Sr. Marketing Director - Institutional NA Lodging, LTC, Facilities Segment, Portfolio & Innovation

Minnesota, USA (On-site)

$160K/yr – $240K/yrDirector/Executive12+ years expFull time

Posted 11 days ago

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Job Summary

Owns the North America product portfolio strategy and leads a multi-year innovation and lifecycle program across core categories, while directing segment go-to-market and sales-activation efforts and building a high-performing marketing team.

  • Own portfolio strategy and lifecycle across Ecolab-branded and distributor co-branded products
  • Lead major product launches and 3–5 year innovation roadmap
  • Drive segment go-to-market, campaigns, and sales enablement with a focus on growth and retention

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategy, Growth & Portfolio Leadership
  • Contribute to the short-, mid-, and long-term marketing strategy for the business, supporting the annual operating plan, long-range planning, and investment prioritization.
  • Own the North America product portfolio strategy — including value propositions, innovation focus areas, program design, lifecycle management, and investment priorities — across Ecolab-branded and distributor co-branded product portfolios, in close partnership with the channel marketing team.
  • Manage the marketing budget aligned to segment activation and portfolio management, applying disciplined governance to maximize return on investment, and monitor customer, competitive, and market trends to identify growth opportunities and reduce risk.
  • Innovation & Lifecycle Management
  • Lead the innovation strategy and 3–5 year pipeline across core categories (Laundry, Surface Hygiene, Handcare, Floor Care, and Dilution Control), partnering with Research & Development and Digital to define roadmaps grounded in customer needs and business priorities.
  • Oversee major product and program launches, providing early-stage marketing leadership and governance to improve speed-to-market, focus, and success rates through a structured innovation process.
  • Lead portfolio assortment and lifecycle management across Ecolab-branded and distributor co-branded products — including program design, brand standards, and trademark governance — to meet annual sales and profit objectives.
  • Segment Strategy, Sales Activation & Commercial Strategy
  • Lead the go-to-market and sales activation strategy for the Lodging, Long-Term Care, and Facilities segments (including Education and Government) across Field Sales, Corporate Accounts, and Distribution, accountable for top-line growth, new customer gain, solution penetration, and retention.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree and 12–15+ years of progressive marketing, strategy, or commercial experience, preferably in business-to-business segment and/or portfolio marketing
  • 7+ years leading and developing teams, with demonstrated success influencing and delivering in a matrixed organization
  • Track record of driving segment portfolio growth, lifecycle management, innovation, and digital-enabled marketing strategies at scale
  • Strong strategic, financial, and analytical skills; able to connect strategy to clear plans, decisions, and measurable outcomes
  • Ability to blend core marketing fundamentals with modern, data-driven practices and tools
  • Proven ability to influence and present to executive-level leadership
  • Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position

Preferred

  • MBA in Marketing or comparable graduate degree
  • Business-to-business marketing experience in the Hospitality, Long-Term Care/Senior Living, Healthcare, Education, Government, Facilities Management, or Commercial Cleaning industries
  • Experience leading integrated segment, portfolio, and innovation strategies across manufacturer-branded and distributor co-branded portfolios
  • Experience building demand-generation engines and running integrated marketing campaigns
  • Experience integrating and leveraging digital capabilities to increase customer relevance and value delivery
  • Experience with external innovation, forging third-party relationships with potential partners, including start-ups and companies with complementary capabilities
  • Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills with the ability to relate to influential people and complex organizational structures
  • Effective oral and written communication skills, organizational skills, attention to detail, and sound judgment in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

  • Benefits   Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families.  Click here to see our benefits.  If you are viewing this posting on a site other than our Ecolab Career website, view our benefits at jobs.ecolab.com/working-here.
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A trusted partner for millions of customers, Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) is a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life. Building on more than a century of innovation, Ecolab has annual sales of $16 billion, employs approximately 48,000 associates and operates in more than 170 countries around the world. The company delivers comprehensive science-based solutions, data-driven insights and world-class service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, and optimize water and energy use. Ecolab’s innovative solutions improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, high tech, life sciences, hospitality and industrial markets.For more Ecolab news and information, visit www.ecolab.com.

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