100342 - VP-Marketing
Location:
Appleton, WI
Description:
Requisition Number: 657Internal Position title / Job Code: 100342 - VP-MarketingArea of Interest: Marketing/ ArtCity: APPLETONState / Province: WisconsinJob description: School Specialty is the largest provider of supplemental educational products and equipment to the pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade education market in the United States and Canada.Through leading brands, School Specialty provides innovative and proprietary products, programs, and services that help educators engage and inspire students of all ages and abilities. Working in collaboration with educators, School Specialty reaches beyond the scope of textbooks to help teachers, guidance counselors, and school administrators ensure that every student reaches his or her full potential.We are currently seeking a VP of Marketing to join our team in Greenville/Appleton, Wisconsin.Job SummaryThe VP Marketing will be charged with defining, creating, and refining an integrated, multi-channel, customer-centric, marketing strategy, while also further defining the Organization's marketing structure and business processes in order to drive such core strategic themes as customer driven innovation, organic growth, and the leveraging of overall scale and capabilities. This individual will ultimately ensure that the Group's marketing message is consistent and that all content/product development is properly aligned with agreed upon marketing strategies.Summary of Key responsibilities- Business/Job Acumen - Applies broad knowledge and seasoned background to address complex/critical issues. Displays deep insight into the competition's strengths, weaknesses and strategies.- Fiscal/Financial Responsibility - Manages resources wisely and makes decisions that enhance the organization and stakeholder's financial position. Holds self and team accountable for delivering commitments.- Responsible for the recruiting, hiring, training, retention and development of the Marketing leaders within the group and Marketing associates.Qualifications: . fifteen years of increasingly responsible business background including several years in a leadership position responsible for the marketing function.- Inspirational Leadership - Communicates a compelling vision that generates excitement, enthusiasm, and commitment to the company mission. Creates a highly engaged working atmosphere which values innovation, fresh perspectives, and delivers strong results.- Develop and deliver a compelling Marketing Strategy to support the organic growth initiatives and leveraging each market/channel's products and capabilities.- Personal Leadership - Professional, with impeccable personal integrity and business ethics. Direct and truthful, walks the talk. Promotes and projects a positive image of the organization.- Responsible for linking market intelligence, customer needs, and competitive analysis to support and deliver upon the Group's strategies through partnership and strategic foresight of the leadership of the Marketing department.- Innovation/Champion of Change - Creates an environment that supports and rewards innovative thinking. Thrives in a change environment. Drives continuous improvement in all aspects of the business.- Results Driven - Sets stretch goals, aligns resources and delivers upon commitments. Addresses barriers to achieving results and sources of lagging performance. Effectively balances the needs of their team and the needs of the organization.- Multi-channel marketing background with solid background bringing products to market through direct selling, direct/database marketing, and e-commerce.- Background in LEAN or 6 Sigma or other continuous improvement programs a plus- Communication - Keeps others well informed. Promotes frank discussions of tough issues and expresses opinions without intimidating others. Delivers clear, concise, well organized communications and presentations to all levels of the organization including executive suite.Leadership Competencies Required:- Organizational Expertise - Politically aware and effectively maneuvers within the organization to get things done through formal and informal channels. Builds key relationships throughout the organization.- Travel qualifications approx twenty - 30 %Core Competencies Required:- Customer/Quality Focus - Commitment to organizational success; works to do what is best for all stakeholders (customers, shareholders, associates). Effectively balances the competing priorities of different constituencies.- Responsible for building and delivering an integrated value proposition and solution to drive and support the group's key strategies.- Intellectual Horsepower - Smart and strategic with intellectual capacity and curiosity. Deals with concepts and complexity comfortably. Uses financial analysis to evaluate and create strategic choices and options.- An undergraduate degree in business is required - advanced education and/or an MBA is desired.- Decision Making/Issue solving - Demonstrates a mastery of critical thinking skills. Calculated risk taker. Manages well with ambiguity - is comfortable making quick decisions with limited info. A problem solver - resourceful and focused on results, rather than identifying the obstacles to success.- Direct background in leading marketing teams in either the educational space and/or organizations with business to business background..- Strategic Thinking/Foresight - Develops strategies to achieve and sustain competitive advantage. Anticipates risk and has contingency plans. Translates broad strategies into clear objectives and practical action plans.- Support and leadership on our Brand Strategy transformation.- Talent Management - Creates a workplace atmosphere that promotes continuous learning and development and where diverse points of view are encouraged, engaged and expected. Attracts and selects high caliber talent and takes an active role in coaching and mentoring others.- Collaboration & relationship Building - Knows how to get things done in a complex organization. Proficient at building relationships across the business. Creates an open supportive workplace atmosphere and engages others to discuss and debate though issues. Conveys confidence in others and celebrates and rewards achievement.Equal Opportunity Employer
Company:
School Specialty
Posted:
January 31 on School Specialty, Inc.
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