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Automotive Retail, Distribution, Retail

Category Marketing Manager

Wildwood, MOOnsiteFull TimeManager / HeadPosted 18 days agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Category Marketing
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Project Management
  • Stakeholder Management
  • integrated marketing plans
  • creative asset briefs
  • data-driven mindset
  • cross-functional stakeholders

Nice to have

  • Marketing Budget Management
  • Data Analysis
  • Supplier Marketing
  • B2B Marketing
  • full funnel customer journey

Role summary

The Category Marketing Manager will develop and execute long and short-term strategies for NAPA's merchandise departments, acting as the key liaison between Category Merchandising and Marketing teams. Responsibilities include managing the marketing budget, developing annual strategic marketing plans informed by competitive analysis and financial data, and ensuring a full-funnel customer journey across all marketing channels. The role also involves collaborating with suppliers for marketing funds and working with creative teams on campaign development. Strong project management and stakeholder management skills are essential for this role.

Job Description

The responsibility of the Category Marketing team is to develop long and short term strategy and business positions for NAPA’s merchandise departments. This position will serve as the main point of contact between the Category Merchandising team and the NAPA Marketing team. This role will have the primary responsibility to manage strategic development and cross-functional communications for their respective category department.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage Category Marketing Budget
  • Develop Marketing Plan: Develop annual strategic marketing plan and regular updates for assigned merchandise categories based on competitive analysis, consumer input, financial data, input from Marketing and Category leadership, and business goals
  • Ensure all programs are designed with a full funnel customer journey that leverages the accessible marketing channels across owned, earned, shared, and paid while ensuring no dead ends for our customers
  • Participate in strategic updates with suppliers on NAPA overall marketing initiatives
  • Work with creative to develop core creative idea (if necessary)
  • Work with category team to generate incremental marketing dollars from supplier marketing teams
  • Project Management: Serve as primary liaison between Category team and other internal and external partners
  • Collaborative: Ability to prioritize needs across multiple stakeholders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of relevant experience (marketing experience at a retail company, B2B marketing)
  • Familiarity with integrated marketing plans and creative asset briefs
  • Data-driven mindset and ability to leverage analysis to make business recommendations
  • Experience managing projects and working with cross-functional stakeholders
  • Highly organized and able to define and sequence strategic priorities

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