Director, Marketing Hawaii Coffee Company

Honolulu, HI (On-site)

$150K/yr – $180K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Build cross-portfolio growth for Hawaii by tying tourism, shopper, and brand to ROI through tight cross-functional collaboration and a clear path to global expansion.

  • Tourism Marketing: Create partner programs that convert visits into lasting brand relationships.
  • Ecommerce & Shopper: Align budgets and channels to drive repeat purchases and profitable growth.
  • Brand & Innovation: Modernize legacy brands, lift awareness and loyalty, and feed an insight-driven pipeline.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Tourism Marketing: Develop programs and partnerships that build awareness, trial, and conversion among Hawaii tourists, turning visits into long-term brand relationships.
  • Shopper Omnichannel Marketing: Develop and deploy shopper marketing strategies and budgets across retail and ecommerce channels; optimize spend effectiveness to influence purchase and drive profitable growth.
  • Brand Building: Modernize and reposition legacy brands while honoring their heritage; increase consumer awareness, loyalty, and advocacy.
  • Ecommerce Growth: Support the Director of Ecommerce and accelerate digital commerce performance, optimizing consumer experience and driving repeat purchases.
  • Innovation & Insights: Build a robust innovation pipeline grounded in consumer research and trends.
  • Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with Sales, Operations, and Finance to align on strategies that maximize profitability.
  • Budget Optimization: Develop and execute efficient marketing strategies that deliver maximum impact within a limited budget; prioritize initiatives with strong ROI and measurable results.
  • Global Expansion: Support international growth by defining and advancing brand positioning; serve as thought partner to the GM of Japan.
  • Team Development: Inspire, mentor, and grow a high-performing marketing organization.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Experience: Minimum of 10-15 years’ experience in the beverage or CPG industry with significant exposure to brand-building activities. Experience managing a team.
  • Education: Bachelor’s Degree required. Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or related field preferred.
  • Computer Skills: Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
  • Language: Well-developed verbal and written English communication skills.
  • Travel: Occasional travel as required.
  • Note: On-site not explicitly needed, but description indicates on-site work.

Preferred

  • A player/coach mentality — able to think strategically at the enterprise level while also rolling up sleeves to execute with excellence.
  • Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or related field preferred.
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Hawaii Coffee Company

Our fun-loving team members produce award winning coffee and tea to enrich our customers' lives and make Hawaii a better place to live. We work hard and do the right thing.Consumers love our fine Lion, Royal Kona, and Royal Hawaiian coffee sourced from Hawaii and around the world. We are also home of the Hawaiian Islands Tea Company, Hawaii's only locally made tea. More can be learned about these brands at their respective websites.The Hawaii Coffee Company is located in Kalihi on the island of Oahu. Our 55,000 sq. ft. roasting facility is open Monday-Friday with free tours daily; also visit our Lion Café & General Store with a full lineup of coffee drinks and selected coffees.

Founded in 2000
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
58 employees (5 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
30.7K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$938
Traffic Source Mix
Search
39.5%
Direct
49.6%
Referral
6%
Social
3.2%
Paid
1.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~58

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
5 (9% of company)