Manager, Strategy & Market Analytics

Join us and develop your career while creating a more sustainable future! You’ll be part of a global team of more than 5,000 people and 60 nationalities, where diverse perspectives are valued and you can bring your authentic self to work every day. At Kemira you are empowered to reach your full potential, deliver innovation, and make an impact. We embrace a growth mindset, so we can deliver more value to our customers and communities.

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemistry for water intensive industries. For more than 100 years, our chemistry has advanced human progress and quality of life. Kemira’s solutions help our customers in the pulp and paper, water, and energy industries clean water, save energy and use natural resources responsibly, while improving their productivity and enabling more sustainable business. We call it chemistry with a purpose, better every day.

We are now looking for an experienced Manager, Strategy & Market Analytics Growth Accelerator with focus on Paper & Packaging markets. The main purpose of this role is to support Kemira becoming the leading provider of sustainable chemical solutions by providing strategic marketing insights and solutions. In this specific role you will drive Kemira's global strategic marketing activities and accelerate commercialization of new/ unique renewable and/or biobased materials into paper & packaging markets for Kemira. Furthermore, you will provide insights and market intelligence on how to create new business opportunities in the paper & packaging business within Kemira's Growth Accelerator unit. In this position you will directly report to the Director, Strategic Marketing, Growth Accelerator. This position can be located in any of our main locations in North America.

The position responsibilities include:

Market & Technology Intelligence

• Jointly lead strategic marketing planning and execution to identify and create business opportunities, provide recommendations and implement key strategic marketing initiatives to support the business growth within the GA scope
• Carry out relevant analyses for markets, competition, landscapes and technologies to provide insights and data for marketing strategy development.

Value Proposition Development and Commercialization Support

• Laison with partners and customers across the value chain to understand current and future needs and develop plans, cost estimates, and schedules for integrating these needs into existing activities.
• Co-create business cases in collaboration with sales, applications and product management.
• Develop and implement marketing strategy and value proposition validation for key programs and projects alongside Business Creation teams.

Ecosystem Immersion

• Influence the target markets and create customer demand by: Planning, overseeing and managing stakeholder relations and strategy, with specific focus on brandowners, high-profile lead customers and key opinion leaders.
• Liaise and collaborate with business Segment Marketing and Communications and Group Communications team.
• Co-lead advocacy planning and activities for relevant GA focus areas.

What you can expect from us:

• Opportunity to influence Kemira’s strategy and business decisions
• Work in a diverse and driven team
• Great opportunity for professional growth
• Strong exposure and visibility to senior management of Kemira
• Interesting and challenging role in a global organization
• Opportunity to work from home and the office

What you will bring to the team:

• Fluency in English with both strong written and verbal communication skills
• Understanding of the target markets, including market dynamics, technical requirements, customer needs, value creation and market trends
• At least 5-10 years working experience in the Paper & Packaging industry in a strategy and/or marketing capacity, preferably experience with multiple end markets. Understanding of B2C marketing is considered an advantage. Consulting experience a plus
• Willingness and ability to travel 10-20% of time, including within and outside of North America
• Experience in sustainability topics a plus
• Strong analytical capabilities and ability to provide strategic solutions
• Experienced in conducting market and technology assessments and strategic marketing plans in addition to developing and proving value proposition hypotheses
• Strong strategic thinking skills
• Seasoned professional knowledge in marketing and/or business development and broad business knowledge of renewable and/or biobased materials
• Bachelor’s degree or above, major in materials science, chemistry, engineering or other relevant technical field with MBA, or Masters in Marketing is preferred
• Excellent communication skills, emotional intelligence and an ability to work across organizational boundaries combined with the ability to inspire and motivate people
• Proven successful track record in expanding existing partnerships and creating new opportunities in new markets, and being involved in innovation and commercialization of new products
• Excellent MS Excel and PowerPoint abilities

Join Kemira and create better every day

For more information, please contact Palak Pasad (Director, Strategic Marketing, Growth Accelerator) by email [email protected].

Please apply with your CV, cover letter and salary expectations at kemira.com/careers.

Kemira is an equal opportunity employer.

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries. We provide the best-suited products and services to improve our customers' product quality, process, and resource efficiency. Our focus is on pulp & paper, water treatment, and energy sectors. In 2022, Kemira had annual revenue of around 3.6 billion and around 5,000 employees. Kemira shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.

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