Marketing Manager- Manager, Marketing Strategy & Planning

The Manager should feel comfortable working in Excel to analyze data and KPIs and be able to present findings in a clear manner to various stakeholders. Regularly build out Executive level presentations on Front Store Marketing activities, pulling in information from various stakeholders and synthesizing Manage cross-portfolio central marketing budget development, actuals tracking, and variance explanations Support marketing leaders build financial forecasts that meet critical business and customer goals Report out on various marketing, BU, competitive, retail, healthcare, patient, and consumer trends Act as the primary point of contact with various reporting and analytics teams Attend marketing, retail and industry trade events to stay abreast of emerging business trends and opportunities In support of the Director and Sr. to get to a cohesive learning agenda across Retail Evolve the capabilities in analyzing trends in real time and/or mechanisms in order to push insights to leadership in a timely fashion Support the strategic planning process by developing competitive forecasts and analyses Partner with the Insights/Research team to enrich the strategic value of analytics and insights Identify, create, and distribute monthly updates on Marketing activity, performance, and go forward plans - in partnership with the various Marketing leaders Acts as an internal consultant to the other Marketing leaders in the department, helping mentor teams to conduct analysis and develop strategic plans and business cases Experience: Experience working in a highly matrixed organization Expert in PowerPoint and Excel Ability to develop compelling strategic narratives and present findings to senior leadership Strategic thinker, with a demonstrable understanding of marketing & sales mechanics Strong project management, communication, and strategic thinking skills Strong technical acumen and experience Proven track record of the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external business partners in delivering ROI positive results.