Founded in 1935, Avery Dennison is a global leader in
pressure-sensitive technology and innovative self-adhesive solutions
for consumer products and label materials. Based in Pasadena, Calif.,
the Company had 2005 sales of $5.5 billion. Avery Dennison develops,
manufactures and markets a wide range of products for consumer and
industrial markets, including Avery-brand office products, Fasson-brand
self-adhesive materials, peel-and-stick postage stamps, reflective
highway safety products, automated retail tag and labeling systems, and
specialty tapes and chemicals.
Marketing Director
– Food & Beverage
Build and manage a product and service portfolio to generate market
growth by identifying, researching, and pursuing potential new
businesses and developing and closing the opportunity pipeline. Build a
comprehensive marketing strategy that drives & enables profitable
growth. Lead implementation of marketing plan for assigned segments.
Work collaboratively with product management to efficiently align
products, services, assets and working capital with targeted markets to
maximize EVA growth.
-Know and Drive the Business: Drive top to bottom line segment growth.
Identify and manage opportunity pipeline by key end-user and
converters. Create strategy by end-user, product and customer. Analyze
segment product & customer profitability. Monitor and report monthly
segment financial performance. Track key trends, sizing, competitors,
etc.
-Provide leadership to Food & Beverage team, while building strong
cross organizational relationships between FRNA and key end users.
-Develop and implement education strategy, with accompanying tools, for
the sales force, customer service and end-users.
-Identify and manage critical alliances with third parties.
-Provide senior marketing leadership during strategic and annual
operating plan, etc.
-Bachelor's degree
-Master's degree (preferred)
-7-10+ years of relevant work experience, including 4-6 years of
marketing leadership or consulting experience
-25-50% travel
-Identification and growth of profitable partnerships.
-Attract, train, develop and retain talented pool of employees creating
a solid succession pipeline.
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The location is at our Northeast Ohio HQ in Mentor.
The contact person is Marilyn Kruger at marilyn.kruger@averydennison.com