Marketing Lead (12 month contract)

The Home Depot

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger. The Marketing Lead is a champion for our customers. They will build campaign & communication strategies while driving and implementing integrated customer-first marketing plans for the business across paid, owned and earned channels. They will drive trips & transactions across our Pro, DIY and DIFM customers. Working closely with internal merchandising and cross-functional partners, they optimize current campaigns and initiatives to improve performance. They track progress and communicate results regularly with the 360 businesses to ensure visibility and alignment. They are responsible for leading the team & coordinating campaign details across various internal merchandising and other cross-functional partners to ensure a seamless end to end campaign execution across all channels, providing recommendations and updates to their 360 businesses to ensure visibility and alignment. Additionally, they will lead a team of marketing specialist(s) in driving marketing initiatives for their respective portfolio Key Responsibilities: Planning and Execution Provide planning support for annual marketing strategies Develop marketing campaign strategies, leveraging consumer and competitive insights, and business metrics. Lead detailed end-to-end implementation of integrated marketing plans across all channels. Act as the main point of contact for all category-specific advertising production, including campaign details, briefing, creative proofing and approvals. Proactively communicate and engage key partners on all campaign details, from planning & aligning to proofing, and results. Ensure campaigns launch on time by adhering to established processes and timelines; pivot quickly to address market changes or business risks. Update and maintain departmental marketing calendar and supporting materials. Champion The Home Depot brand values across all marketing content and communications. Liaise with US counterparts to ensure effective integration and use of resources. Support additional projects for the marketing team as required. Customer Focus & Campaign Performance Keep track of competitor and market trends Become knowledgeable in the industry, business, and customer Proactively evaluate effectiveness of marketing executions by reviewing results and applying learnings during and post-campaign Competencies: Plans & Aligns Drives Engagement Action Oriented Collaborative Customer Focused Communicates Effectively Ensures Accountability

Requirements

Strong Communication Skills: Effectively communicates and coordinates across teams.
Collaborative: build close, meaningful working relationships, engaging partners and fostering different perspectives.
Attention to Detail: Meticulously reviews work to ensure accuracy and quality.
Customer-Centric: Provides insightful feedback to enhance customer campaigns.
Adaptable: Thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments; embraces change and ambiguity.
Team Leader: Builds strong partnerships; people first leader; maintains positive attitude
Self Starter: Driven by results and continuous improvement
Undergraduate degree or college diploma preferably in business or marketing
Minimum 5+ years of previous marketing experience
Previous leadership experience is an asset
Advanced capability in MS PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook

Nice To Haves

Bilingual (English/French) will be considered an asset

Responsibilities

Provide planning support for annual marketing strategies
Develop marketing campaign strategies, leveraging consumer and competitive insights, and business metrics.
Lead detailed end-to-end implementation of integrated marketing plans across all channels.
Act as the main point of contact for all category-specific advertising production, including campaign details, briefing, creative proofing and approvals.
Proactively communicate and engage key partners on all campaign details, from planning & aligning to proofing, and results.
Ensure campaigns launch on time by adhering to established processes and timelines; pivot quickly to address market changes or business risks.
Update and maintain departmental marketing calendar and supporting materials.
Champion The Home Depot brand values across all marketing content and communications.
Liaise with US counterparts to ensure effective integration and use of resources.
Support additional projects for the marketing team as required.
Keep track of competitor and market trends
Become knowledgeable in the industry, business, and customer
Proactively evaluate effectiveness of marketing executions by reviewing results and applying learnings during and post-campaign