Strategic Marketing Manager

Garrett Advancing Motion • Torrance, CA

10h

About The Position

Garrett Advancing Motion is the true pioneer of automotive powertrain
technologies dating back more than 60 years. It continues today as the world’s
leader in technology solutions for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and off-
highway equipment. Garrett supplies technology to nearly all major automakers in
addition to the global aftermarket under the Garrett brand name. As a result,
unlike many other OEM or supplier organizations, Garrett Advancing Motion has
visibility across a broad range of OEM’s and Tier 1 suppliers.

We are hiring a Strategic Marketing Manager, North America to be a part of our
Aftermarket team. The NA Marketing Manager will participate in the global
marketing function as the regional lead in determining the strategy and actions
to deliver growth and revenues for the business. This role is crucial in
developing/driving our strategic plan, overseeing product management (including
identifying product roadmaps, preparing business cases, delivering on new
product launches), executing trade events, and developing pricing strategies.
The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of market trends,
consumer behavior, and competitive analysis to enhance our brand presence and
achieve business objectives. The Marketing Manager will develop strong business
relationships with customers, understand key market drivers, complete competitor
analysis, and aggressively pursue expanding Garrett’s product reach into the
region.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, business management or similar field.
• 10 years in marketing or business development; automotive industry preferred.
• Excellent communication, influencing and interpersonal skills with ability to identify how best to relate Garrett's value proposition to targeted accounts.
• High degree of time management and organization skills to prioritize time and manage multiple projects, direct reports and delegate as required to achieve results.
• Driven, resilient and resourceful to challenge and influence sales team, internal support functions and external customers to achieve results.
• Adept at marketing analysis, pricing strategies, and financial reporting with a demonstrated ability to present to varied audiences, including senior level executives.
• Strong attention to detail whilst maintaining a good perception of "the big picture".
• Passionate about growing skillset and developing business opportunities.

Nice To Haves

• Strategic and analytical skills.
• Capacity to work autonomously with high degrees of ambiguity.
• Ability to influence and connect across all levels of the organization.
• Confirmed track record in a commercial role with developed customer relationship management skills and impeccable professionalism in your approach.
• Self-starter with the energy and Capacity to drive things forward independently and capable and motivated to work in an agile and fast-moving environment will thrive here.

Responsibilities

• Regional responsibility for defining 5-year strategic plan, annual operating plan, pricing strategy, product roadmap (including preparing / presenting business cases, product launch actions, tracking sales / taking quick action to ensure plan is met), providing competitive intelligence and voice of the customer activities (VOC) through interaction with distributors, mechanics and end customers.
• Manage a direct report where together you will support channel and regional analysis to meet KPIs (including revenue and volume targets).
• Support digital initiatives in region by engaging with sales team and customers to determine success factors and training/promotional needs.
• Manage direct report including determining/monitoring/reviewing their goals/objectives to meet performance objectives.
• Build strategic campaigns to promote sales and brand equity to targeted segments.
• Provide Support at Garrett and distributor events fairs / events, which may overlap weekends from time to time.
• Define omnichannel approach for both physical and digital requirements to support the business.
• Aactivation of the global value propositions, to cascade the messages down through the SR value chain stakeholders.
• Design and implement community engagement & activation activities for the NA region.
• Oversee product management and identify product roadmaps within the context of the global strategy. This person will be the NA proxy for Global Product Management, and will work in collaboration with the Global Product Managers.
• Implement NA pricing strategies, which need to be developed in line with the strategic global pricing principles.
• Manage direct report to support data analytics, pricing activities, and marketing needs.
• Support regional sales goals by providing regular data inputs to support monthly demand planning, sales and marketing reviews, supply chain and accounts receivables meetings.
• Deploy actions to achieve revenue and volume targets for the North American region by supporting identification/review of channel expansion targets and employ marketing tactics to develop existing customers to expand and grow opportunities.

Benefits

• Annual Incentive Plan: You are eligible to participate in the Garrett Motion Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. You can earn an annual bonus of 10% of your annual salary.
• Benefits: We offer medical, dental, and vision insurance. In addition we also offer Flexible spending accounts, Life/AD&D insurance, Short term and Long term disability insurance, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• 401 (K) Retirement Plan: Garrett also provides a 401(k) Retirement Plan through Fidelity with pre-tax, post-tax and ROTH contribution options. There may be an annual discretionary match provided by Garrett based on company performance.
• Garrett provides paid holidays, vacations, and sick days. Additional details will be shared through the new hire process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level