Retail Event Marketing Manager

Fountain; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Medical benefits

Training

Advancement

Job summary

Leaf Filter is seeking a District Retail Marketing Manager to lead retail marketers across ten stores in the Grand Rapids area. You will hire, train and develop a scalable marketing team to build brand awareness and generate local sales leads through retail partnerships.

The role requires multi-unit retail management experience, strong recruiting/training skills, and the ability to manage budgets and multiple teams. Travel up to 50% and weekend availability are essential to success.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 2+ years in lead generation and management in direct-to-consumer industries.
• Strong recruiting and training skills.
• Experience with large-scale budgeting and planning.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter with ability to develop others.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong planning and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Knowledge of current best practices in retail marketing.
• Willingness to travel within territory; evenings/weekends as needed.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Access).

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive retail marketing initiatives to generate sales leads for follow-up by sales reps.
• Schedule and plan Retail Marketer teams in the assigned territory.
• Budgeting and staffing within our retail affiliates.
• Lead and develop Retail Marketers; establish KPIs.
• Manage retail marketing materials and setup/take-down.
• Collaborate with local Operations and Installation Managers to grow brand presence locally.
• Develop timelines and internal communications for organization-wide cohesion.
• Track and report retail metrics to evaluate ROI of partnerships.

Skills

Lead generation

Recruiting

Training

Budgeting

Communication

Multitasking

Planning

Retail marketing

Travel capability

MS Office

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Address 110 54th Street Southwest, Grand Rapids, MI, 49548, US

Compensation $72,200.00/year

Schedule Full time

Job Type Permanent

Description

Leaf Filter is looking for aDistrict Retail Marketing Manager to oversee teams of retail marketers at ten area stores. The ideal candidate will have multi-unit retail management experience, be well versed in local recruiting, and have the ability to manage multiple teams of lead-generators. Sales experience is a plus. Expected local travel up to 50%, and weekend availability is a must.

What’s in it for me?

• Weekly Pay – Salary of $72,200 with industry leading compensation package and weekly direct deposit
• Competitive Medical, dental and vision benefits
• Training – Be set up for success from day one with industry leading training and support at levels
• Advancement – Growth equals more opportunity for all employees – our leadership team is developed from within!

Primary Purpose:

The Retail Marketing Manager will hire, train and develop a Retail Marketing Team to build brand awareness and generate sales leads in the local market through our retail partnerships.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Develop and drive retail-based marketing initiatives to generate sales leads for sales representative follow up

Identify, schedule, and plan schedule for team of Retail Marketers in assigned territory

Responsibility for budgeting and staffing within our retail affiliates

Manage retail marketing team in generating new sales leads

Manage retail marketing material and equipment set up and tear down

Collaborate with the local Operation and Installation Mangers to grow brand presence within the local market

Recruit, hire, train and develop Retail Marketers and create accountability through established Retail Marketer goals and KPIs

Develop timelines, organizational plans, and internal communications for cohesiveness and transparency across the organization

Track and report retail metrics to evaluate performance and ROI of our retail partnerships

Minimum Skills and Competencies:

High school diploma or GED

2+ years experience of successful lead generation and management positions in direct to consumer industries

Strong recruiting and training skills

Experience with large scale budgeting and planning

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Self-starter with ability to manage and develop others

Ability to handle multiple priorities at one time

Strong planning and organizational skills, including attention to detail

Knowledge of current best practices and new strategies for retail marketing

Travel within the assigned territory as needed

Ability to work evenings and/or weekends

Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and/or Access)

Ability to juggle various work activities and shift their attention from one task to another to meet the demands of different stakeholders without “dropping the ball”.

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-energy, team-oriented environment and have a “roll up your sleeves” and “today not tomorrow” mentality.

Apply active listening skills through the ability to comprehend information presented and respond thoughtfully.

Detail-oriented and can focus on the task at hand, no matter how minute, by finding the most efficient and effective pathway to completion.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required for communicating with internal and external parties in a manner that is both articulate and professional.

Ability to logically connect ideas, scrutinize and evaluate arguments, find inconsistencies and errors in work, solve complex problems, and engage in reflection.

Ability to provide timely and empathetic help through in-person, phone, email, and social media avenues that keeps the co-worker or customer’s needs at the forefront of every interaction.

Ability to communicate effectively, to recognize, understand, and manage one’s own emotions as well as others, and foster positive working relationships across all levels of the organization.

Holding oneself responsible and being self-driven in accomplishing business goals, adhering to policies and being responsible for one’s own actions, performance, and decisions.

Physical Requirements:

• Normal office environment and field office/manufacturing/construction environment.
• Performs indoor work in a climate-controlled environment and performs work outside in varying temperatures and climates.
• Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Leaf Home is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create an environment that embraces differences and fosters inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Leaf Home will recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, results of genetic testing, veteran status, or physical/mental disability (except where the disability prevents the individual from being able to perform the essential functions of the job and cannot be reasonably accommodated in full compliance with the law)