Sustainable Solutions Strategy Manager, Business Analytics & Execution - Billerica or Boston, M[...]
Company: Cabot Corporation
Location: Boston
Posted on: May 28, 2023
Job Description:
Your Role at Cabot
Cabot has an exciting opportunity for a Sustainable Solutions
Manager to join the Global Marketing Reinforcement Materials team
at our Boston or Billerica offices.
This individual will lead the analysis, insights, business case
development, and overall program management and execution of
Sustainable Solutions Energy and other co-product lines. The
position will investigate and assess new investment & optimization
opportunities across the carbon black network in collaboration with
the Manufacturing sustainability, Technology, and Commercialization
teams. Develops and implements business plans for the expansion and
introduction of products for specific market segments within
Sustainable Solutions business unit.
Cabot Corporation is continually evolving and developing new ways
to create materials that improve daily life and enable a more
sustainable future.We recently introduced EVOLVE--- Sustainable
Solutions, our technology platform for advancing sustainable
reinforcing carbons.
We are currently working with customers and technology partners to
develop our product pipeline powered by EVOLVE--- Sustainable
Solutions, with projects at various stages of development. -
This role has no direct reports but is a high-impact and visible
role within the organization.
This role participates in the current Flexible Work
Arrangement/hybrid schedule of remote days and in-office days.
How You Will Make an Impact
- Develops investment & optimization strategies to maximize
energy sales revenue, and margins for Sustainable Solutions Energy
co-product lines. Provides detailed strategic plan including
regulatory trends, value selling opportunities and new customer
development. Compiles and analyzes investment thesis separated for
energy growth opportunities.
- Develops strategic business plans that include revenue,
profitability, growth projections, and resource utilization.
Supports Sustainable Solutions business development team to develop
short and long-term pricing strategies by working with various
functions to determine programs required in executing the business
plan.
- Maintains the Energy Center Development & Growth Project
Pipelines and ensures projects follow the processes as needed to
meet business objectives. Working as a Project Leader &/or
coach works to ensure high quality of Project Update & Review
materials.
- Coordinates with areas such as R&D and manufacturing in
order to establish priorities, and new technology introductions to
meet strategic plan targets.
- Defines, implements and maintain a project management system to
effectively manage strategic programs. Facilitates competitive
analysis, market analysis and strategic planning for the
region.
- Provides regular estimates of business projections and reports
monthly status of programs and projects again the business
plan.
- Supports Sustainable Solutions Business development and
commercialization teams to negotiate contracts with energy
customers and vendors that are aligned with existing business
strategy.
- Maintains contact with the business units to ensure negotiation
direction and results are aligned with the overall business
strategy. Manages and monitors the contract process including price
changes, reporting design, customer communications and status
evaluations.
- Plans, prepares and monitors departmental budgets and
expenditures to meet financial cost targets and objectives
established through formal planning processes.
What You Will Bring to Cabot
- Bachelor/University degree in a technical field; advanced
degree (MBA) preferred. -
- 3+ years' experience in either industrial marketing, strategy,
finance and/or sales.
- Experience developing strategic business plans, financial
modeling, growth projections, project implementations and/or
collaborating with stakeholders to execute projects
- Broad knowledge of marketing and sales principles and practices
involving industrial products. - Strong knowledge of chemistry and
chemical product applications. - Strong general business
knowledge.
- Ability to influence, collaborate with, and gain agreement from
others; leverage and obtain resources even without having direct
authority. Excellent oral and written communication skills. -
Ability to make effective and persuasive presentations to internal
and/or external audiences.
- Strong conceptual and analytical thinking. - Ability to come up
with creative and innovative solutions. Ability to understand
inter-dependencies of various disciplines impacted by the product
plan.
- Planning and organization skills in order to coordinate
multiple resources, develop and execute business/marketing
plans.
How We'll Support Your Success:
- Dynamic, Flexible, Hard Working, Team Environment - We are
busy, collaborative, growing, and we are doing really meaningful
work.
- Growth -- Cabot is on an ambitious journey to achieve net zero
carbon ambitions by 2050 consistent with the Paris Climate
Agreement, identifying decarbonization as a critical pathway for RM
and Cabot Corporation as a whole. Sustainable Solutions business
segment was created to capture a new chapter of growth in our
businesses. This new role created in the RM business, will support
the GM Sustainable Solutions, to set direction and strategy to
achieve the global growth and profitability objectives for both
sustainable carbon black solutions and the by-products of Cabot's
core manufacturing process.
- Hybrid Work Environment -- The autonomy to both work from home
2 days a week and develop/sustain colleague relationships in the
office 3 days a week.
- Benefits, Vacation, Etc. -- We offer a competitive package of
benefits.
- Feedback -- we are committed to giving and receiving feedback
in a direct and open fashion.
- Support -- you are part of a team and deserve to feel
encouraged and supported. You will be part of a team that cares
about you personally and professionally. Our success depends on
your success.
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