Sr. Manager, Advertising & Marketing Services

Alternate Locations: Newell Brands is a leading consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands like Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid®, Sharpie®, and Yankee Candle® — and 24,000 teammates worldwide. This role supports the Kitchen, Commercial, and O&R segment, including top brands such as Rubbermaid, Rubbermaid Commercial, FoodSaver, Crock-Pot, Oster, Calphalon, Ball, Sistema, Mr. Coffee, Sunbeam, Coleman, Campingaz, Contigo, and bubba.

The Senior Manager, Marketing Operations reports to the Sr. Director, Marketing Operations and oversees three direct reports: Associate Manager K&C, Coordinator K&C, and Associate Manager, O&R.

About the role

The ideal candidate will be a curious and optimistic problem-solver with an operations background, excelling in relationship-building and focused on meeting the needs of both team members and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Problem-solve systemic challenges that cross multiple brands.
• Build and implement tools, templates, and timelines to enable brand teams to deliver key initiatives efficiently and consistently.
• Improve operational effectiveness through creation, delivery, and maintenance of key processes; monitor and govern process implementation.
• Serve as a key liaison for Brand teams to cross-functional and central teams such as Sales Planning, Sales Operations, Category Strategy, Digital Marketing, Procurement, Consumer and Shopper Insights.
• Spearhead strategic brand execution for high-profile Pan-Newell events, including the National Sales Meeting, Wal-Mart Innovation Showcase, and CEC customer meetings; develop timelines, coordinate resources, and solve problems.
• Act as a strategic partner, continually seeking new ways to add value to Brand teams.
• Plan mid/long-range resources and timelines (4-6 months ahead).
• Lead review seeding campaigns with assistance from associate managers.
• Review and improve processes to enhance efficiency.
• Handle ad hoc projects for key marketing executional elements.
• Supervise three team members, providing guidance, support, and prompt feedback.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in marketing, brand management, or marketing operations.
• Experience managing people and developing talent and teams.
• Curious and optimistic problem-solver with strong relationship-building skills.
• Ability to handle both executional and strategic tasks and transition seamlessly between them.
• Ability to manage through ambiguity within a matrix organization.
• Effective communication skills, including collaboration with senior leadership.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to leverage processes for efficiency and consistency.
• Working knowledge of marketing competencies: brand strategy and planning, budget allocation, P&L management, digital/eCommerce, competitive analysis, and promotion/advertising.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Four-year undergraduate degree.
• High-level proficiency with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.