About the role

Location: Flexible – close to any Borealis location

Hours: Full-Time

Type of Contract: Permanent

Application deadline: June 13th , 2024

Make It Real!

Electrification is a key contributor to address climate change and will require massive investments in more grids. Borealis is the leading provider of polyolefin compounds for the global wire and cable industry. Backed by a suite of proprietary technologies, our advanced solutions not only meet stringent energy industry standards but also unlock progress on the green energy transition, helping to create a more sustainable future.

Are you a passionate and customer-oriented marketer with the willingness to grow and develop expertise and drive sustainability in the wire & cable sector? We are looking for you who can steer a global business and manage a product portfolio based on our proprietary technology.

As Application Marketing Manager, you will be a major contributor to the achievement of profitability and volume targets for your Industry Cluster. You will act as an ambitious and driven Business Manager, who is responsible for product mix, promotion, strategic price and place. Defining the application strategy and driving business performance in accordance with the overall approach dictated by the positioning of the application in the respective industry segment, are further challenging task you are about to face.

Beyond that, we expect you to…

• define and implement the pricing strategy & maintenance globally.
• develop value based pricing tools and take part in value selling activities.
• maintain marketing tools and market analysis (customer share of wallet, full market potential, product brochures).
• be responsible for Business monitoring & planning (margin forecasting, sales and operational planning).
• contribute to the global marketing strategy & value proposition evolution.
• drive innovation and new product development based upon technology push opportunities and detailed understanding of market needs.
• develop and execute a roadmap towards a circular product portfolio and business model
• contribute to global pipeline and business cases management.
• manage projects (geographical expansion, lean manufacturing, grades transition, etc.).
• steer a team of multi-functional experts to coordinate application marketing activities

About you

• University degree (or equivalent) in business administration/commercial
• Min. 10 years working experience
• Mastery of the English language at business level
• Proven experience with specialty product marketing
• Passionate about value based pricing
• Financial literacy
• Business acumen and specific commercial expertise within defined business segment
• Understanding of the structure of the market and the factors that influence demand and profitability
• Technical and commercial understanding of the products and their applications and proven ability to translate this into value added contribution to outperform competition
• Strategic understanding of customers and other value chain members needs and the ability to match this with Borealis technical capabilities
• Ability to align market needs with assets, innovation and other internal stakeholders
• Knowledge of marketing and sales management techniques
• Customer relationship skills
• Presentation and project management skills
• Team player, self-managed

We are looking for a self-propelled person with leadership skills, the ability to prioritize and the resistance to stress.
Finally, you are willing and able to travel mainly in but also outside of Europe.

Our offer

Borealis has competitive compensation and benefits which you can read more about on our Career Page.

Your salary package will reflect your profile, experience and the specifics of the country/location you apply for.

Should you join us in one of our Austrian locations and according to Austrian law , we offer compensation based on the collective labor agreement starting at EUR 100.000 annual gross salary (based on 38 hrs/week) plus a yearly bonus, and are willing to pay more based on your experience and background.

Application Process

If you're excited about the prospect of joining our team and being a part of Making It Real, please submit your application via the “apply now” button in the job posting to apply directly.

If you have any questions, please contact Oksana Kotrikova, oksana.kotrikova@borealisgroup.com

We reserve the right to close this vacancy for further applications when we have received sufficient applications that meet the advertised requirements and will contact you as soon as screening is closed.

At Borealis, we are committed to an equal recruitment process. We value diversity, and all applicants & employees are treated fairly and equally. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination based on factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, gender identity or expression.

Borealis only accepts candidate resumes from recruiters or recruiting agencies if they have been explicitly commissioned by Borealis for a specific recruitment and if the data is provided to us in line with the General Data Protection Regulation. Borealis will not accept or pay fees for candidate resumes of any form or kind that were sent unsolicited to either HR or directly to our hiring managers.