Technical Marketing Manager and Regional Head HPC

4142 Evonik Corporation_4142; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Evonik is seeking a Technical Marketing Manager / Regional Head HPC Americas to oversee the North America HPC product and service portfolio, driving profitable growth and strategic execution. You will coordinate demand planning, forecasts, and regional initiatives while collaborating with Supply Chain, Production Technology, and Operations to optimize inventory and production.

You will lead pricing strategies, contract negotiations, and cross-regional shipments, ensuring alignment with global

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Business, Marketing, or a related technical field.
• Experience in technical marketing, product management, or commercial leadership within refining, hydroprocessing, catalyst, or chemicals.
• Strong understanding of demand planning, sales forecasting, inventory management, and supply chain operations.
• Experience supporting commercial organizations through customer engagement, strategic account management, and business development initiatives.
• Knowledge of pricing strategy, contract management, commercial negotiations, and profitability improvement.
• Strong analytical and financial skills with the ability to evaluate business performance and identify growth opportunities.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders across sales, operations, supply chain, manufacturing, and product development functions.
• Excellent communication, project management, and strategic planning skills with the ability to operate effectively in a global matrix organization.

Responsibilities

• Manage the HPC product and service portfolio across North America while supporting profitable business growth and strategic execution.
• Develop and maintain regional sales forecasts, opportunity pipelines, and demand plans for short- and mid-term business planning.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Production Technology, and Operations teams to optimize inventory, production planning, and demand fulfillment.
• Make regional product allocation and prioritization decisions during supply constraints and production bottlenecks.
• Support sales teams in customer management, business development activities, and strengthening the value proposition of HPC products and services.
• Develop pricing recommendations, support contracts negotiations, and ensure alignment with global commercial guidelines.
• Lead regional spent catalyst inventory planning, acquisition opportunities, material allocation decisions, and coordination of cross-regional shipments.
• Drive profitability, plant reliability, product development initiatives, and execution of regional and global business projects.

Skills

Demand planning

Sales forecasting

Inventory management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Analytical thinking

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Business, Marketing, or related technical field

Job description

What we offer At Evonik, you’re part of a global chemical company working in many sectors that go beyond chemistry. From lipids for tomorrow’s medicines, biosurfactants for green detergents, additives for plastics recycling or membranes to help drive forward the energy transition, you’ll play an essential part in helping the world’s most essential industries succeed. Our success hinges on a diversity of ideas powered by people, not egos. Whether you’re a scientist or engineer, new to the team or established, in business, production, or anything in between – we cheer each other on. Because we believe we can do anything. Explore everything. And Be Part of Something Special! Find out more about the many benefits we offer: https://www.evonik.com/en/careers/why.html Meet the team and get to know the people behind Evonik: https://www.evonik.com/en/news/meet-the-team.html

The Technical Marketing Manager / Regional Head HPC Americas is responsible for managing the HPC product and service portfolio across North America, driving profitable business growth, executing regional and global strategies, optimizing demand and supply planning, supporting commercial activities, and leading cross-functional initiatives to ensure operational excellence and customer success.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the HPC product and service portfolio across North America while supporting profitable business growth and strategic execution.
• Develop and maintain regional sales forecasts, opportunity pipelines, and demand plans for short- and mid-term business planning.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Production Technology, and Operations teams to optimize inventory, production planning, and demand fulfillment.
• Make regional product allocation and prioritization decisions during supply constraints and production bottlenecks.
• Support sales teams in customer management, business development activities, and strengthening the value proposition of HPC products and services.
• Develop pricing recommendations, support contract negotiations, and ensure alignment with global commercial guidelines.
• Lead regional spent catalyst inventory planning, acquisition opportunities, material allocation decisions, and coordination of cross-regional shipments.
• Drive profitability, plant reliability, product development initiatives, and execution of regional and global business projects.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Business, Marketing, or a related technical field.
• Experience in technical marketing, product management, commercial leadership, or business management within the refining, hydroprocessing, catalyst, or chemicals sector.
• Strong understanding of demand planning, sales forecasting, inventory management, and supply chain operations.
• Experience supporting commercial organizations through customer engagement, strategic account management, and business development initiatives.
• Knowledge of pricing strategy, contract management, commercial negotiations, and profitability improvement.
• Strong analytical and financial skills with the ability to evaluate business performance and identify growth opportunities.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders across sales, operations, supply chain, manufacturing, and product development functions.
• Excellent communication, project management, and strategic planning skills with the ability to operate effectively in a global matrix organization.

The Evonik Group adopts an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) approach. Candidates are assessed based on their educational qualifications, experience, job competencies and potential and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, nationality, disability or sexual orientation or other classifications protected by local, state, or provincial regulations.

This is your opportunity to join a thriving global organization that combines cutting-edge science, technology and engineering with world-class business services to create solutions that answer real-world problems. If you join us, we’ll expect you to take ownership of your work, team up with other great minds, and add your name to creations that make a positive difference for generations. As one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals operating in more than 100 countries with over 32,000 employees, we need your diversity of thought to make us better. In return for your passion, initiative and creativity, you’ll enjoy opportunities to improve and to be respected for your contribution.