Manager, Branding and Imaging - Dallas, United States - Elan Partners

Description

Manager, Branding and Imaging (Field Marketing/Distribution)

Direct Hire Opportunity

No Sponsorship

Onsite Position

Our client spends approximately $100MM per year in capital for new business opportunities and renewals. A significant portion of these dollars are dedicated to branding and image work at new or renewing locations. This position will be responsible for building and leading a dynamic team of project managers responsible for imaging & branding projects to convert sites to the appropriate 3 rd party brand. The ideal candidate will have a background in branding and imaging in field distribution OR similar in Construction Management.

Qualifications:

• 5-10 years of management experience, preferably in branding and imaging (or construction management), with 5+ years of project management experience (PMP is a plus).
• Experience driving improvement in time-to-brand (speed-to-market, speed-to-brand) through vendor & employee performance management, acting as accelerator to enhance brand presence accurately & swiftly.
• Demonstrated experience managing and reporting on several deliverables, to include capital and project forecast accuracy, reduction in time-to-brand, and vendor/contractor performance management.
• Experience delivering accurate project completion forecasts to business stakeholders and executive teams, including strong Excel skills for forecasting.
• A relentless focus on continuous improvement is required to drive efficiencies in people, project, and system processes.
• Attention to detail and deadlines with strong analytical, business, and entrepreneurial skills.
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects, including interacting with vendors/contractors, customers, operations, finance, and marketing on a daily basis.
• Bachelor's degree (concentration in business preferred)

Preferred:

• Construction management experience
• Advanced knowledge of SAP, Salesforce, Smartsheet, and other project management tools

Responsibilities:

• Build & lead a team of high-energy project managers tasked with executing our branding and imaging strategy.
• Unlock efficiency opportunities in Salesforce through process improvement enhancements, including dashboarding and reporting.
• Drive improvement in time to brand through effective vendor & employee performance management.
• Lead the development of BI tools / reporting to bring awareness to opportunity areas and enable targeted action plans for improvement.
• Accurately forecast and plan capital spend within budget guidelines.
• Serve as PM for special branding/image projects as necessary.
• Significantly improve the customer transition from the sales/contract stage to Operations and fueling through deep dive analysis and partnership with Sales & Operations.
• Responsible for branding and imaging activities being compliant with the appropriate branding and image standards, procedures, policies, and regulations.
• Lead corporate-level projects targeted towards new image refresh projects or the addition of new image elements.
• Effectively manage the bid process, contractor selection, and service provider use to ensure cost-effectiveness and compliance with policies and procedures.
• Manage productive and cooperative working relationships with other departments to ensure project requirements, budgets, and timelines are met.
• Track the various phases of the branding process in order to streamline bottlenecks, remove barriers, improve project timelines, and support continuous improvement.
• Demonstrate ability to act as a thought partner across function disciplines, including both internal and external partners.