Marketing Category Specialist II

Kimball Midwest•Columbus, OH

65d•Onsite

About The Position

Kimball Midwest, a national distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation products, is searching for a Product Marketing Specialist II for the Marketing Department at our Columbus, OH, location. As a Kimball Midwest associate, you will experience why we have been listed as one of the Top Workplaces in Columbus 13 years in a row! Our sales revenue growth is dynamic, increasing from $1 million in 1983 to more than $500 million today. Throughout all our growth we have kept the family owned and operated culture alive. At Kimball Midwest, you are a name and not a number and we pride ourselves on our unique culture. This position includes spearheading cross-departmental efforts to create marketing material and strategies for assigned product categories in order to drive revenue growth.

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.

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.
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.
Execute new product development processes (which include product testing and evaluation.