Director of Marketing

Chicago, IL (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive6+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead marketing strategy and demand generation for a national distributor to drive revenue growth.

  • Own development and execution of integrated marketing programs aligned to revenue goals.
  • Must-have: 6–8 years in growth-focused marketing with sales collaboration.
  • Standout: Deep experience in paid media, analytics, and cross-functional leadership.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute marketing strategies that align with company objectives and support revenue growth.
  • Partner with Sales to implement segmentation strategies that improve targeting, engagement, and conversion across channels.
  • Lead execution of acquisition and retention initiatives, ensuring alignment across digital and traditional channels.
  • Support the evolution and consistency of Wurth Industry’s brand identity, voice, and positioning.
  • Execute brand initiatives across campaigns, product lines, and customer touchpoints.
  • Manage internal creative resources and external agency partners to deliver effective marketing assets.
  • Manage paid media and search programs, optimizing performance to meet revenue and ROI targets.
  • Drive execution across digital channels including email, promotions, and campaign activation.
  • Support integrated marketing campaigns that align demand generation, sales enablement, and customer engagement.
  • Partner with Product, Sales, and Merchandising to align marketing plans with commercial priorities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Business, Communications, Technology, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 6–8 years of progressive marketing experience, with a record of driving growth through marketing initiatives in partnership with sales.
  • 5+ years of experience in performance marketing, including SEM and paid media strategy.
  • Direct experience managing paid search budgets, preferably within an eCommerce environment.
  • 3–5 years of people leadership experience with the ability to manage and develop a team.
  • Strong analytical skills with experience in platforms such as Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, or similar tools.
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Health benefits and programs - medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more
  • Maternity/Paternal leave after 1 year of service
  • Tuition Reimbursement eligible after 1 year of service
  • Additional benefits 401(k), short term disability, long term disability
  • Paid Time Off, accrued per pay period, additional day earned per year of service
  • 10 paid holidays
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Würth MRO, Safety, & Metalworking

National distributor of MRO, Safety and Metalworking Supplies, and provider of proven procurement solutions.For more information visit us at www.northernsafety.com or call us at 1-800-571-4646.

Founded in 1983
Frankfort, New York, USA
340 employees (24 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
46.8K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$55.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.7%
Direct
48.1%
Referral
5.6%
Social
1.4%
Paid
2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~340

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
21 (6% of company)

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