Job Description
The Business Manager represents a strategic leadership role, responsible for driving growth across a defined business unit in a geographical area. The incumbent serves as a thought leader who performs independently and has demonstrated the ability to effectively interact with and influence all levels of the organizations (Avient and Customer) including the SVP/GM Level. The position is responsible for P&L management of a defined geographic area within an Avient business unit. The incumbent develops and implements global and regional strategic plans to ensure that strategic and financial goals are met. This
position is responsible for the direction of customer-facing activities to align business strategy with market trends in value-differentiated regions. The Business Manager is expected to deliver results by collaborating extensively throughout our organization (Avient and Business Unit) with all functions to drive decision-making and resource allocation. The position holder may manage a local team of direct reports including administrative, sales, manufacturing and customer relations professionals and reports to a business General Manager. Up to 75% travel may be required.
Responsibilities
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Safety
- Ensure that all safe working procedures are observed and followed.
- Check for unsafe conditions and correct, or report these items when necessary.
- See that all accidents, incidents and near misses are reported and that first aid is provided in case of injury.
- Create a Great Place To Work environment where a highly motivated, engaged team of professionals thrive.
Business
- Refine the regional business strategy and direct product management, business development and operational teams to align with the global business strategy.
- Full P&L oversight to manage working capital, profitability, assuming full responsibility for the regional business:
- Develop a budget, operating plan and goals for sellers that align & ensure delivery of the annual operating plan commitments.
- Deliver year-over-year growth in revenue and profit for the region.
- Deliver short and long-term forecasts for sales, working capital, including expected market fluctuations.
- Lead cross-functional teams toward achievement of financial and strategic business goals and objectives.
- Plan and develop business processes to improve the operating efficiency of the regional business.
- Conducts executive marketing / sales calls to maintain customer contact, promotes sales efforts, evaluates market trends and develops business at target accounts.
- Creates value proposition for the industry, focusing on the customer, ensuring product quality and consistency.
- Coach, mentor and implementing career development plans for direct reports is a key aspect of this position.
- Maintaining first-hand knowledge of technology changes, material development and market place conditions; makes presentations at sales and leadership meetings.
Other
- Perform other work-related duties as assigned by the General Manager.
- Provide support to other departmental activities to the extent it does not interfere with the essential duties of the Business Manager.
- Participate in opportunities for personal and professional development.
Qualifications
Education:
Masters-Business Admin or equiv exp Completed
Bachelors-Business Admin or equiv exp Completed
Experience
Cross Functional - Budget Management 10+ Years
Cross Functional - Mathematics 10+ Years
Cross Functional - Leadership Experience 10+ Years
Cross Functional - Change Management 10+ Years
Cross Functional - Managing Direct Reports 10+ Years
Marketing - Marketing 10+ Years
Cross Functional - Global Experience 5 Years
Skills And Certifications
Personal Skills - Stress Management Intermediate
Personal Skills - Self Motivated Expert
Software Skills - Microsoft Office Intermediate
Personal Skills - Training/Mentoring Others Intermediate
Software Skills - Microsoft Access Intermediate
Personal Skills - Analytical Skills Intermediate
Personal Skills - Influence Intermediate
Software Skills - Microsoft Excel Intermediate
Personal Skills - Ability to Multitask Intermediate
Personal Skills - Work Independently Expert
Software Skills - Microsoft PowerPoint Intermediate
About Us
Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world.
Innovation goes far beyond materials science; its powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether youre a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, youll find your place at Avient.
Join our global team and help shape the future with sustainable solutions that transform possibilities into realities. Your unique perspective could be the key to our next breakthrough!
We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business.
By
playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avients strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals.
At Avient, we believe a wide variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a persons qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.
