• Manages price and volume positioning for optimum gross profit, including responding promptly to changes in raw material costs to maintain product margins.• Establishes price, contract and customer policy and provides clear direction to the sales team.• Recommends and implements marketing, promotional, and channel positioning programs.• Remains current with the market and competitive landscape through appropriate research.• Contributes to the development of comprehensive competitive intelligence data base.• Actively participates and contributes to strategic initiatives and new products through various teams and projects.• Manages allocation plans in collaboration with the plant, sourcing and sales team.• Manages any challenges between customers and different departments of OMNOVA.

• Collaborate with internal technical team and international sales representatives to complete technical analysis of competitor products and marketing material• Conduct voice of customer interviews and surveys with distributors, compounders and end use customers to determine product strengths, weaknesses, market opportunities and competitor threats• Research current product position in market and explore potential expansion in current and adjacent markets

• Investigated the current and potential surface modification technologies to improve paint adhesion and product evacuation. Using this information, conducted voice of customer interviews with various departments in order to determine viable market segments and made recommendations for the future marketability and profitability of this technology. • Conducted research to compare and contrast current megatrends being used by PolyOne to customers, competitors, consultants and marketing agencies. Using this research, presented recommendations for future megatrends, determined what macro trends and drivers most impact PolyOne, and recommended future market segments of interest.

• Conducted voice of customer interviews to develop a better business resource strategy for SharePoint within Life Sciences. Using information collected and in collaboration with IT, reconfigured home site and ‘cleaned’ subsites. This resulted in site traffic dramatically increasing once sites went live.• Researched current and potential personas within Life Sciences via voice of customer interviews with sales representatives and marketing specialists. Determined common characteristics among various points of view to create new personas with backgrounds and stories matching what has been experienced within the department.

• Identified scope of analysis using a variety of testing methods and verified discrepancies of chemical profile• Investigated and implemented PCB testing strategies which increased accuracy and reduced 2 week turnover to 5 days

• Succeeded in meeting original stage-gate deadline after acquiring multimillion dollar project 3 months behind schedule by utilizing project management skills to manage workloads, adhere to strict deadlines and troubleshoot any unexpected circumstances• Using statistically analyzed data, presented product testing methods for No7 Protect and Perfect Intense Advanced Serum in preparation for May 2014 launch, which was later presented to CEO• Increased company awareness and cohesion by leading interdepartmental and international tours and training sessions• Launched and managed 'Hair Raising Event' and raised $330 for Macmillan Cancer Support

• Led and managed major project when project leader was incapacitated, successfully meeting all deadlines for product launch• Increased volunteer satisfaction by investigating volunteer payment calculator and implementing alternative without increase in $165,000 budget

• Tested and approved materials to customer specifications using various laboratory equipment

• Worked as part of a team to develop new paint formulas and improve existing formulas