Global Marketing Director

To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

In addition to the Avient Competencies required for all jobs, the following qualifications are required for this job:

• Minimum bachelor's degree in business or technical field. Advanced degree preferred.

• Minimum of 7-10 years in a marketing management role, with emphasis on translating voice of the customer into a prioritized strategic marketing plan.

• Experience in product management, with emphasis in project management leadership for new product development activities from development through commercialization. Also including establishing pricing guidelines to manage product profitability and highlight areas of improvement by product and customer.  

• Global experience, preferred

• Strong verbal and written communications skills, with the ability to develop effective internal and external business relationships

• Must be able to travel as required for successful execution of the essential functions of the position

• Strategic Agility (Planning) – ability to develop specific and actionable plans based on a diverse set of inputs and data

• Innovation Management – drive forward-thinking and novel approaches to marketing activities

• Global Business Acumen – understand regional, cultural, and demographic differences and how they impact business and profitability growth strategies

• Influencing/Interpersonal Savvy/Collaboration – rely on consensus management and persuasion to lead associates toward common goals

• Organizational/Cross-functional Leadership - willingness to speak openly and operate with transparency, expecting the same from management (bi-directional accountability)

• Each position at Avient focuses on 12 competencies in the areas of Personal and Strategic Skills as well Thought Rigor and demonstrating an Action Bias. Each position ties to specific competencies and levels of proficiency which help individuals excel at their current role as well as chart their growth path with the company through our Career Planning process.

The characteristics listed below are representative of the physical and environmental demands required by an individual to successfully perform the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Requires standing and sitting for prolonged periods of time, talking and listening.

• Typical work is in an office environment where the noise level is low to moderate.

  Equal Opportunity Employer

  Avient Corporation is a drug free workplace.  Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran’s status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law.