Senior Food and Materials Market Development Manager

Waters; Milford (MA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Food and Chemical Materials Market Development Manager, where you'll spearhead innovative business strategies to drive growth in the food and chemical sectors. This role involves collaborating with sales teams, analyzing market trends, and developing effective marketing strategies to enhance product awareness. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this organization fosters an environment where creativity thrives and employees are empowered to make impactful contributions. If you're passionate about driving business success and advancing your career, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in sales/marketing in food or chemical materials testing.
• Proven ability to develop and execute business plans.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement business plans aligned with corporate strategy.
• Support sales teams with local promotions and product education.
• Analyze market trends and advocate for innovative product development.

Skills

Sales Experience

Marketing Strategy

Business Development

Interpersonal Skills

Trend Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Science

Tools

Chromatographic Techniques (LC and GC)

Mass Spectrometry

Job description

Overview

As part of the Americas Field Operations, the Food and Chemical Materials Market Development Manager will be responsible and accountable for the development and execution of a business plan that achieves the Americas-wide budget for Waters’ food and chemical materials business. This includes all of Waters products, system solutions and application solutions relevant to the food and chemical materials market segments.

Through understanding of customer requirements and market dynamics, the individual will develop and support the marketing strategies within Americas’ while working with corporate marketing to implement and innovate business development plans.

Responsibilities

• Design and Implement Tactical Plan: Develop and successfully conduct a business plan that is aligned with the corporate strategy to deliver the Americas revenue goal for the food and chemical materials markets. This includes sales strategies, as well as tactics to promote awareness of Waters' value propositions in these areas (including marketing communications, seminars, user meetings, customer visits, representation at tradeshows, internal training, etc.).
• Strategic Sales Development:Providing guidance and support to the Waters sales organization with the development and implementation of their regional business plan. Ensure that these business plans are aligned with Waters’ overall food and chemical materials business goals and objectives.
• Business Reporting: Maintaining appropriate records of food and chemical materials orders to measure achievement of budgeted goal. Communicating business metrics to senior and executive management teams.
• Market Trend Analysis: Spotting trends in the food and chemical materials markets and advocating for the development of innovative products to better meet the customer needs to help identify potential business opportunities for Waters. Fully understand, maintain, and report on driven activities and positioning.
• Supporting Sales Teams:Maintaining a regular dialogue with and assisting the sales teams. This includes developing and supporting local tactical promotions, educating field teams on food and chemical materials testing offerings and value proposition. Undertake domestic and overseas travel in support of the Americas Field Marketing and Sales organization.
• Contribute to Strategic Business Plan: Collaborate with business segment teams and other geographies to develop our annual global strategic business plan for the food and chemical materials markets.
• Collaborations and KOL Development: Identify and build collaborative partnerships with key scientists and KOLs within America's food and chemical materials markets. Drive collaboration and knowledge sharing through the development of scientific networks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry or Materials Science
• 5 years experience in sales and/or marketing, experience in the food or chemical materials testing market
• Experience and understanding of chromatographic (LC and GC) and mass spectrometric techniques relevant to food and chemical materials testing market
• Proven ability to develop and execute business plans
• Excellent interpersonal skills: communicate effectively, drive execution, foster innovation, focus on the customer, collaborate with others, tackle problems creatively
• Maintain professional internal and external relationships that meet Waters core values
• Proactively establish and maintain effective working team relationships with all corporate departments
• Self-motivated with the ability to flexibly respond to changing demands

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for more than 60 years. With more than 7,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.

Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We’re the problem solvers and innovators that aren’t afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We’re all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.

Key Words#LI-Remote Business Development, Marketing, Sales, Food, Chemical Materials, Natural Product, Dietary Supplement, Environmental