About the position
At Jabil we strive to make ANYTHING POSSIBLE and EVERYTHING BETTER. We are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions. With over 50 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe. Jabil Defense & Aerospace is seeking an experienced Marketing Manager to work in St. Petersburg, FL. As the Marketing Manager for Jabil Defense & Aerospace, you will partner closely with divisional leaders and business development to create & execute marketing strategies that support global growth. Preference for defense & aerospace domain expertise with a B2B product or service category that has complex, long sales cycles.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute approach for gathering market intelligence used for strategic planning - including industry, technology, competitor and customer data & trends.
- Develop marketing strategy, budgets, resource allocation plans, and general program requirements to successfully enable sales and business development teams.
- Work with business leaders and technology teams to develop benefits-led value propositions and messaging across defense & aerospace markets.
- Implement messaging and positioning through the delivery of an integrated marketing strategy and implementation of plan – including sales materials, events, digital, web, public relations and social media.
- Develop & manage annual events and tradeshow calendar - including booth design, messaging, collateral, and lead up marketing efforts.
- Support the development, revision, and timely submission of customer proposals and point of sale materials.
- Develop and execute a divisional internal communications plan working with divisional leader and HR – including town halls, events, content libraries, ad hoc communications etc.
- Work with internal corporate creative services team and manage outside vendors working on branding, copy writing, graphic design, content development, website, SEO, awareness, email campaign etc.
- Monitor and measure results of marketing programs and ROI, use data to make recommendations for improvement.
- Identify opportunities for improvement, develop recommendations and convert recommendations into increased effectiveness.
- May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Requirements
- Knowledge and experience of interpersonal, project management and communications skills.
- Applied experience of marketing principles, sales methodology, and content management.
- Understanding and usage of process, procedure, and systems that will continuously improve sales and marketing efficiency and effectiveness.
- Experience managing external agencies and internal resources to achieve success in brand awareness, web strategy, content management, e-communications programs, product and solution launch programs.
- Strong event management experience and skillset.
- Experience in leading, managing and prioritizing a variety of programs and projects.
- Proven skill in successfully positioning and differentiating various products and services to a wide range of targeted end users worldwide.
- Proven ability as an articulate and persuasive communicator with strong verbal & written communication skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft suite and marketing tools and techniques (e.g. LinkedIn, Hub Spot, blogs, podcasts).
- Extensive knowledge of interactive and creative marketing assets and programs.
- Excellent analytical skills with ability to interview, extract, assimilate and present information.
- Proven track record of teaming with sales organizations and adding value to the sales process.
- Creativity in defining traditional and new media marketing campaigns.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume, and often ambiguous/fast-changing environment.
- Team-oriented individuals with proven ability to manage multiple projects at once.
Nice-to-haves
- Marketing Experience with the US and Europe preferred.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug, and Vision Insurance with HRA and HSA options.
- 401K match.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Paid Time Off.
- Tuition Reimbursement.
- Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
- Commuter Benefits.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Pet Insurance.
- Adoption Assistance.
- Annual Merit Increases.
- Community Volunteer Opportunities.
