Marketing Category Specialist II

Columbus, OH (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive category management and product commercialization to grow revenue and margins across assigned categories.

  • Own category portfolio analysis and new product development from ideation to launch.
  • Must-have: 4–5 years in marketing with growing responsibility.
  • Standout: Data-driven decisions and cross-functional coordination across teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build product portfolio strategies and driving financial results for assigned category.
  • Create product strategies that drive revenue growth, GP and GPAC, and enhance sales rep earnings.
  • Assist the Manager of Category Management & the Director of Product Management & Commercialization in the aggressive, profitable, and successful growth of the Company.
  • Develop insights that are derived from data and are customer focused that progress merchandising strategies for your assigned categories.
  • Analyze product assortment and data analytics to establish priorities within product categories based on market trends, customer needs, portfolio gaps, strategic plans, and feasibility to execute.
  • Execute new product development process, partnering with Product Line, from ideation through development and launch.
  • Aim to achieve a high understanding of assigned categories.
  • Creation and execution of content schedule for visual production team.
  • Creation of material for the company catalog, eCommerce, email marketing, product development, and social media.
  • Implement best practices for lifecycle management.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in business administration or marketing or equivalent work history.
  • 4-5 years of experience in marketing with growing levels of responsibility.
  • Ability to analyze, interpret, and filter down to key information; strategic thinking while systematically problem solving.
  • Ability to make data-driven decisions, understand financial statements and reporting, and communicate the significance of data as a story.
  • Must be able to develop and implement Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) and use data to inform decision making.
  • Must be able to discern patterns in data to create action and make connections across the business regarding relevant data and objectives.
  • Demonstrated skills in managing multiple projects, coordinating across multiple disciplines and teams, delivering successfully to challenging deadlines.
  • High degree of ownership and initiative.
  • Collaborative mindset- ability to energize and activate plans across team members.
  • Entrepreneurial spirit - proven ability to develop and execute new ideas - willing to champion new and different ideas even in the face of strong challenges.

    Benefits

    • We offer a benefits package that includes health, dental and vision insurance, company sponsored life, optional life and disability insurance, Paid Parental leave, Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts, a 401(k) plus match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Time Off (PTO), a Dress For Your Day dress code and paid holidays.
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    Kimball Midwest

    Kimball Midwest is a national distributor of over 55,000 products for Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO). Family owned and operated since 1923, we are a major force in the industrial maintenance marketplace. We provide value-added products to customers in virtually every field of commerce and industry through our strategically located distribution centers across the U.S. From our earliest beginnings, we've strived to develop a "partnership in performance” with each employee and customer in order to identify and satisfy their needs through the development of superior products and programs. As a result, Kimball Midwest's sales growth has been very dynamic, increasing from less than $1 million in 1983 to more than $500 Million today.At Kimball Midwest, we recognize that our past and future success is directly related to the quality of our people. Through careful selection, we identify individuals who possess the ability, desire and dedication to grow with us.

    Founded in 1923
    Columbus, Ohio, USA
    2.1K employees (45 in marketing)

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    118K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    41.6%
    Direct
    51.8%
    Referral
    5.2%
    Social
    0.9%
    Paid
    0.4%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~2.1K

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    36 (2% of company)