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GC Marketing Senior Manager - CS Downstream Job

Arkema arkema.com Open · verified Sep 21, 2026
Shanghai Senior General Marketing

At a glance

Senior General Marketing role at Arkema. Shanghai.

Pay not stated Marketing Manager salary

RoleGeneral Marketing
SenioritySenior
LocationShanghai
Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Lead regional intelligence work and turn internal and external data into quarterly market reports
  • Build and deliver a five-year growth plan across three business units and key markets, with annual NBD priorities
  • Work with Sales and R&D to manage the NBD/NPD pipeline and pursue yearly growth goals
  • Shape customer and market action plans, local offers, account plans, and global portfolio reviews
  • Guide communications, KPI tracking, resources, and a team of three to five direct reports

What you bring

  • At least five years in business development, marketing, or technical service within chemicals
  • Knowledge of coatings, batteries, electronics, building and construction, and industrial markets
  • A bachelor’s degree or higher, plus basic understanding of application-level technical issues
  • Fluency in written and spoken English and Chinese
  • Experience analyzing sales data, presenting market findings, managing projects, and leading three to five people

Who this fits

You’ll suit a senior marketer who can connect market analysis with business development, customer activity, and technical teams. The role calls for strong collaboration with Sales and R&D, comfort across cultures, and people-management experience. It is based in Shanghai, China.

From the employer

Mission Details

Lead regional market intelligence, integrating internal/external data to deliver quarterly reports on market trends, opportunities, value chain, and competition.

Develop and execute a 5-year growth roadmap across 3 BUs (UV/3D, Coating Resins, Additives) and 3 markets (B&C, Industrial, High-growth: electronics/batteries/data centers), defining annual Top NBD priorities.

Ensure pipeline vitality aligned with 5-year roadmap; collaborate with Sales & R&D to define and track Y+1 Top NBD projects, achieving annual NBD/NPD growth targets.

Lead market action plans (target customers, NBD/NPD 5-year plans), align with account plans (2.0), and participate in global NBD portfolio reviews.

Develop differentiated local offers in line with global strategy; create best-in-class customer decks with the Communications Manager.

Build local sustainable offers and empower the team for proactive customer promotion.

Oversee external communications and promotional initiatives aligned with the 5-year growth plan; monitor KPIs (e.g., media leadership) to assess performance.

Manage a team of 3-5 direct reports; allocate resources for efficient strategy execution. Establish regular cross-functional meetings (Sales, R&D, Digital Communications) to manage NBD/NPD pipeline and resource allocation.

Required Profile

  • Experience: Minimum 5 years of proven track record in business development, marketing, or technical service within the chemical industry.
  • Market Knowledge: Solid understanding of coatings, batteries, electronics, building & construction, and industrial sectors; basic insight into application-related technical issues.
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree or above.
  • Language: Fluent in both English and Chinese (written and spoken).
  • Core Competencies:
    • Ability to compile, summarize, and analyze sales data.
    • Excellent interpersonal and cross-functional communication skills.
    • Skilled in market analysis and presentation.
    • Proven project and people management experience (having led a team of 3-5).
    • Adaptive to multicultural behaviors and able to build strong working relationships with Sales and R&D teams

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