Location: Middleton,WI, USA
Division Information
Spectrum Brands' Home & Personal Care (HPC) Appliances business participates on a global basis in small electric appliances, shave/groom appliances and beauty appliances. Our well- known brands include George Foreman, Black+Decker, Farberware, Breadman, Juiceman, Russell Hobbs and Remington. Our products appeal to consumer trends for healthy eating, stay-at-home cooking, creating today's new hair style and much more. We distinguish our product offerings from the competition by employing forward thinking, innovative technologies matched with a strong understanding of consumer needs to bring to market high quality, superior products that delight the end user.
Job Summary
Working on exciting brands such as PowerXL, Emeril Lagasse, and Black & Decker, this role is responsible for supporting the home appliance product categories. The marketing Coordinator will help support the strategic development, road mapping and innovation for home appliances. The candidate must have 1-2 years' experience with product development and innovation as they will be shaping the product pipeline.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
* Portfolio Management and New Product Development 80%
* Assist in roadmap planning and new product project management
* Submit Requests for Creative Assets
* Input to Creative on Packaging needs to ensure product feature & RTB accuracy
* Ensure accuracy of product information in gift boxes, sell sheets and other marketing materials
* Work w/ senior marketing mgr. to understand available data to drive portfolio and innovation decisions
* Submit NPD product proposals
* Submit Workfront Tickets (CTG, color exploration, etc.)
* Gather market and competitive data to drive portfolio and innovation decisions
* Attend and participate in bi-weekly call with the NPD, PEC, and regional teams to provide support
* Support regional teams with product images, sell sheet, competitive face offs, information required in a daily basis
* Develop the product training material presentations for the sales team
* Provide marketing and product content for website updates
* Assist in the development of presentations
* Follow up with creative services the development of marketing materials for each product launch (POP, images, etc.)
* Administrative 20%
* Coordinate with Supply Chain, Inventory Managers, and Data Steward for SAP support
* Manage product samples for internal and regional needs (including CT support, Line Review support, Ad hoc meetings, and innovation session)
* Managing Project Master Tracker
Education and Experience Profile
* Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts in Business
* 1-2 years marketing/sales experience
* English
* Marketing & Sales related job experience preferred
Required Skills
* Strong communication and written skills
* Strong analytical abilities
* Ability to organize and manage multiple projects
* Ability to work well in a team setting
* Strong working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint required
Work Environment
Working conditions are normal for an office environment. This is a hybrid role (Tuesday-Thursday in the office).
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job/classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.