Senior Market Manager

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Job Summary

Responsible for developing, implementing, and executing strategic marketing plans that deliver growth and exceed sales & profitability goals. This role involves high-level strategic decision-making, management of key business initiatives, and leadership of cross-functional teams to drive business succes

Job Description

Responsible for developing and implementing strategic marketing plans that deliver growth and exceed sales & profitability goals.

• New Business Development
  • Lead the development, management, and implementation of complex programs designed to deliver profitable growth, with direct responsibility for multimillion-dollar revenue targets.
  • Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with high-value clients, focusing on long-term growth and market expansion.
  • Oversee the identification of new market opportunities and manage cross-functional teams to develop tailored solutions that meet client needs.
• Strategy Development & Implementation
  • Design and implement advanced market-based strategies, integrating comprehensive industry analysis and competitive intelligence to drive continuous growth in assigned market segments.
  • Lead organizational commitment to strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment across senior leadership and key stakeholders.
  • Utilize sophisticated research and analytical techniques to identify new growth opportunities and guide product line and new product development strategies.
• Profit & Price Management
  • Drive the evaluation and development of market segment margin improvement plans, with accountability for achieving specific financial metrics.
  • Lead the management of pricing strategies, ensuring competitive positioning and profitability across diverse market segments.
  • Oversee the development and implementation of cost reduction and profit improvement initiatives, working closely with finance and operations teams.
• Functional Department Support
  • Provide leadership and strategic direction to cross-functional teams, ensuring successful execution of Field Sales efforts.
  • Engage with Engineering and Operations to set clear priorities, drive focused team efforts, and achieve “win new business” objectives.
  • Champion process improvements across departments, promoting efficiency and innovation.
• Lead & Develop Customer Relationships
  • Take a proactive role in cultivating and maintaining relationships with key customer decision-makers, positioning the company as a trusted partner.
  • Communicate Nidec’s core technology and product capabilities effectively to customers, fostering a high level of technical understanding and trust.
  • Develop insights into customer business plans, product line strategies, and technology requirements to inform strategic decisions.
• Internal Business Process Support
  • Maintain and enhance a comprehensive growth program management process, with regular updates to senior management.
  • Lead the preparation and presentation of annual Strategy Reviews for managed markets, demonstrating strategic insights and forward-thinking approaches.
  • Provide detailed, accurate monthly forecasts and contribute to the development of aggressive, yet attainable Financial Review forecasts.
• Marketing Program Execution & Analytics
  • Lead the execution of comprehensive marketing programs from start to finish, leveraging internal support and driving collaboration across departments.
  • Analyze customer insights, consumer trends, market analysis, and marketing best practices to build successful strategies.
  • Create, maintain, and conduct analytics reporting across multiple platforms, extracting key insights for future campaign development and go-to-market strategies. Develop formal proposals and recommendations on tactics.
• Budget & Target Management:
  • Determine budgets and set financial targets for marketing activities, ensuring alignment with overall business goals.
  • Develop and manage pricing strategies for products and services, optimizing for market conditions and company objectives.

Key Competencies

• Analysis of Data & Issues Analysis
  • Locates, evaluates, prepares, and communicates necessary information to support strong decision-making
  • Utilizes data and performs analysis to develop solutions, create alternatives, and make recommendations
  • Analytical efforts support attainment of financial goals

• Judgment & Decision-Making
  • A passion for the facts and for detail drives development of sound recommendations
  • Utilizes objective financial and business analysis to evaluate the return and risks of recommended actions
  • Uses technical expertise, functional expertise, and collaborative support from others to develop sound recommendations
• Customer Success
  • Promotes an effort & environment that delivers the value needed for our customers to experience "Customer Success"
  • Utilizes experience, insight, data, and relationships to capitalize on growth and improvement opportunities
  • Is an advocate for customers by removing barriers and solving problems enabling an increase in Customer Success

• Optimizes Execution and Ensures Results

• Utilizes Nidec strengths, internal and external resources & talent to achieve CIMD business plan
• Operates with initiative, urgency, and tenaciousness to achieve CIMD business plan
• Supports an effort where associates are held accountable for achieving goals and delivering results
• Contributes to a high performance, team effort, that accomplishes CIMD goals and priorities

• Engages & Inspires
• Develops and communicates logical, convincing justifications (including lessons-learned) that build support for one's perspectives and initiatives

• Communicates Nidec core technology and product capabilities to our customers creating a high level of understanding
• Key customer relationships provide important insights into customer business plans, product line strategies, and technology requirements
• Ensure communication of business challenges or objectives are clear and compelling, prompting action by others
• Instills and sustains organization-wide energy, enthusiasm and optimism
• Inspires others to stretch beyond what they thought they could do
• Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication skills (includes the use of email)

Qualifications:

• BS/BA in business administration, marketing, or engineering, M.B.A. preferred
• Preferred minimum 10 years of successful, related experience
• Experience working in commercial or industrial OEM environments preferred
• Broad technical knowledge of relevant industry, products and competitive environment
• Proficiency with computer programs / software, including Microsoft Office software, operating systems and data base management
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Excellent teamwork and leadership skills
• Excellent customer service, relationship-building, and negotiation skills
• Excellent written / verbal communication and presentation skills
• Results-oriented and highly self-motivated
• Strong analytical ability and problem-solving / strategic thinking skills

Additional Job Details

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec
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No Soliciting

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