Head of (m/f/div) Market Communications Care Solutions

What we offer

As a specialist in concepts for skin care, sun care, color cosmetics, hair care, skin cleansing, active ingredients, alternative preservation and product stabilization, we use renewable resources and sustainable methods based on four technology platforms: organics, silicones, biotechnology and actives.

Our portfolio comprises products like natural-based emulsifiers, ceramides, glycolipids, enzymatic esters, PG-esters, esterquats, natural-based thickeners, alpha hydroxy acids, cholesterol specialties, advanced botanicals, delivery systems, peptides, amino acids, natural derived chelating agents, natural derived and antimicrobials. Since 2009 Evonik Industries AG has been certified as a family-friendly company by the German Hertie Foundation.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

• Globally responsible for market communications of Evonik’s Care Solutions business
• Translation of the Care Solutions strategy into a market communication strategy
• Implementation of market communication strategy
• Responsible for the global market communications budget and cost management
• Working in the helix organization of the Market Communications function and leading a team consisting of staff from the Content, Digital, Creative, Trade Show and Support Chapters
• Collaboration in the matrix of care solutions business with Sales, Marketing, Management, Investor Relations and the Communications function
• Collaboration within the matrix of the Care Solutions business with, sales, product management, general management and other stakeholders in the company
• Strategic and operational management (messaging, marketing assets, PR work, trade show, etc.) and steering of integrated market communications globally.
• Management (i.e. commissioning, briefing, leading, invoicing, controlling) of external service providers
• Product brand management (brand portfolio, architecture, strategy, positioning, communication, leadership)
• Collaboration with the divisional market communicator and market communicators from the Nutrition & Care division on cross-business topics for the division

REQUIREMENTS

• Advanced university degree in natural sciences, journalism, economics or liberal arts
• Ideally in chemical industry
• Several years of experience in market communications / marketing
• Ability to work in an agile matrix organization, excellent language skills and good aesthetic judgement
• Strong project, stakeholder management skills and strategic thinking
• Ability to adjust language and content complexity to varied target audiences
• Excellent English language skills, good German language skills would be ideal but not mandatory
• Convincing appearance, strong communication skills and ability to work cooperatively with colleagues at all levels
• Willing to travel occasionally

Your Application

To ensure the fastest process of your application and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal at https://careers.evonik.com.

Please direct your application to Tobias Müller, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations. If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact our Recruiting Center Team at 0800 2386645 (Germany only) or +49 201 177 4200.

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Please note that Evonik will not accept any unsolicited application documents sent by staffing firms. Evonik works in conjunction with preferred service providers and will not pay any fee to staffing firms in the absence of an appropriate framework agreement. Should Evonik receive a candidate profile from a staffing firm with which it has no framework agreement, and should this candidate subsequently be considered in the recruitment process or offered employment, no claims from the staffing firm will be entertained in this regard.