Leadership Development Program Associate

Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:

- Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy
- Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint
- Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility

**ABOUT THE PROGRAM**

We are looking for passionate, enthusiastic, ambitious graduates to join our class 2024 EMEA Leadership Development Program. During the program, you will have the opportunity to manage key business projects and gain a wide breadth of exposure and experience across different countries and functions within Europe.

You will continue to grow and develop your career through on-the-job training and a professional skills training program, which includes communication and presentation skills training, as well as having the support and coaching from an executive mentor.

The program is spread over 3 rotations in 3 of the following areas:

- Operations
- Research and Development
- Commercial/Sustainability/Marketing

During each rotation, you will deliver a key business project under the supervision of your manager. You will also have the opportunity to learn the day-to-day activities within the function and gain an understanding of how the function operates within Avient.

Upon completion of the program, individuals will be placed in a full time role within Avient that best suits their personal and professional goals and matches business needs.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We want to consider you if you have the following:

- Master’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Polymer Science or Materials Science.
- Fresh graduate or up to 2 years of experience including internship or student assignments.
- Desire to learn and make a difference within the Polymer/Chemical Industry.
- Excellent project management skills, preferably with experience working on a project in industry.
- Good spoken and written communication skills.
- Good active listening skills.
- Ability to work independently and within a team environment.
- MS Office
- Languages: English fluent, additional European languages an asset.
- EU Category B Driving License.

**WHY AVIENT**:
At Avient, we strive for a culture of trust and engagement. Our associates are leading company initiatives such as Lead by Women, HYPE (Harnessing Young Professionals), Pride at Avient and Embrace to advance diversity in professional and personal development. We also provide our associates with robust development programs such as Avient Academy, Lean Six Sigma, and various leadership workshops to allow for career growth in a variety of ways. With workplace flexibility, health and wellness programs, and paid time off for community service, we are committed to building upon our positive momentum.

At Avient, we believe diversity of 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 in hiring, promotion, development, compensation and advancement are based upon non-discriminatory factors such as, for example, qualifications, abilities, experience, and performance.