Category Marketing Specialist

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**Position Purpose:**

The Category Marketing Specialist supports development & tracking of strategic marketing goals by department. The Category Marketing Specialist will provide reporting / analysis, project management support, and centralized tracking to support cross-functional marketing initiatives.

**Key Responsibilities:**

* 30% Competitive Activity - Track and report on competitive activity, aggregate marketing performance, budget deployment, and progress against strategic priorities by week for assigned department(s) and provide summarized reports to support strategy development
* 20% Collaboration - Collaborate to execute aggregate reporting & analysis on vendor campaign performance for readouts with supervisor & broader merchandising organization
* 20% Strategy - Provide support in developing department overall strategy playbook & strategic event briefs to be leveraged by cross-functional marketing execution teams
* 10% Manage Promotions - Manage internal promo generation/calendar & barcode management processes for assigned department(s), may include coupon process
* 10% Promotional Coverage - Maintain centralized reference documents for promotional coverage & affected SKUs/vendors; notify internal stakeholders as needed when materials are updated
* 5% Reporting - Report out marketing & competitive activity during internal status updates and merchant staff meetings
* 5% Special Projects - Work on special projects as directed

**Direct Manager/Direct Reports:**

* This position typically reports to Senior Manager, Category Marketing
* This position has 0 direct reports

**Travel Requirements:**

* No travel required.

**Physical Requirements:**

* Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

**Working Conditions:**

* Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

**Minimum Qualifications:**

* Must be eighteen years of age or older.
* Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Bachelor's degree in marketing, advertising, or a business-related field
* 1+ years of relevant experience (i.e. advertising, marketing, media, social, or agency roles)
* Experience managing projects and working with cross-functional stakeholders
* Experience with SharePoint, PowerPoint and Excel
* Strong organizational skills & attention to details
* Ability to communicate clearly with teammates and supervisors in both verbal and written communications
* An adaptive mindset and a willingness to learn new skills & processes
* Ability to manage deadlines & milestones across multiple simultaneous projects
* A collaborative approach and willingness to seek help as needed
* A strategic approach to execution, including an ability to identify process improvements

**Minimum Education:**

* The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

**Preferred Education:**

* No additional education

**Minimum Years of Work Experience:**

* 1

**Preferred Years of Work Experience:**

* No additional years of experience

**Minimum Leadership Experience:**

* None

**Preferred Leadership Experience:**

* None

**Certifications:**

* None

**Competencies:**

* Action Oriented
* Collaborates
* Drives Engagement
* Communicates Effectively
* Drives Results
* Manages Conflict