Derek Schaefer
Business Unit Manager, Polypropylene Compounds
- Role
- Business Unit Manager, Polypropylene Compounds at Ravago Manufacturing Americas
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Derek Schaefer
Derek comes to Channel Prime Alliance with 16 years’ experience in the chemical production, compounding, and distribution spaces. He Joins CPA from material climate tech start-up UBQ Materials USA, where he lead their business in technical and commercial development efforts for their expansion projects in North America. Between his 8 years of outside sales and 8 years of management, we are confident Derek’s experience and creativity in developing custom tailored solutions will enable CPA to effectively grow our footprint.Derek holds a B.S.B.A. in Marketing from Northern Kentucky University (Go Norse!), MBA from University of Phoenix, and continuing education certificates from U-Mass Lowell in Polymer Science and from Harvard Business School in Sustainable Business Strategy.Channel Prime Alliance focuses on plastic, rubber and elastomer products distribution across North America. We strive to provide consistent products to our customers through service that meets or exceeds their requirements. We also work to maintain the highest level of customer satisfaction ratings.As part of the Ravago family we have strengthened and broadened our supplier product offering to current and new customers. Channel Prime Alliance currently commands a sales force of 85 professionals, throughout North America, to accommodate our customer\'s requirements.The company distributes quality brands produced by global leaders in plastic, rubber and TPE. This world-class lineup includes: Ascend, BASF, DSM, ExxonMobil, G&E, Celanese, Trinseo, Westlake Chemicals, Washington Penn Plastics and LG Chem.
Experience
Business Unit Manager, Polypropylene Compounds
Mar 2025 — Present · Baytown, TX, US
Education
Harvard Business School Online
Sustainable Business Strategy , Sustainability Studies
2021 — 2021
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Polymer Science Certificate, Polymer/Plastics Engineering
2007
University of Phoenix
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Global Business
2010 — 2012
Northern Kentucky University
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
2003 — 2007
Skills
- Adhesives
- Key Account Management
- Coatings
- Resin
- Manufacturing
- Materials
- Plastics
- Thermoplastics
- International Business
- Market Development
- Polymers
- Additives
- Extrusion
- Product Development
- Injection Molding
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