Lead Specialist Marketing Fertilizers II📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Maaden is seeking a Lead Specialist Marketing Fertilizers II to join its team in Riyadh. This full-time position is central to driving fertilizer marketing activities across various regions and products. The role focuses on advancing product management, market analysis, pricing, margin and profitability analysis, contract structuring, and budgeting. It requires 5-10 years of relevant experience and aims to contribute significantly to revenue growth, margin optimization, and market positioning within the fertilizer portfolio.

The Lead Specialist acts as an advanced professional in fertilizer markets, providing insight-driven commercial support and contributing to commercial strategy, long-term planning, and executive decision-making through market intelligence and scenario analysis.

Key Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Lead Specialist Marketing Fertilizers II include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

• Lead product management and market analysis for global fertilizer markets, including DAP, MAP, phosphates, or the assigned portfolio, by assessing supply-demand balance, pricing trends, competitor benchmarks, and customer dynamics.
• Develop regional and product-level marketing strategies aligned with company commercial objectives and market positioning priorities.
• Lead the development and execution of promotional plans that strengthen product visibility and market positioning.
• Lead pricing strategy, market analysis, cost analysis, margin and profitability analysis, contract structuring, and budgeting to support commercial value creation.
• Optimize regional product allocation and profitability by aligning market opportunities with commercial and operational priorities.
• Manage departmental budgeting activities and act as budget controller to support financial discipline and governance.

Reporting and Commercial Insight

• Prepare executive-level market reports and scenario analyses for senior management, EXCOM, and Board materials to support informed decision-making.
• Monitor commercial risks and feedstock cost volatility to support timely commercial planning and risk awareness.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Coordinate with Sales, Logistics, and Planning to align production plans, regional allocation, and inventory strategy.
• Support tender participation, long-term offtake agreements, and strategic customer engagements through market and commercial input.

Process Improvement and Mentorship

• Contribute to commercial process improvements, systems development, and knowledge sharing to strengthen marketing effectiveness.
• Mentor junior team members and serve as a technical reference within the fertilizer marketing function.

Required Experience

Candidates for this role should possess 5 to 10 years of experience in fertilizer marketing, product management, market analysis, or a related commercial field. The position requires a professional with a deep understanding of global fertilizer markets and commercial strategies.