Director of Marketing

Job Category: Director of Marketing
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Peachtree City - GA

Hoshizaki America

Responsible for leading and managing the marketing team, this position will develop and implement marketing strategies aligned with corporate growth goals. Hoshizaki’s in-house marketing team spans graphic and multi-media design, tradeshows and events, digital/web design, email marketing, communications, and social media, while working cross functionally from product development to launch and everything in between.

 

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs)
  • Market Share : Monitor the company’s share of the market compared to competitors, demonstrating the effectiveness of marketing strategies.
  • Budget: Monitor the Marketing budget across activities while not exceeding.
  • Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) : Via various customer surveys, track the long-term value of customers to assess the impact of marketing and product management on customer retention and loyalty.
Essential Functions
  • Contributes to the development of marketing strategies for products and market segments that align with the organization’s vision and its current and long-term business objectives.
  • Plans, implements and evaluates the strategy for marketing the organization’s products to various distribution channels (i.e., wholesalers, retailers, distributors, reps).
  • Creates marketing campaigns that inform the target market of the merits of purchasing its products and services including trade exhibitions, conferences, webinars, print and digital collateral, social media, etc.
  • Plans, develops, and controls branding strategy and programs for multiple lines of products.
  • Directs promotional programs and product launch campaigns.
  • Selects and manages ongoing relationships with external vendors and agencies (printers, event organizers, graphic designers, advertising agencies, etc.).
  • Oversees the designs and maintenance of the company’s websites to promote the organization’s products
  • Manages external sales and marketing communication, as well as all sales enablement content and material.
  • Exercises full management authority, including performance reviews, pay decisions, recruitment, discipline, termination and other personnel actions.
Education & Experience

The minimum education and experience required to successfully perform the essential functions. Preferred requirements can also be included in this section.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communication or related field.
  • Five to 10 years of marketing experience plus 2-5 years leading a marketing team preferred
Knowledge & Skills
  • Strong written/verbal communication and presentation skills
  • Knowledge of market research, planning and execution methods/practices
  • Ability to meet deadlines, work well under pressure and prioritize projects appropriately
  • Experience managing agency relationships
  • Event management-experience coordinating trade shows and related marketing collateral
  • Prior experience analyzing consumer habits, competitor pricing, and advertising performance
  • Ability to lead and development employees
Physcial Requirements

Non-Manufacturing:

  • Typically work is in an office environment where the noise level is low to moderate
  • Requires standing and/or sitting for prolonged periods of time
  • Ability to lift boxes/materials weighing up to 10 lbs.
  • Requires telephone work and/or computer work, as well as interactions with other employees and customers
  • Ability to read, write, listen, and communicate effectively