Global Market Manager I

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About the Role

As our Global Market Manager I, you will drive the development and implementation of customer, category, and product strategies. You will be instrumental in achieving budgeted Net Sales and EBITDA goals while directly interacting with key partner stakeholders and internal cross-functional teams. There is a large emphasis on managing the Private Brand business.

Fellowes Mobile currently operates two days in office—Tuesdays and one other weekday. A third day in office may be required due to deadlines and projects.

Responsibilities

• Product Management
  • Leverage market and POS data to bring product assortment and performance knowledge, competitive insights, price ladder information, and new product ideas to internal Product Development, Graphic Design, and Industrial Design teams.
  • Act as the Voice of the Customer and the Consumer in the New Product Development Process.
  • Lead specific New Product Development projects from ideation through execution.
  • Collaborate with key cross-functional stakeholders to establish financial targets and goals for New Product Development.
  • Deliver all marketing assets (packaging, promotional materials, etc.) for new products on time, on spec, and on cost.
  • Help make decisions on product finishes, colors, features, and accenting to create compelling products that are innovative, unique, and have mass appeal.
  • Participate in and help bring data and decision-making to a fast-paced and comprehensive product lifecycle management process.
• Digital Marketing
  • Bring an omnichannel launch mindset to cross-functional teams.
  • In conjunction with the Senior Marketing Manager, manage the overall Walmart.com strategy, working with the digital marketing manager and digital assistant to drive and execute key initiatives that will drive significant digital growth.
• Customer Strategy & Presentations
  • Collaborate with sales, product development, operations, and other key cross-functional team members to plan and present data-driven recommendations.
  • Support internal preparations for bi-weekly customer meetings, ensuring the presentation deck is thorough, action-driven, and presents well.
  • Deliver item pricing insights with consideration for market benchmarks and customer price ladders, providing critical guidance to the team on cost targets.
  • Partner with senior marketing peers to deliver customer line review presentations, samples, and flow from concept through execution. Ensure all follow-ups from the review are actioned quickly and accurately.
  • Create line review deck content and coordinate key stakeholder inputs and approvals.
  • Partner with the cross-functional team to plan and execute key customer proposals.
  • Analyze reporting needed to deliver data-driven recommendations.
  • Partner with Market Data Syndicators to identify market share growth opportunities.
• Customer Execution
  • Collaborate with the marketing team on ad hoc customer requests.
  • Contribute to weekly call agendas and attend weekly customer-facing project calls, ensuring all priority topics are covered and notes and insights are captured correctly.
  • Manage key product projects by coordinating or leading a cross-functional, multi-disciplinary team to execute on time, on quality, and on budget.
  • Execute highly detail-oriented specific administrative tasks focused on product setup through internal and external processes and systems.
  • Deliver on-time results for projects involving packaging and communications through the execution and management of all details from start to finish.
• Market and Customer Data Analysis
  • Run and analyze point-of-sale data from both Walmart Scintilla and Circana to understand category and product trends, which inform new product development and customer presentations.
  • Partner with the Circana Account Manager to glean key market insights and translate them into actionable recommendations.
  • Leverage Walmart Scintilla to track modular performance and better understand shopper behavior.
  • Create tools to track modular performance and drive item-level assortment recommendations.
  • Strategically analyze data across multiple sources to formulate strong, data-driven customer proposals.
  • Translate customer and consumer data into new, innovative product development opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or a related field and/or a combination of education and/or equivalent work experience. MBA preferred.
• Experience with Walmart/Walmart Private Label preferred, not required.
• 3+ years of marketing, brand, or channel management or consumer products experience, with at least 2 years in developing consumer products through the product development process.
• Hands-on experience working with category data (NPD Group, IRI, Circana, Nielsen).
• At least 1 year of experience in a customer-facing role.

Pay

The hiring range for this position in Schaumburg is $90,000 - $100,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors. An annual incentive may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.

Benefits

An overview of our benefits offering is available here: Fellowes Benefits Overview.