Senior Marketing Manager at Fellowes Brands | Schaumburg, IL | $140K/yr – $165K/yr

Fellowes Brands

Senior Marketing Manager

Schaumburg, IL (Hybrid)

$140K/yr – $165K/yrSenior Level8+ years expOther

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead global Fellowes Mobile marketing and category strategy to grow profit and volume.

Must-have: 8–10 years in marketing, product management or consumer products
Standout: Cross-functional leadership with Sales, PD, and FM across multiple brands
Standout: 25–30% travel to support customer initiatives

Job Description

Responsibilities

Utilize marketplace, industry and consumer insights to develop and implement global category strategies that grow profit and volume including category direction, new product development recommendations, consumer/trade marketing needs, pricing and distribution strategies
Be the global brand authority for all Fellowes Mobile brands ensuring that all marketing elements (packaging, marketing materials, merchandising, etc.) enhance, showcase and leverage the brand equity and product benefits for all brands in which we license or sell.
Develop innovative promotions for new and existing product lines resulting in incremental volume for our customers than previous promotions and/or new revenue opportunities
Ensure implementation, control and subsequent evaluation of the annual business plans and budget appropriations including the delivery of KPIs
Demonstrate strong leadership skills in all aspects of managing marketing, project and strategic initiatives. Ability to ascertain priorities and guide team to efficiently execute time-sensitive projects
Demonstrate strong management skills in leading the marketing team ensuring the team is high-performing, is optimized to handle daily workload, and is set-up organizationally for success.
Pull and analyze data to create compelling assortment, modular layout, pricing ladder, and add/delete recommendations for the customer to help drive their business and obtain placement for Fellowes Mobile
Develop strategy and oversee execution of compelling and polished customer presentations for Line Reviews and other customer meetings / calls.
Lead and coordinate thoughtful and comprehensive response to adhoc customer requests for analysis, performance data, product recommendations/information, etc.
Effectively lead and manage the marketing and graphic design teams to execute key deliverables on time and with high quality.
Partner heavily with Sales, PD, and FM leadership to activate, drive and execute numerous projects and initiatives based on consistently changing priorities
Understand key business and financial drivers, and leverage this information for effective decision making
Identify, initiate and execute change management opportunities for continuous improvement and simplification within the business
Travel 25-30%

Requirements

8-10 years of marketing, product management and/or consumer products experience
Bachelor's degree in marketing, business management or related degree
General business management, strategic planning and entrepreneurial skills
Product development/management, branding and analytical abilities
Ability to organize and work efficiently + effectively within an extremely fast paced, dynamic industry and work environment, ensuring that we are executing on-time and with high quality.
Strong staff and people management skills
Strong project management, multi-tasking, and deliver speed across multiple projects at various development stages.
Strong customer orientation skills
Strong written and oral presentation skills
Sound financial acumen and P&L experience
Proven leadership capability, product thought leadership and an innovator of creative product and marketing ideas

Preferred

MBA in Marketing preferred
12+ years of marketing, brand management or consumer products is highly preferred, with at least 5 years in consumer products marketing
Experience in working with big box retailers, especially Walmart/Walmart.com
Experience in the wireless or wireless accessories industry

Benefits

An annual incentive may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Fellowes Benefits Overview .

Fellowes Brands

Over 100 years under the private ownership and executive leadership of the Fellowes family, Fellowes is a global leader and trusted partner that provides product solutions to fulfill WorkLife needs. With its recent full brand expansion into Contract Interiors, Fellowes now offers one efficient, streamlined source for modular walls, furniture, business machines, commercial air purification and commercial-grade workspace products. Throughout its history, Fellowes has been grounded in its purpose to “serve at the intersection of family, innovation, quality and care.” Headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, USA, Fellowes operates from 24 locations across the globe. For more information, please visit Fellowes.com.

Founded in 1917

Itasca, Illinois, USA

899 employees (102 in marketing)

www.fellowes.com