Retention Marketing Manager

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$80K/yr – $100K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end retention engine for the post-purchase lifecycle, shaping how customers form routines, get replenishments, and stay engaged enough to boost LTV.

  • Retention Roadmap: own lifecycle programs from reminders to win-back that move customers toward repeat purchases.
  • Cross-Functional Influence: partner with Brand, Ecommerce, Creative, and Analytics to optimize routines and replenishment experiences.
  • Measurement and Optimization: own key metrics like RPR, LTV, and churn, and test relentlessly to raise retention while simplifying the customer habit-building journey.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own the retention marketing roadmap across the customer lifecycle, with a focus on post-purchase engagement, replenishment, routine building, loyalty, and win-back initiatives.
  • Develop and execute strategies that help customers establish and maintain healthy supplement routines, ultimately increasing repeat purchase rates and customer lifetime value.
  • Lead retention initiatives including lifecycle messaging, reminder programs, habit-building communications, replenishment experiences, and other customer engagement strategies.
  • Identify opportunities to reduce barriers to consistent supplement use by creating programs, tools, and customer experiences that make it easier for customers to stay on their routines.
  • Develop and prioritize testing plans across messaging, timing, cadence, incentives, customer experiences, and physical or digital routine-building tools.
  • Analyze customer purchase behavior, engagement patterns, surveys, reviews, qualitative feedback, and customer service interactions to uncover opportunities to improve retention.
  • Serve as the internal expert on customer retention and routine-building behaviors, sharing insights with Brand, Merchandising, Ecommerce, Product Development, Creative, and Analytics teams.
  • Partner with Email and SMS Marketing teams to develop lifecycle messaging that supports replenishment reminders, educational content, routine building, and customer engagement.
  • Collaborate with Ecommerce teams to integrate retention and routine-building experiences into the digital customer journey, including personalized recommendations, account experiences, subscriptions, and post-purchase touchpoints.
  • Work with Merchandising to identify products, bundles, and assortment strategies that encourage consistent supplement usage and repeat purchasing.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Consumer Psychology, Communications, or a related field; equivalent experience will also be considered.
  • 3–6 years of experience in retention marketing, lifecycle marketing, CRM, customer engagement, eCommerce marketing, or a related discipline.
  • Experience developing customer lifecycle strategies that drive repeat purchases, customer loyalty, and long-term engagement.
  • Curiosity about consumer behavior and what motivates long-term habit formation.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret customer data, identify trends, and make data-driven recommendations.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively across Brand, Creative, Ecommerce, Merchandising, Analytics, Product, Technology, and Operations teams.
  • Self-starter who proactively identifies opportunities to improve customer retention and customer experience.
  • Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.
  • Ability to influence without direct authority and build alignment across cross-functional teams.
  • Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
  • Comfortable developing hypotheses, prioritizing opportunities, and measuring business impact.
  • Ability to translate customer insights into actionable marketing programs and customer experiences.
  • Strong understanding of customer lifecycle marketing, retention strategies, segmentation, personalization, and testing methodologies.
  • Ability to travel up to 10%.

Nice to Have

  • DTC eCommerce or subscription business experience.
  • Experience building post-purchase, replenishment, loyalty, or win-back journeys.
  • Experience improving repeat purchase rates, customer lifetime value, or customer loyalty.
  • Familiarity with behavioral science concepts such as habit formation, nudges, incentives, and customer motivation.
  • Experience designing customer habit-building or engagement programs.
  • Experience in vitamins, supplements, healthcare, wellness, nutrition, or other routine-based consumer categories.
  • Experience working with loyalty programs, subscriptions, customer segmentation, personalization, and lifecycle testing.

Benefits

  • Competitive Benefits • Fitness Center Reimbursement • Product Discounts
  • Hybrid flexibility with a high-performance culture.
  • Competitive compensation, benefits, and growth potential within a fast-moving organization.
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Swanson Health Products

Natural health products

Founded in 1969
Fargo, North Dakota, USA
14 employees (3 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.4M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$69.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30.7%
Direct
60.9%
Referral
5%
Social
1.3%
Paid
1.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~14

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (21% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1