Job Description
Business Leader, Advanced Composites, High Performance Forms Reference Number 3742 Country Netherlands Location Bergen op Zoom Job Type Professional Vacancy Category Marketing & Sales SABIC is now hiring a
Business Leader, Advanced Composites located out of Bergen op Zoom or Amsterdam
Job Purpose & Responsibilities
Responsible for creating strategy, including identification of opportunity for advanced composites offerings. Responsible for developing portfolio for growth in selected segments, and overall global P&L responsibility for those segments.
Develop advanced composites offerings and formulate the portfolio for growth at selected segments mainly within the Electronics, Automotive, Mass-Transportation and sporting goods industries.
Develop and execute fulfillment strategy internally with Manufacturing and externally with partners.
Responsible and accountable for our long-term sustainable top line growth, build key capabilities, industry knowledge and key offerings.
Achieve deep industry knowledge in these segments and continuously assess and prioritize all potential trends
Create aligned strategy and work closely with Technology & Innovation to allocate the appropriate resources to develop new offerings for these segments
Validate key offerings with targeted customers and build translation packages for commercial teams’ execution.
Overall P&L leader for selected segments
Lead the development of the long range strategy from 2025 to the five year planning cycle for the assigned segments
External collaborations with technology partners, key value chain collaborations, and OEMs to conceptualize and to devise potential offerings
Innovate new solutions from business models, products and new forms
Be responsible for talent management and contribute to global talent management in cooperation with Corporate Human Resource department and SBU management
Be responsible for assuring compliance of corporate legal, safety and ethics policies
Requirements
Master degree or higher is preferred
Deep knowledge of composites, understanding of engineering thermoplastics would be a plus
Minimum 10 years experience in Marketing/Sales or technical sales role, with P&L management experience; multinational company leader experience of >5 years would be a plus
Working experience in composites industry is preferred
Working experience in consumer electronics would be a plus
Experience leading in a matrix environment, prefer experience in direct management of a team
Global exposure and cross regional market experience
Strong business and financial acumen
Strong technical skills and understanding of polymers and specialty products
Proven ability to set, define, and deliver a strategic vision as an actionable marketing strategy.
Strong communications skills with proven ability to influence / lead in a matrix environment; proven ability to influence at all levels in the organization
In depth understanding of key elements of Strategic Market Leadership (product, position, promotion and price) in a B2B environment.
Strong record of setting ambitious business targets, defining the execution path and achieving results.
Effective people coaching and feedback skills
Ability to work independently and to effectively communicate across regional boundaries.
Proven leadership skills to set direction, engage, inspire and develop people
Further Information
For more information about this role you can contact: Ingrid Schellens, Recruiter at +31646103085.
Important notice: please be informed that a reference check, an employment verification and E-assessment is be part of our recruitment process. A Certificate of Good Conduct can be requested depending the level of the role in our organization and/or function, allowing us to request dependant of local regulations.
Responses from employment agencies will not be considered
People Who Can
We’ve always believed that it takes special people to make a difference. They need ingenuity, brilliance and the freedom to turn their ideas into reality. At SABIC, this is our culture. We find open-minded, gifted and questioning people. Then we create the conditions for their talent to flourish: fulfilling work environments, state-of-the-art technology and the empowerment they need. So when you work for SABIC, you’re the person who can find new solutions and possibilities that change the world for the better.
SABIC, headquartered in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chemicals, fertilizers, plastics and metals. We supply these materials to other companies, who use them to make products on which the world has come to depend. At SABIC, we believe in using chemistry to power the ambitions of our customers, business partners, employees and societies we live in. We call this “CHEMISTRY THAT MATTERS™”.
In Europe, SABIC employs over 6,000 professionals and is running 6 world-scale production sites and 4 technology & innovation centers. We are present in almost every European country. Major locations within our broad network of innovation, production and marketing are: Teesside (UK), Cartagena (Spain), Gelsenkirchen (Germany), Geleen (Netherlands) Bergen op Zoom (The Netherlands) and Genk (Belgium). Based upon this strong fundament, we are a key producer of olefins, polyolefins, engineering thermoplastics resins, films and sheets. Discover more at sabic.com/careers