Associate Manager Marketing - Duluth, United States - Acosta Group
Description
RESPONSIBILITIES
The incumbent(s) in this position should exhibit the following Acosta values:
People Minded
Must show dignity and respect to all people
Integrity
Must exemplify the highest degree of ethical behavior
Results Oriented
Must show passion, pride and commitment to succeed
Trust
Must be honest, sincere and confident
Teamwork
Must build trusting relationships
Innovation
Must progress through a combination of creativity, common sense and vision
Balance
Must maintain an optimistic attitude and keep perspective on what is important in life.
Essential Functions:
Serves asprimary day-to-day contact for any matter related to Demo activity at Costco
Develops, nurtures and maintains client and Costco relationships
Initiates regular client status meetings for all on-going projects including anticipating upcoming projects. Attends marketing/Client meetings
Writes recaps of meetings and issues within 24 hours of meeting/discussion
Assists VP
RMwith coordination of key customer presentations including market research studies.
Program planning and development
Ensures recommended program solutions fulfill Clients & Costcogoals and brand standards
Effectively communicates program expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion
Liaison with the Business Managers to develop marketing strategy to support program implementation at Costco
Works with the BM and RM to create and manage timelines/due dates that keep project on track and set us up for flawless execution
Works closely with client to support them in generating new ideas/strategic concepts for platforms as well as retail custom promotions.
Interactswith clients team to assure proper information is supplied, on a timely manner
Works with the client on allocating products for a specific time frame within the due dates
Identifies andresolves issues and conflicts within the program
Identifies and manages program dependencies and critical path
Proactively supports changes in project scope, identifies potential crises and devise contingency plans
Analyzes execution reports to assure program adheres with Costco and Clients expectations.
Financial responsibilities
Helps RMVP manage overall success of accounts
including communication of critical deadlines to client sales teams as it relates to cycle deadlines
Assists in the completion of vendor commitment forms
Provides reporting that tracks Clients progress towards their promotional commitment
Keeps Costco and client abreast of changes in programs that may affect the overall budget and/or timing.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education Requirements:
Bachelors degree in advertising, marketing, or related field.
Work Experience Requirements:
3-5 years of advertising, marketing, or related field or equivalent work experience preferred.
2-3 years equivalent Club Industry customer service or work experience required.
2 years of prior management/leadership experience.
Research/analysis experiences a plus.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements:
Strong organizational skill with the ability to handle numerous projects at once.
Must be a team player with a positive attitude, self-starter with strong problem-solving ability.
Ability to effectively develop and communicate ideas to upper management/Clients/Costco.
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Excel and PowerPoint.
Be willing, able, readily available to work outside of "normal hours".
Assist and grow relations with Costco and clients.
Provide follow-up on discussions, issues, projects, etc. internally & with customers.
Must have a valid drivers license and must be able to drive a car for extended periods of time. This position requires driving to Costco for buyer meetings and to review demos preformed at warehouses.
Ability to protects and secures all confidential and proprietary information.
Acosta Sales & Marketing is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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ABOUT US
Acosta and Mosaic are the sales and marketing powerhouses behind the most recognized and proven brands with top retailers in the United States and Canada.
Acosta has the talent and technology to build data-, reach- and relationship-driven strategies to execute those strategies, and the tools to monitor, track and optimize metrics-based results for customers and retailers.
Acosta and its subsidiaries, in good faith, believes that this posted range of compensation is the accurate range for this role at the time of this posting.
Acosta et Mosaic sont les moteurs des ventes et du marketing derrire les marques les plus reconnues et prouves avec les meilleurs dtaillants aux tats-Unis et au Canada.
Acosta possde le talent et la technologie pour laborer des stratgies axes sur les donnes, la porte et les relations pour excuter ces stratgies, ainsi que les outils pour surveiller, suivre et optimiser les rsultats bass sur des mesures pour les clients et les dtaillants.
The Associate Marketing Manager works closely with our clients and Costco to manage the planning and execution of in-store demo programs.- This includes liaising with our third party demo vendor and managing a multimillion budget.
The Associate Marketing Manager develops and manages the timelines, keeps stakeholders abreast of critical dates, schedules meetings as needed and reports on Demo activity.
Acosta, and its subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity EmployerJob Category:
Administration
Position Type:
Full time
Business Unit:
Sales
Salary Range:
$52, $78,300.00
Req ID:
239
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