Marketing Manager, Plastics & Metalworking

Arxada is a global leader in innovative solutions that protect our world. Our groundbreaking technologies, in-depth regulatory know-how, manufacturing and process development help our customers to safeguard nutrition, health and infrastructure efficiently through chemistry and biotechnology that enhance sustainability. We offer a broad portfolio of ingredients and services for multiple end-markets that include Human Health & Nutrition, Home & Personal Care, Professional Hygiene, Paints & Coatings and Wood Protection.

With customers in more than 100 countries, the company achieved 2 billion CHF in 2025 sales. Headquartered in Basel (Switzerland), Arxada employs 3,100 associates across 24 production sites and 14 R&D centers, all committed to our customers’ success.

As a Marketing Manager, you will drive profitable growth, portfolio strategy, and innovation across Arxada's Plastics & Specialties and Metalworking business lines.

This highly visible role sits at the intersection of strategy, innovation, and commercial execution. You will translate customer, application, competitive, regulatory, and market insights into actionable growth strategies, portfolio priorities, and commercialization plans. Working cross-functionally with Sales, Product Management, R&D, Technical Service, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and Operations, you will help strengthen Arxada's market position across plastics, polymer additives, metalworking, and microbial control applications.

This is a fully remote position that can be performed anywhere within the United States and requires up to 20% travel, as needed, to support customer engagement, industry events, and business priorities.

Essential Job Functions

• 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 propositions, pricing support, margin improvement, optimization, and rationalization.
• Lead the commercial front end of innovation by identifying unmet needs, building business cases, and supporting successful commercialization.
• Partner closely with Sales to expand pipelines, support strategic accounts, and convert new applications and customer opportunities across Plastics & Specialties and Metalworking.
• Translate voice-of-customer insights into growth initiatives and portfolio priorities.
• Build relationships with customers and industry stakeholders and represent Arxada at customer meetings and industry events.
• Present data-driven recommendations during strategic planning, portfolio, budget, and business reviews.
• Travel up to 20% as needed.

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Qualifications & Experience

• 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 within specialty chemicals, polymer additives, biocides, metalworking, or performance materials.
• Experience within metalworking applications is required; experience with biocides/microbial control technologies is highly valued.
• Experience within rigid PVC, flexible PVC, polyurethane foams, engineering plastics, or related markets preferred.
• Proven track record in market segmentation, market sizing, value proposition development, profitable growth, portfolio strategy, and commercialization.
• Strong commercial acumen, business-case development skills, and ability to influence cross-functional and global teams.

Compensation & Benefits

The expected salary range for this role is $130,000 to $180,000 per year, but specific employee compensation may vary depending on factors including experience, education, training, licensure, certification, location and other job-related, non-discriminatory factors permitted by law.

This role is also eligible to earn a short-term incentive bonus and the following benefits: 401(k) plan, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, paid time off, paid holidays and paid sick leave.

Arxada has world class offering in two distinct areas:

• Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on threats posed by microorganisms to people and planet through five distinct business lines including Professional Hygiene, Home & Personal Care, Wood Protection, Paints & Coatings and Material Protection.
• Nutrition, Care & Environmental (NCE), meanwhile, provides materials used to manufacture composites for electronics, aerospace and other markets, as well as vitamins and nutritional ingredients, chemicals and performance intermediates, and raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.

Arxada is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.