Manager of Marketing Strategy
Welcome to Love's
The Manager of Marketing Strategy provides strategic leadership and guides the development of insight-driven, go-to-market strategies that support Love’s business priorities and align with our broader brand and retail marketing strategies.
Job Functions
Marketing Strategy: Guide the development of go-to-market strategies for Love's retail lines of business that align to brand strategy; Partner with Marketing Strategists to shape and refine strategies for assigned retail lines of businesses, ensuring clarity of audience, messaging approach, campaign intent, and success measures; Support advanced initiatives and contribute to select enterprise efforts alongside senior leadership; Translate business objectives and customer insights into clear strategic direction and priorities to guide decision-making; Establish strategic frameworks that guide campaigns, seasonal priorities, and integrated marketing plans; Maintain awareness of customer behavior, market trends, and competitive activity to inform strategy and positioning; Ensure strategies consistently reflect Love’s brand values and positioning frameworks.
People Leadership & Development: Lead, coach, and develop Marketing Strategists through regular feedback, coaching and strategic guidance; Guide day-to-day priorities and workload, ensuring focus on the highest-impact work; Provide ongoing feedback to strengthen strategic thinking; Foster a collaborative, insight-driven culture focused on learning and continuous improvement.
Strategic Partnership & Alignment: Serve as a strategic leader for cross-functional teams; Influence alignment on objectives, scope, priorities, and success measures; Support annual planning efforts in partnership with senior marketing leadership.
Performance & Strategic Learning: Define success measures and intended outcomes for key retail initiatives; Partner with analytics team to understand performance and identify meaningful insights; Lead performance and learning discussions that help teams understand what worked, what didn’t, and why; Translated results into clear recommendations to inform future strategy, prioritization, and planning.
Experience and Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Advertising, Communications, Public Relations or equivalent preferred
5-7+ years of experience in strategic marketing
Prior experience leading, mentoring, or guiding team members
Proven ability to influence outcomes across cross-functional teams
Skills and Physical Demands
Proactive and curious, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, seek understanding, and influence decisions through strong thinking and relationships
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and storytelling skills
Strong organization, time management, and attention-to-detail
Culture
Fueling customers' journeys since 1964, innovation leads the way for this family-owned and operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City. With nearly 40,000 team members, travel stops are the core business along with products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, traveling public, RVers, alternative energy and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities and an inclusive workplace are hallmarks of the award-winning culture.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Love's is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans encouraged to apply.