Job Opportunities in Switzerland

At Du Pont, we are working on things that matter; whether it’s providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world.

If you would like to be a part of a premier multi-industrial company that is delivering sustainable solutions that bring real purpose and value, of a company with collaborative spirit because it believes that we work best when we work together as a team and values the diversity of thought, then Du Pont is the company for you!

We are excited to share that on May 22, 2024, Du Pont announced plans to separate(1) into three industry-leading, independent publicly traded companies. This strategic move will create focused businesses with distinct investment profiles. We believe the proposed separations will create opportunities for all three future companies to better serve their customers and unlock long-term value for stakeholders. This process is expected to take 18-24 months from the date of announcement to complete. We are committed to supporting our employees throughout this transition and ensuring a smooth and successful separation process. We look forward to welcoming new talent who are interested in contributing to the continued success and growth of our evolving organization.

WHY JOIN US?

Our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter!

Have the Opportunity to chart your own course, challenge yourself, and acquire new capabilities to build a rewarding and fulfilling career. We reward employees with competitive pay and incentives to recognize skills, competencies, and contributions to business results.

Get to Experience a collaborative environment where teamwork is celebrated with flexibility that enhances balance and an inclusive atmosphere that is welcoming to all!

Get to know our Purpose and make it yours by bringing innovations to market that improve the world, share a commitment to sustainability that makes our planet better and give back to communities in which we work and live.

Du Pont Water Solutions (DWS), a $1.5B global business, focused on solving global challenges in water purification, conservation, and reuse as well as purification solutions throughout the life sciences industries. DWS serves its thousands of customers in diverse markets through three major market segments, Industrial Water & Energy, Drinking Water & Desalination, and Life Science & Specialties.

DWS provides the broadest, proven, end-to-end portfolio of water-treatment and separation technologies for the production and purification of the most commercially important products around the globe. DWS is expanding our participation aligned to the megatrends such as health & wellness, sustainability and digital and we remain uniquely positioned to solve the increasing challenges created by global population growth and increasing water stress.

Reporting to the Global Marketing & Innovation Leader for the Du Pont Water Solutions business, the Global Channel Management Leader (CML) will be responsible for developing and leading the global channel and distribution strategy to achieve financial goals, maximize innovation-led growth programs and minimize channel conflict while maximizing channel performance for our distributors, OEMs, and other third-party organizations.

As a channel functional expert, the CML will lead a team of regional channel managers and provide coaching as well as subject matter expertise developing an enhanced toolbox of channel management capabilities. The CML is expected to be a subject matter expert in implementing a formalized effective channel program that assesses, designs, onboards, trains, motivates, retains, rewards, measures and evaluates our regional channels by market segment, region, and technology. Deliverables will include documented channel execution plans by region with defined and measured KPIs and alliance, loyalty, and incentive programs to drive partner engagement and increase sales performance aligned with global and regional marketing strategies.

The CML will optimize the go-to-market channel strategies, developing and aligning the global and regional marketing strategies, to ensure collective achievement and execution of year-over-year growth driving demand creation as well as innovation-led growth programs and for supporting the commercial organization through the execution of distribution/supply, trademark license agreements (TMLA) and rebate contracts ensuring each channel partner has properly executed agreements.

The CML will coordinate with various teams such as product management, marketing and the commercial organization to align on channel critical success factors by market, technology and region to achieve market channel regional revenue and growth.

Please note our leadership team does work a hybrid schedule which is 3 days onsite and 2 days remote. Candidates should live within a commutable distance to one of our water offices or technical centers around the world. Preferred locations are Wilmington, DE USA, Edina, MI USA, Chauny, France, Paris France, Greiffenberg, Germany, Tarragona, Spain, Freienbach, Switzerland, Shanghai, China, Marina Bay, Singapore, or be willing to relocate to the areas.

Responsibilities:

• Development of a comprehensive and executable channel strategies focused on optimizing growth and minimizing channel conflict that ties into the overall DWS business strategy
• Lead and coach a focused channel team to deliver agreed upon goals and results. Attract and recruit top talent, motivate the team, delegate effectively, celebrate diversity within the team, manage team performance and enable development of all team members. Improve work processes and elevate the team’s competencies to help deliver results and a positive employee experience.
• Define and measure specific KPIs and scorecards for each channel partner to achieve revenue and increase market share and partner with regional commercial leaders on evaluating and tracking performance on a market segment-technology basis
• Provide subject matter expertise to support the regional commercial leader’s execution of distributor/supply, trademark license agreements and rebate contracts ensuring each channel partner has properly executed agreements aligned to market segment-technology strategies and ensure compliance.
• Ensure that channel partners are effectively trained and equipped with the necessary marketing collaterals and tools to promote our products.
• Develop and lead the execution of alliance, loyalty and incentive programs to drive partner engagement and increase sales performance aligned with global and regional marketing strategies.
• Bring forward channel partner needs and preferences to identify and capture market trends, competitive pricing, and competitive intelligence to influence forecasted demand
• Build and maintain productive business relationships with channel partners including a multi-level contact strategy.
• Be decisive, laser focused and act with a sense of urgency on efforts that most contribute to delivering our goals while being a change agent, modeling the appropriate behaviors in the business to deliver growth.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree is required in a business or technical field; MBA strongly preferred.
• +10 years of channel management experience
• +5 years’ experience in B2B marketing
• Demonstrated channel sales success and demonstrated work experience in setting up a channel management program.
• A leader who naturally connects and builds strong relationships with others, demonstrates strong emotional intelligence, and possesses the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively.
• A highly motivated and results-driven professional with excellent interpersonal skills, business and financial acumen.
• A change agent who conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure.
• Solid organization skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills. Strong project management expertise. A strategic thinker.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of time
• Preferred experience in water treatment technology.

Du Pont OFFERS:

• Competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits
• An annual variable pay program that rewards team and individual performance and shares company, business or functional success
• On-going learning opportunities in a rewarding work environment
• Career experiences that can span different functions with opportunities for personal and professional growth
• The chance to work on global teams with colleagues around the world and in different locations

We are looking forward to your application!

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Du Pont is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a position, please visit our Accessibility Page for Contact Information.

(1)The separation transactions are subject to satisfaction of customary conditions, including final approval by Du Pont's Board of Directors, receipt of tax opinion from counsel, the filing and effectiveness of Form 10 registration statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, applicable regulatory approvals, and satisfactory completion of financing. For further discussion of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could impact the achievement, expected timing and intended benefits of the separation transactions, see Du Pont’s announcement.