Remote Marketing Manager: Plastics & Specialties Growth

Arxada; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Arxada is seeking a Marketing Manager to drive growth for Plastics & Specialties in the US market. This highly visible role blends strategy, innovation, and commercial execution, translating market insights into portfolio priorities and commercialization plans.

You will partner with Sales, Product Management, R&D, Regulatory, and Operations to expand opportunity pipelines, strengthen market position, and lead cross-functional initiatives, with up to 20% travel and fully remote work within the US.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Polymer Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Business, Marketing, or a related field.
• MBA or advanced technical degree preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in strategic marketing, product management, technical marketing, or business development.
• Experience within specialty chemicals, polymer additives, or performance materials.
• Experience in rigid PVC, flexible PVC, polyurethane foams, engineering plastics, or related markets preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess markets and applications through customer segmentation, customer mapping, competitive intelligence, value chain analysis, and TAM/SAM/SOM modeling.
• Support portfolio strategy and lifecycle management, including positioning, value proposition development, pricing support, margin improvement, product optimization, and portfolio rationalization.
• Lead the commercial front end of innovation by identifying unmet market needs, developing business cases, defining target product profiles, and guiding projects through stage-gate processes and successful commercialization.
• Partner with Sales to expand opportunity pipelines, support strategic account plans, and accelerate conversion of new applications and customer opportunities.
• Translate voice-of-customer insights into growth initiatives and portfolio priorities.
• Support development of marketing collateral, website content, sales enablement tools, and customer-facing value propositions.
• Build and maintain relationships with customers, industry influencers, and key stakeholders across the value chain.
• Represent Arxada at customer meetings, trade associations, conferences, and industry events.
• Present clear, data-driven recommendations during strategic planning, portfolio reviews, budget planning, and business reviews.

Skills

Strategic marketing

Product management

Technical marketing

Business development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Polymer Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Business, Marketing, or related field

Job description

Arxada is seeking a Marketing Manager to drive growth for Plastics & Specialties in the US market. This highly visible role blends strategy, innovation, and commercial execution, translating market insights into portfolio priorities and commercialization plans.

You will partner with Sales, Product Management, R&D, Regulatory, and Operations to expand opportunity pipelines, strengthen market position, and lead cross-functional initiatives, with up to 20% travel and fully remote work within the US.