Arxada

Global Marketing Manager – Industrial Coatings

Arxada
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeBarcelona • SpainSeniorLeadWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in developing and executing marketing strategies for industrial coatings, with a strong focus on market segmentation, customer needs analysis, and value proposition development. Proven ability to translate insights into strategic priorities and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Industrial Coatings ExpertiseMarket Strategy DevelopmentProduct PositioningAnalytical CapabilitiesStakeholder Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Develop and execute the marketing strategy for Arxada’s Industrial Coatings business
  • Lead market segmentation, customer-needs analysis, and value-proposition development across industrial coatings applications
  • Identify emerging trends, customer challenges, competitive dynamics, and growth opportunities
  • Translate market and customer insights into strategic priorities
  • Partner with Product Management, R&D, Technical Service, Commercial, and Supply Chain teams to shape innovation roadmaps
  • Develop positioning, messaging, go-to-market strategies, integrated campaigns, and product-launch initiatives
  • Equip regional sales teams and Key Account Managers with commercial tools, training, and marketing programs
  • Strengthen customer and industry engagement through conferences, technical seminars, webinars, thought-leadership initiatives, and industry relationships
  • Monitor competitive activity, market-share trends, and segment performance
  • Provide recommendations on portfolio investments, pricing, and growth priorities

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Marketing, Business, or a related field
  • MBA preferred
  • At least 10 years of experience in industrial coatings, specialty chemicals, or related markets, including progressive responsibility in marketing, product management, or commercial leadership
  • Strong understanding of industrial coatings technologies, specifications, applications, and customer requirements
  • Demonstrated success in developing market strategies, product positioning, value propositions, and go-to-market plans
  • Strong analytical capabilities, with the ability to turn market and customer insights into business-growth opportunities
  • Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder-management skills, with experience working across matrixed and cross-functional organizations
  • Fluent English
  • Willingness to travel up to 25%
  • Established network within the industrial coatings value chain preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Hybrid/remote working model
  • Equal opportunity employment

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Hard Skills
Market SegmentationCustomer Needs AnalysisValue Proposition DevelopmentGo-To-Market StrategyProduct Launch InitiativesCompetitive AnalysisPortfolio Investment RecommendationsPricing StrategyMarket Share MonitoringTrend Identification
Soft Skills
Excellent CommunicationInfluencing SkillsStakeholder ManagementCross-Functional CollaborationCustomer Engagement
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor's DegreeMBA Preferred
Industry Keywords
Industrial CoatingsSpecialty ChemicalsMarket DynamicsCustomer RequirementsTechnical SeminarsThought LeadershipIndustry RelationshipsEmerging TrendsGrowth OpportunitiesMatrixed Organizations