Director, Strategic Planning and Marketing

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With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: 

The Director of Strategic Planning & Marketing is responsible for leading business unit strategic planning, growth marketing, and portfolio direction to drive sustainable, profitable growth. This role connects long-range strategy (STRAT) with annual operating plans (AOP) and market-facing execution, translating customer insight, market data, and 80/20 analysis into clear priorities and action.

The role leads the identification, analysis, planning and implementation of market & product initiatives across geographies in conjunction with business unit global leadership team executives and product managers. The role serves as a senior thought partner to leadership, aligning global market strategy, product portfolio, commercialization, and marketing execution to ensure BAND‑IT focuses resources on the highest-value customers, segments, and applications.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Business Strategy

• Lead the Strategic Planning (STRAT) process, including development, refresh, and annual review of long-range (3–5 year) and mid-term (12–18 month) strategic priorities.
• Translate strategic priorities into AOP inputs, key initiatives, and measurable outcomes in partnership with Finance, Sales, Engineering and Operations.

• Directs market analysis on mega-trends and key industry changes to identify business unit strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT).  Conduct portfolio, segment, and market analysis to identify growth opportunities, gaps, and risks.

• Leads analysis of Total Addressable Market, Served Available Market, and Target Market;

• Apply 80/20 principles to products, customers, segments, and applications to optimize focus, investment, and returns.
• Provide strategic insight and recommendations to senior leadership on growth investments, resource allocation, and market expansion.

Strategic & Growth Marketing Leadership

• Analyzes, plans, implements, and evaluates short- and long-term business strategies and market initiatives in collaboration with business unit leadership.
• Lead go-to-market strategy, including positioning, messaging, pricing collaboration, and launch excellence for new and existing offerings.
• Oversee growth marketing strategy, including demand generation, funnel optimization, account-based marketing, and lead development.
• Ensure marketing programs support sales enablement, pipeline development, and customer acquisition goals.
• Connect customer insight, market data, and digital analytics to continuously improve marketing effectiveness.
• Owns digital marketing from strategy to execution including category experiences, creation of digital content and marketing plans.

Portfolio & Commercial Alignment

• Leads the development of strategies and plans to promote products and services across multiple market segments and sales channels.
• Partner with Product Management, Engineering, and Sales to ensure portfolio strategy aligns with customer needs and BAND‑IT core competencies.
• Provide leadership for Product Management in achieving it product lifecycle management and margin optimization goals.
• Support new product development (NPD) from a market and commercialization perspective, aligning front-end strategy and back-end launch execution.
• Collaborate on pricing strategy and value proposition development, ensuring clear differentiation and value-based messaging.

Leadership & Cross‑Functional Influence

• Lead, develop, and mentor strategic and marketing talent, setting clear expectations and accountability.
• Act as a key interface for Marketing and Product Management with IDEX corporate and segment level leaders.
• Present insights, recommendations, and performance updates to executive leadership.
• Foster a culture of data-driven decision making, customer focus, and continuous improvement.

REPORTING TO: Global President

Essential Functions:

The physical, mental/visual and work environment demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND REQUIRED ABILITIES:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent managerial and supervisory skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Extensive marketing and product management knowledge.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and engineering software.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Management, Engineering or Business Administration required; Master’s degree in Engineering or Business Administration preferred.
• At least 8+ years of related experience required.
• Strong analytical capability, including market analysis, financial acumen, and 80/20 application.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience leading strategic planning (STRAT), AOP alignment, and portfolio strategy.

Physical Demands:

• Requires use of hands and arms at least 60% of the time.
• Majority of the time is spent sitting.
• Lifting requirements are generally less than 10 lbs.  Manual lifting could reach the company maximum of 35 lbs.

Work Environment:

• Time is primarily spent in a climate-controlled office environment with balance in the shop.
• Noise exposure is moderate.

Mental/Visual Demands:

• Close vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus are necessary to perform the job functions.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies to perform the essential functions of this position.

• Problem solving:  The individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully
• Interpersonal Skills:  The individual maintains confidentiality, remains open to others’ ideas and exhibits willingness to try new things.
• Relationships with Others: The individual works effectively and relates well with others Including superiors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the Company. The employee exhibits a professional manner in dealing with others and works, to maintain constructive working relationships.
• Communication and Contact: The individual communicates effectively both verbally and in writing with superiors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the Company.
• Planning/organizing:  The individual prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently and develops realistic action plans.
• Quality control:  The individual demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Adaptability:  The individual adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.
• Dependability:  The individual is consistently at work and on time, follows instructions, responds to management direction and solicits feedback to improve performance.
• Safety and security:  The individual actively promotes and personally observes all safety procedures.   The individual complies with Environmental, Safety, and Hazardous Communications requirements. 

Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?

Total Rewards

The compensation range for this position is $156,000.00 - $234,000.00, depending on experience. This position may be eligible for performance based bonus plan.

Benefits Package

Our comprehensive U.S. benefit offerings include: Health benefits, 401(k) retirement savings program with company match, PTO, and more. More information on our benefits and rewards can be found on our career page: https://www.idexcorp.com/careers/our-benefits-and-rewards/

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

Attention Applicants:  If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please let us know. Likewise, if you are limited in the ability to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, we will determine an alternate way for you to apply. Please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected] for assistance with an accommodation. These contact tools may be used only by individuals with a disability for accommodation requests. Do not inquire as to the status of an application.

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