Manager-Field Marketing

Cox; College Park (GA); On-site; USD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Cox Automotive in College Park, GA is seeking an experienced marketing leader to support the Manheim Field Marketing team as Manager-Field Marketing. You will develop and execute local marketing strategies across two auction locations to drive revenue growth and client engagement.

The role leads a small team, partners with auction leadership and sales, and translates business goals into actionable plans. Strong analytics, budget discipline, and collaboration are essential to deliver measurable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline; 6+ years experience or equivalent combinations.
• Experience leading a small team and coaching employees.
• Track record in building client and stakeholder relationships.
• Strong communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Experience using data to drive marketing decisions and performance.
• Experience managing B2B client relationships and programs.
• Ability to work onsite and engage with partners and customers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute local marketing strategies aligned with auction, regional, and corporate goals.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of marketing professionals across two locations.
• Build relationships with key dealer and commercial clients as a trusted advisor.
• Translate business goals into actionable marketing plans and ensure execution.
• Use data and KPIs to evaluate performance, optimize campaigns, and identify opportunities.
• Manage budgets and prioritize resources to maximize ROI.
• Collaborate with creative and digital teams to align with brand standards.
• Partner with auction leadership to deliver sale-day experiences and events.
• Regularly travel between assigned locations.

Skills

People leadership

Strategic marketing

Data analytics

B2B marketing

Budget management

Sales collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

CRM platforms

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays

United States, Georgia, College Park

Sep 12, 2026

Cox Automotive is seeking an experienced marketing leader to support the Manheim Field Marketing team. The Manager-Field Marketing develops and executes local marketing strategies that support revenue growth, client engagement, and business objectives across two auction locations. This role leads a team of two marketing professionals, partners closely with auction leadership, sales teams and serves as the voice of marketing within the business.

Success in this role requires strong business acumen, strategic thinking, relationship-building skills, and the ability to lead teams in a fast-paced, highly visible environment. Candidates must be comfortable balancing strategy and execution while fostering accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

This position reports to the Senior Manager-Marketing and maintains a strong partnership with auction leadership.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop and execute local marketing strategies aligned with auction, regional, and corporate business goals.
• Partner with auction leadership, field sales, and marketing stakeholders to drive client engagement, revenue growth and business results.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of marketing professionals through regular feedback, performance management and career development.
• Build strong relationships with key dealer and commercial clients while serving as a trusted marketing advisor.
• Translate business goals into actionable marketing plans and ensure successful execution across assigned locations.
• Use data, KPIs, and market insights to evaluate performance, optimize campaigns, and identify new opportunities.
• Drive consistency, process discipline, accountability, and operational excellence across marketing activities.
• Champion adoption of AI-enabled tools, technologies, and best practices to improve efficiency, collaboration, and decision making.
• Manage marketing budgets and prioritize resources to maximize business impact and return on investment.
• Collaborate with creative, digital, and corporate marketing teams to ensure alignment with brand standards and strategic priorities.
• Partner with auction leadership to deliver exceptional sale-day experiences, events, and customer engagement initiatives.
• Regularly travel between assigned locations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 6 years experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 4 years experience; a Ph.D. and 1 year experience in a related field; or 10 years experience in a related field
• 1+ year(s) of direct people leadership experience, including coaching, performance management, and employee development.
• Experience building strong client and stakeholder relationships.
• Strong communication, presentation, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience using data and analytics to drive business decisions and marketing performance.
• Experience managing B2B client relationships and marketing programs.
• Experience managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Adapt to changing business needs and industry dynamics.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, Word and Copilot.
• Ability to work onsite and engage directly with business partners, clients, and team members.
• Physical demands: Ability to sit or stand for prolonged periods of time. Vision abilities required include close, distance, color and depth perception. Ability to lift up to 25 pounds. Stooping, bending, twisting, climbing stairs, pushing, pulling, walking and reaching may be required.
• Work environment: Exposure to outdoor weather conditions as well as noise, dust and fumes in auction lanes.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of direct people leadership experience, including coaching, performance management, and employee development.
• Automotive or auction related experience.
• Experience with budget and financial management.
• Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM platforms.

USD 89,400.00 - 134,000.00 per year

Compensation:

Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $89,400.00 - $134,000.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Benefits:

• The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations
• seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members
• bereavement leave
• time off to vote
• jury duty leave
• volunteer time off
• military leave
• parental leave

Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.

EOE, including disability/vets

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