Title: Manager, Strategy & Market Analytics, Growth Accelerator (all genders)

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 remote or located in any of our main locations in North America.

The position responsibilities include:

Strategic Market & Technology Intelligence

• Carry out relevant analyses for markets, competition, landscapes and technologies to provide insights and data for marketing strategy development
• Jointly lead strategy development 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

Value Proposition Development and Commercialization Support

• Develop and implement marketing strategy and value proposition validation for key programs and projects alongside Business Creation teams
• Co-create business cases in collaboration with sales, applications and product management
• 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

Ecosystem Immersion

• Influence the target markes 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
• Co-lead advocacy planning and activities for relevant GA focus areas
• Liaise and collaborate with business Segment Marketing and Communications and Group Communications team

What you can expect from us:

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

What you will bring to the team:

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

Join Kemira and create better every day

Please apply with your CV no later than May 05, 2023 at kemira.com/careers.

Kemira is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to further develop our diverse and inclusive workplace.

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 EUR 3.6 billion and around 5,000 employees. Kemira shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.