AutoZone Hiring for Associate Marketing Manager, Merchandise Marketing at Memphis, TN, United States Full Time

Associate Marketing Manager Merchandise Marketing

This position serves as the primary marketing lead for specific Merchandising teams, the key liaison to all Marketing cross-functional disciplines.

This person will have responsibility to manage both strategic and tactical support of category-specific marketing plans, promotional allocations and cross-functional marketing initiatives.

Must be able to interpret business and customer analytics, as well as key insights to develop strategic recommendations that impact the business.

Strong collaborative skills are required to build relationship and lead the development of plans as well as the execution of these plans in partnership with a cross-functional team including Digital Experience, Media, Brand, Merchandising, Loyalty and Store Operations Teams to deliver on merchant objectives.

PRIMARY DUTIES :

• Partnering with Merchandise teams on Marketing strategy and plans
• Development of category-specific, omni-channel plans that start with the customer, based on competitive analysis, consumer insights, customer analytics and financial data
• Developing category plans through coordination with cross-functional teams including :
• Kicking off development of plans
• Tracking Integrated Marketing plans and needs
• Gaining all necessary approvals and presenting final results
• Helping ensure one voice in all communication through cross-function coordination
• Attending key category meetings and line reviews to drive visibility of marketing support

REQUIREMENTS :

• Experienced marketer with 4-5 years in omnichannel retailing, marketing, advertising, category management and / or brand management for National / Regional Retailer with multi-units, QSR, Home Improvement, Automotive or CPG company
• Strong project management skills and demonstrated experience working with and leveraging research inclusive of sales and seasonality indexes, macro data, role of category data, and competitive data.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, with exceptional presentation skills
• Ability to make swift decisions, work through demanding situations and quickly solve problems to ensure initiatives are completed within the designated time frame, scope and budget
• Experience with retail media networks a plus

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