Associate Manager, Marketing Operations

Newell Brands•Atlanta, GA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As the Marketing Operations Associate Manager for the Learning & Development business at Newell Brands, you will lead the execution and continuous improvement of processes that support the Learning & Development (L&D) segment (Writing brands such as Sharpie, Paper Mate, Elmer’s, EXPO, and Mr. Sketch. Baby brands like Graco, Nuk, and Baby Jogger). You are a key strategic partner and operations lead in support of the Brand Marketing teams in all day-to-day needs and key business initiatives. As a result, you will have an agile secondary involvement across multiple other teams such as Supply Chain, Design, Sales, Sales Ops, Display Ops, MD&P, Finance, Procurement, Digital Marketing, and R&D. In this role, you are a crucial hub, managing complex workflows, owning vendor relationships, transforming process gaps, simplifying communications, and ensuring the seamless delivery of all brand initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in marketing or relevant field or proven work experience in a similar role.
Understanding of retail, supply chain, marketing, event marketing, and/or promotions all preferred.
Positive “can do” attitude and proactive problem solver.
Ability to manage multiple tasks, projects and stakeholders simultaneously.
Strong computer skills with ability to learn new software quickly.
Organization and prioritization ability; set deadlines and manage resources efficiently.
High attention to detail and comfortable around data.
Interest in growing AI business tools to streamline processes
Excellent verbal and written skills; cross-functional communication across teams and leadership.
15% travel required and ability to handle boxes over 50lbs sometimes needed.

Nice To Haves

Excel superuser a nice to have.
Passion for the Writing and/or Baby product portfolios at Newell Brands is a huge plus!

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end management of product sample logistics for brand campaigns, trade shows, internal reviews, sales meetings, social influencer requests, and special events.
Place orders in Salesforce as requested.
Lead communication with cross-functional teams on all sample requests.
Own and maintain sample tracker document to ensure constant organization, detailed accuracy, tracking updates, and timely fulfillment of all sample requests.
Evaluate and improve sample request processes to reduce order issues.
Problem-solve issues that inevitably arise with occasional order logistics.
Facilitate and lead regular meetings as needed/requested with cross-functional partners to drive alignment on milestones, opportunities, and deadlines.
Provide project oversight and accountability tracking for Marketing Operations deliverables across teams (decks, updates).
Act as primary liaison with brand on executional elements of influencer and consumer review campaigns (e.g., Bazaarvoice).
Strategically monitor vendor performance with timely communication with brand to drive successful product launches.
Provide integral support for new item setup (PIM system), including formatting of product hierarchy to reflect ever-changing brand restructuring.
Lead the coordination of event marketing operations and asset readiness in collaboration with other Marketing Operations teammates and in partnership with Brand teams.
Manage monthly update of key sales data into brand product portfolios (via Excel).
Support SKU rationalization discussions and provide assistance as requested in streamlining workflow.
Serve as a backup for the Manager and other Marketing Operations team members when needed.
Lead special projects and pilot initiatives aimed at process optimization and operational efficiency.