Manager - Applications / Innovation Development
Marketing Manager – Applications / Innovation Development
Do you have an advanced degree in Materials, Polymer Science, and an MBA? Have you worked in applications development in novel polymer films, plastics, or consumer products? Have you worked in an innovation platform to identify new market opportunities and done the research and created strategic go to market plans? This is an exciting new position that will be well aligned in the Innovations Team to drive commercialization of novel polymeric products. Apply today for confidential consideration!
This position will work closely with R&D members to build and validate new solutions for unmet needs in certain focus areas. The position requires high energy, enthusiasm, entrepreneurial thinking, strong analytical capability and an ability to showcase critical skills like agile innovation methodology, continuous learning and curiosity driven mindset.
The role consists of roughly equal parts trends research, market research, consumer research, ideation / project leadership / management and market development, both as an individual achiever and as a part of the Growth team. Successful applicants will be able to competently lead market development for their specific growth areas and deliver project objectives.
This position reports to the Head of Innovation. The position carries with it a high degree of visibility to the Senior leadership team and requires effective communication across all levels of the organization, including the CEO and the investment board of the Company.
Responsibilities :
- Responsible to lead one or multiple opportunity areas selected and prioritized from the company’s innovation portfolio
- Lead the gathering of trends and market insights in selected opportunity areas to help identify and validate the consumer and customer unmet needs utilizing the company’s Front-End innovation process
- Unearth deep consumer / customer insights using best practices in ethnography, research, prototyping, and experimentation to rapidly test and validate the consumer need, potential solution, and related business models
- Use contemporary market sizing and business modeling techniques to effectively determine the market opportunity
- Work closely with the R&D member to develop ideas and validate the concepts through internal and external testing
- Strong communication skills to interact with consumers and customers to help validate problem areas and value propositions
- Independently generate testable hypotheses and experimental plans which contribute towards achieving development project goals
- Confer with fellow team members on development projects, test results, and the development of nonstandard tests
- Leverage startup-entrepreneurial methodologies to move the opportunity from an idea through to product / market fit, commercialization and potentially into scaling the business
- Effectively present results to the growth teams and governing investment board members on a frequent basis by pitching and obtaining approval
- In a non-supervisory capacity, provide coaching and guidance regarding project tasks to other technicians and associates
- Requires a flexible work style and travel as necessary to perform assignments. Maximum of 20% travel required – domestic and abroad
Job Requirements
Technical Qualifications :
120,000 - $140,000
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Salary : $120,000 - $140,000
