Commercial Activation Director (Hybrid)

Indiana, USA (Hybrid)

$136K/yr – $160K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end commercial activation for GelFlex Grid, translating product innovation into sales-ready tools, proofs, and narratives that empower retailers and field teams to confidently communicate the Purple value.

  • Own and activate the enterprise Belief System across the commercial organization
  • Coordinate commercialization timelines and deliver Proof Packs, product launch messaging, and sales playbooks

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Commercial Strategy Activation Transform Innovation and Marketing initiatives into commercially executable programs that enable the sales organization to confidently communicate Purple's value proposition to retailers.
  • Develop commercialization plans that connect product innovation, consumer demand, retailer opportunity, and sales execution into one cohesive selling strategy.
  • Enterprise Belief System Own the activation of Purple's Belief Framework across the commercial organization.
  • Build and maintain the enterprise Belief System by collecting, organizing, and translating commercial proof into sales-ready resources that create confidence throughout the retailer journey.
  • Coordinate And Manage - Consumer Proof Packs - GelFlex Grid Proof Packs - Competitive Proof - Product Launch Messaging - Retail Selling Stories - Commercial Battlecards
  • Ensure every commercial asset strengthens belief in GelFlex Grid and supports consistent messaging across all customer-facing teams.
  • Sales Activation Provide the sales organization with the commercial tools, messaging, training, and proof required to confidently sell Purple's innovations.
  • Equip Account Managers, Directors, And Field Teams With - Commercial selling stories - Retail presentations - Product positioning - Competitive messaging - Product launch materials - Proof Packs - Sales playbooks
  • Retail Marketing Activation Partner directly with retailer marketing organizations to help retailers invest in the Purple brand and strengthen consumer belief in GelFlex Grid.
  • Collaborate with Purple Marketing and retailer marketing teams to develop joint marketing initiatives, promotional campaigns, merchandising strategies, digital assets, and launch programs that consistently reinforce Purple's commercial strategy.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • 401(k) Match
  • Flexible PTO
  • Earn a Mattress
  • Purple Swag
  • Amazing Purple Products
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Purple

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Welcome to Purple — home of the one, the only, the Purple GridTM. Ranked #1 in Customer Satisfaction with bed in a box mattresses by J.D. Power, including best in both support and comfort! We’re a one-of-a-kind innovation brand that is on a mission to meaningfully improve lives by helping Every Body get the comfort they deserve and the support they need. Our premium comfort innovation products start in the bedroom and extend beyond to provide optimal comfort everywhere you go. With a variety of mattresses, bedding, bases, seat cushions, dog beds, and more, Purple is quickly becoming the iconic color of true comfort, true innovation, and truly feeling great.While most new mattress companies only focus on just a simpler mattress buying experience with the same foam mattresses, Purple is committed to simply making a better mattress (with the better buying experience, to boot!). The only mattress with the Purple GridTM, Purple is instantly soft where you want it and firm where you need it – all at once. It's the comfort you crave, the support your back needs. Plus, 1,500+ open airways help dissipate body heat rather than trapping it, so you don't sleep hot.It all started in 1989 when two engineer brothers, Tony and Terry Pearce, set out with a mission to invent technology and create local jobs that meaningfully improve the lives of everyone involved. Over the last 30+ years, the Brothers Pearce have revolutionized the comfort industry by innovating various No Pressure® cushioning materials used in everything from wheelchairs and critical care hospital beds to sporting goods and high-end mattresses. Then, in September of 2015, they successfully launched The No-Compromise Purple® Mattress on Kickstarter, and it's been uphill from there — continually inventing, improving, and creating ways to make the world a more comfortable place.

Founded in 2015
Lehi, Utah, USA
1.2K employees (115 in marketing)
52% recommend to a friend
52% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$136K/yr – $160K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
91 (7% of company)
Median Career Experience
15.5 years
Median Tenure
5.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
8

Funding

Total Funding
$63M
Last Raise
$61M
Post IPO Equity, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2023
    Post IPO Equity • $61M
  • Jan 2021
    Post IPO Equity
  • Oct 2016
    Equity Crowdfunding • $2M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.5M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.3M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.2%
Direct
44.3%
Referral
5.5%
Social
2.5%
Paid
3.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.2K

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Commercial Activation Director (Hybrid)

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