Marketing Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• One to three or more years of experience in a similar role, preferably within the retail industry.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, with a focus on Excel.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Accuracy and timeliness in completing work.
• Ability to work unsupervised and meet critical deadlines.
• A methodical, process-driven approach to achieving project milestones.
• Proactive and curious approach, with the ability and desire to identify root causes and develop processes and methods to prevent recurrence.

Nice To Haves

• Retail experience is preferred.
• Two or more years of experience in accounting or administration would be useful.
• Previous consumer goods industry experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Execute sales administration tasks accurately and on time, including price changes, new item forms, vendor setup assistance, supplier purchase-order queries and late deliveries, cash collection and deductions, promotional grid and dashboard updates, category hierarchy maintenance, ad tracking and sharing, and tracking supplier revenue accruals.
• Support the Sales Team with contract management, supplier forecasts, Supplier Collaborative Business Plan updates, weekly and monthly tracker updates, and category-review data pulls and analysis.
• Manage product cuttings and document results as part of product development.
• Facilitate and assist with driving projects through the process, working with the Sales Team and cross-functional teams to achieve milestones within established timeframes.
• Collect and organize sales data, market insights, trends, competitor reviews, and other supporting information for new projects to enable faster turnaround and decision-making.
• Communicate proactively with retailers, suppliers, internal teams, and third-party teams to help ensure objectives are met.
• May delegate work and provide guidance, direction, and mentoring to indirect reports.