Global Business Director

Morgan Latif | B Corp™; United States; Remote; USD 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Latif, a specialist leadership search & development consultancy, seeks a Global Business Director – Polymers for a confidential client, an international specialty chemicals firm serving the adhesives market. Based in the United States with potential remote work, you will own a circa $100m global P&L and drive a five-year strategic plan across regions and applications.

You will lead a global matrix of Commercial Growth and Value Chain & Operations, delivering growth, profitability and

Qualifications

• Genuine P&L ownership of a comparable specialty chemicals business.
• Proven track record of turning around or improving performance.
• Strong commercial acumen with revenue growth experience.
• Experience in pricing and margin management.
• Strategic thinker with strong execution and urgency.
• Background in polymers or adhesives, coatings or related markets.
• Technical degree in chemistry or chemical engineering is a plus.
• US-based location with willingness to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of global P&L and deliver profitability goals.
• Own and execute the five-year strategic plan across pricing, product, supply chain and investment priorities.
• Act as the general manager of the business to drive growth and transform trajectory.
• Accelerate revenue growth across applications, products and regions.
• Align commercial strategy with manufacturing, supply chain and asset utilization.
• Lead a global matrix spanning multiple functions and enable fast, high-quality decisions.

Skills

P&L ownership

Commercial acumen

Pricing strategy

Portfolio strategy

Matrix leadership

Strategic thinking

Execution excellence

Industry experience

Education

Chemical engineering degree

Job description

Global Business Director – Polymers (Confidential)

About the job

Morgan Latif is a specialist leadership search & development consultancy. We help our clients across the Life Sciences, Packaging, Consumer and Industrial sectors to deliver on their transformation and diversity goals. Our mission is to combine traditional recruitment and coaching methods with new technology, to provide a tailored and innovative solution to our clients and candidates.

Purpose:

The primary role of the Global Business Director is to lead and grow the global Polymers business of our client, an international, publicly listed specialty chemicals company serving the adhesives market.

Reporting to the divisional Vice President, the Global Business Director will take full ownership of a circa $100m global P&L and lead the business through an ambitious growth and transformation agenda. They will execute a new five-year strategic plan, bring pace and accountability to the commercial organisation, and build a business that grows profitably across applications, products and geographies.

Responsibilities:

• Take full ownership of the global P&L, including revenue, gross margin and EBITDA, and deliver against budget and profitability goals
• Own and execute the five-year strategic plan, turning it into clear commercial, pricing, product, supply chain and investment priorities
• Act as the general manager of the business, with the drive and urgency to change its trajectory

Commercial Growth

• Accelerate revenue growth, identifying new opportunities across applications, products and regions
• Build a stronger commercial culture of pace, ownership and accountability
• Stay close to strategic customers and lead key commercial opportunities
• Own competitive and market intelligence to shape where and how the business wins
• Drive pricing strategy, price realisation and value capture
• Optimise the product portfolio and business mix, including lifecycle decisions on rationalisation, launches and investment
• Lead innovation-led growth and the successful commercialisation of new products

Value Chain & Operations Alignment

• Align commercial strategy with manufacturing capability, supply chain and asset utilisation
• Improve working capital and balance commercial opportunity with value chain economics
• Lead through a global matrix spanning Regional Sales, Segment Leadership, Product Management, Pricing, Marketing, Innovation and Technical, Operations, Supply Chain and Procurement
• Influence without direct authority, aligning functions around shared goals and fast, high-quality decisions

Desired Profile

• Genuine P&L ownership of a comparable specialty chemicals business, for example as a Global Business Director, Business Unit Director, General Manager, VP or Head of Business
• A proven track record of turning around or materially improving the performance of a business
• Strong commercial acumen and a record of leading revenue growth
• Experience in pricing and margin management, and in portfolio and product strategy
• The ability to balance commercial opportunity with manufacturing and value chain economics
• Strong matrix leadership and credibility with customers
• A strategic thinker with strong execution, high personal drive and a sense of urgency
• Background in specialty chemicals, adhesives, coatings, sealants, polymers and resins, additives or adjacent markets. Polymers or adhesives experience is not essential.
• A technical degree in chemistry or chemical engineering is a plus

Location: US-based preferred, with remote working possible. The role involves significant international travel, particularly to Europe and Asia.