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Shohei Ono

Senior Manager - Global Strategic Marketing
Tokyo,13

Summary

Dynamic Senior Manager with a proven track record at Celanese, excelling in strategic planning and team leadership. Achieved significant business growth through data-driven decision-making and cross-functional collaboration, enhancing team productivity and morale. Expert in operations management, successfully navigating complex market conditions to exceed financial targets.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager, Global Strategic Marketing

Celanese
05.2025 - Current
  • Responsible for Global Electric and Electronics Marketing Segment plans and execution
  • Held monthly meetings to create business plans and workshops to drive successful business.
  • Implemented and developed operational standards, policies and procedures.
  • Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.

Senior Manager, Japan Non-Auto Commercial Leader

Celanese
12.2023 - 04.2025

Oversaw day-to-day activities of 10 employees in Sales and Application Development, fostering inspiring atmosphere to optimize employee experiences.

  • Mentored junior staff members, helping them develop leadership skills and advance their careers within the organization.
  • Led cross-functional teams to achieve company-wide goals, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.
  • Exceed financial target, beating market growth via
    price/supply negotiation with responsible accounts.
  • Overcame challenging deadlines and resource limitations by reallocating personnel and focusing on priority tasks.

Regional Business Manager

Celanese/DuPont
03.2022 - 12.2023
  • Drive profitable growth of the >$150MM High Performance Nylons (ZYTHTN & ZYTSPN) business in the AMS with P&L.
  • Partnered with cross function stakeholders to progress the product roadmap, enrich the growth pipeline, and deliver on financial objectives while navigating dynamic market conditions. Increase and retain business profitability through direct and channel commercial development/growth for the automotive, industrial, consumer, and electronic market.
  • Implemented data-driven decision making to monitor KPIs, adjust tactics, and achieve ambitious sales targets.
  • Leveraged knowledge of local markets effectively positioning our products against competitors.


LJO Accounts Leader

DuPont
07.2017 - 03.2022

Responsible to grow business with Japanese Headquartered (LJO) accounts, within diverse Automotive supply chain (Molder/Tier1/OEM).
- Expand relation with key senior leadership within the key accounts
- Exceed financial target, beating market growth via price/supply negotiation with responsible accounts.
- Managing critical product optimization, including negotiation of product termination and source change
- Achieved long term business growth by increasing CY2 pipeline by 80%.
- Analyze LJO sales and pipeline data, facilitating quarterly LJO meetings to strengthen organization

Sales Representative

DuPont
09.2015 - 07.2017

DuPont, Tokyo, Japan
Served as Sales Rep. for –Engineering Polymers & Performance Resins, and Global Account Manager.
- Worked with other territory managers to oversee critical sales functions, and managing all aspects of the selling process—pricing, sales policies, customer payment terms and conditions, supply and quality issue management, forecasting, and customer safety stock management
- Grew Responsble Automotive Tier 1 customer by 19%, reaching $57MM/year

Sales and Marketing Representative

DuPont
04.2012 - 08.2015

DuPont Vespel, Tokyo, Japan
Served as Sales and marketing for DPP- Vespel. - responsible for managing and maintaining relationships with new DuPont Vespel accounts managing existing customers and identifying and overseeing new sales leads and business
-Lead Vespel Test socket market for AP region, achieved >50% growth each year

Education

Master of Science - Chemistry

Keio University
Yokohama
04.2001 -

Skills

Strategic planning

Business performance management

Team leadership

Problem-solving abilities

Operations management

Resource allocation

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analytics

Cross-functional communication

Timeline

Senior Manager, Global Strategic Marketing

Celanese
05.2025 - Current

Senior Manager, Japan Non-Auto Commercial Leader

Celanese
12.2023 - 04.2025

Regional Business Manager

Celanese/DuPont
03.2022 - 12.2023

LJO Accounts Leader

DuPont
07.2017 - 03.2022

Sales Representative

DuPont
09.2015 - 07.2017

Sales and Marketing Representative

DuPont
04.2012 - 08.2015

Master of Science - Chemistry

Keio University
04.2001 -
Shohei OnoSenior Manager - Global Strategic Marketing