Brand Manager

Type
- Sales
- Location
- West Coast (USA and Canada)
- Contract
- Full time

We're on the hunt for a **dynamic and driven individual** to join our team and help us **transform the têxtile industry**.

**Do you**:

- Believe in the power of sustainable practices?
- Have a knack for engaging with brands and building relationships?
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment where innovation is key?

**If so, we want to hear from you**

We're looking for someone to connect** with West Coast fashion, outdoor, and sportswear brands** to champion our planet-conscious solutions.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- ** Identifying and reaching out to potential clients.**:

- ** Presenting our sustainable offerings.**:

- ** Building strong partnerships.**:

- ** Driving adoption of Archroma solutions.**

**Specifically, you will**:

- ** Establish and foster relationships** with key stakeholders at West Coast brand and retailer headquarters, understanding their needs and aligning our solutions with their strategic goals.
- ** Coordinate and manage brand projects and sales adoption** with the global Brand Marketing team, focusing on projects generated in têxtile production countries.
- ** Drive key account management** with priority brands and retailers, maintaining customer classification and priorities.
- ** Establish and manage relationships** with regional accounts, expanding our portfolio to include new West Coast brands.
- ** Organize training sessions, roadshows, and fairs** to develop business within the region.
- ** Support the commercial team** with mill growth where brands source in the Americas, including LATAM.
- ** Liaise and coordinate new project input and ideas** directly with Marketing Segment Directors.

**Ready to make a real difference?**

**What you should have**:

- Bachelor’s Degree
- A good network of contacts in a decision-making position for the sports and sustainable brands located in the **western USA**.
- A good understanding of the têxtile chain in terms of chemical value addition
- A good network of contacts in a decision-making position for the sports and sustainable brands located in the western USA and western Canada.
- Solid understanding of têxtile processing in terms of pre-treatment, coloration, and finishing
- An understanding of the têxtile market drivers in terms of sustainability (labels, impurity minimization, resource utilization etc)
- Dynamic and energetic character
- Ability to present to small and large audiences and capable to inspire
- Good PowerPoint, excel and word skills
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to travel frequently up to 40%
- Strong team collaboration skills. (experience in virtual teams)

**Our company**:
Archroma is a global leader in color and specialty chemicals with strong market insight, highly talented people and a long history of material excellence and expertise. Archroma is headquartered in Pratteln near Basel, Switzerland, and operates with approximately 4500 employees and 30 production sites, over 42 countries. Through our two divisions: Textile Effects (TE) and Paper, Packaging & Coatings (PP&C), we deliver specialized performance and color solutions to meet customer needs in their local markets. A company committed to innovation, world-class quality standards, high service levels, cost-efficiency and sustainability, Archroma develops technologies that improve the beauty and performance of everyday products. Products enhanced, colors enhanced, performance enhanced - “Life enhanced”.

**Our people**:
Our people have a rich tradition of working side by side with our customers as long-term partners, developing tailored solutions that help customers deliver business success. Every day, with our passion, commitment to excellence and innovation, our people create specialized performance and color solutions designed to appeal to our senses and emotions for a greater life experience. At Archroma we foster diversity, equity and inclusion for everyone, whatever their gender, nationality, age, educational level, etc. Our different backgrounds and talents enrich our perspective and help us create a performance-driven and collaborative culture, based on its AACC pillars: 1) Achieve and exceed; 2) Adapt and innovate; 3) Center on customer; and 4) Collaborate and embrace diversity.