Channel Sales Manager - Americas

General Summary:

The Channel Product Manager is responsible for defining, executing, and optimizing Avient's distribution channel strategy to drive profitable growth, expand market reach, and improve customer engagement across assigned product portfolios and markets. This role serves as the primary business owner of channel partner performance, ensuring alignment between Avient's strategic objectives and channel partner execution. This individual is a thought leader who performs independently and has demonstrated the ability to effectively interact and influence peers and cross-functional leaders in complex organizations (Avient and Customer).Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree required.

At least 7 years in product management, sales, channel management, marketing, or related commercial leadership role.

Experience in managing distributor, channel partner, or indirect sales relationships.

Strong financial acumen with experience in forecasting, business planning, and performance analysis.

Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders without direct authority

Strong presentation, communication, and relationship management skills

Ability to analyze complex business situations, and develop actionable solutions.

Demonstrated expertise in problem-solving, conflict resolution and negotiation.

Strong data analytical and organizaitional skills.

Technical proficiency with SAP and CRM systems as well as Microsoft Office Suite.About Us

Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world.

Innovation goes far beyond materials science; it's powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether you're a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, you'll find your place at Avient.

Join our global team and help shape the future with sustainable solutions that transform possibilities into realities. Your unique perspective could be the key to our next breakthrough!

We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business.

By playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avient's strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals.

At Avient, we believe a wide variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person's qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.

Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran's status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to complete an online application, please contact the Avient HR Team by emailing, ApplicationAccommodation@Avient.com .