Home Depot
Category Marketing Specialist
- STORE SUPPORT CENTER, ATLANTA - 9090
- Full-time
- Posted
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Job description
With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.
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