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  • Development and execution of marketing strategy for the following initiatives:
  • Evolution of the LGM brand and private label product, website, corporate positioning
  • Development and execution of LGM annual charity campaign
  • Strategies to increase business to consumer product awareness
  • Develop channel strategies to support the multichannel consumer
  • Market segmentation and consumer profiling to better understand needs and identify market opportunities
  • Enhancement of digital presence, LGM and partners
  • Advertising, online and offline, for LGM and partners
  • Events and sponsorships
  • Drive internal and external participation and engagement for marketing initiatives
  • Creates, leads and mentors a highly engaged team within the organization (5-10 employees). Identifies opportunities for growth and development. Creates an innovative thinking culture.
  • In conjunction with team directs, support sales team with business development strategies, execute communication and promotional materials including proposals, brochures and PowerPoint presentations
  • Gathers and analyzes market data on competitive intelligence, B2B customer and consumers, new marketing approaches, channel and digital strategies to ensure sales enablement.
  • Develop and execute annual plan to position LGM as the F&I expert in the Canadian automotive industry
  • Develop and execute annual internal corporate communications plan
  • Oversee internal and external company events
  • Develop and manage corporate marketing and communications budgets
  • Collaborate with Creative Services team to produce marketing collateral in accordance with brand standards
  • Work closely and lead as necessary, cross-functional teams to ensure consistent messaging and coordination of efforts across all outreach activities
  • Consistently review and improve departmental workflow processes
  • Negotiate and review contracts and agreements with all partners
  • Determine and report out KPIs and the status of marketing programs and initiatives to senior management
  • Disseminate awareness of new marketing initiatives to all staff

Leadership Competencies:

A business unit leader that demonstrates well developed leadership capabilities, contributing to the achievement of group objectives. Works effectively as a contributor in cross functional teams.

  • Self-Management
  • Leads with emotional control, agility and influence through expressing a wide spectrum of emotions to suit the environment they are within, in order to build commitment.
Results Focused
  • Creates a high performance culture throughout the organization with imbedded urgency and accountability to achieve results while preserving core values and enthusiasm from the employees.
Effective Communicator
  • Expressing and transmitting meaningful information with consistency and clarity, using active listening techniques in order to promote increased understanding.
Empowers and Coaches Others
  • Applies standard coaching methodology that help individuals self-identify their opportunities for change, make decisions within their scope of authority, and pursue a plan of action to achieve business results.
Collaboration and Influence
  • Fosters a high performing culture where leaders work well together toward a common vision, while positively and respectfully challenging each other to do their best work across the business building effective relationships both internally and externally.
Builds Teams
  • Facilitates the right teams, with the right skills, and working cooperatively and effectively toward a common goal.
Innovation and Change Leadership
  • Commits to new approaches ahead of emerging opportunities and successfully removes obstacles to ensure the organization remains nimble and responsive to change.
Strategic Orientation
  • Anticipates and plans for future events and opportunities including competitive realities to create clarity in direction for how our vision is to be achieved.

Required Skills:

Marketing

  • Demonstrated success developing marketing strategy, execution and implementation
  • Excellent understanding and familiarity of brand building and brand management
  • Experience in supporting product launches
  • Demonstrated success in developing, executing and managing channel marketing strategies, in both B2B and B2C
  • Expertise in managing consumer research and market/customer analytics
  • Demonstrated proficiency in digital marketing techniques, technologies and solutions, with hands-on experience with search engine optimization, pay-per-click advertising and other Web-focused initiatives

Communications

  • Proven communications background; internal, external and crisis communications
  • Excellent oral and written communications skills including writing, editing and proofreading across all mediums (print, web, social, speeches, presentations etc.)
  • Ability to develop and execute on effective and creative internal/external communications plans
  • Understanding of content generation and strategy to create demand
  • Ability to handle confidential information in a professional manner

General

  • Experience in strategic planning and execution. Knowledge of contracting, negotiating, and change management
  • Ability to build and sustain relationships with internal and external partners; comfortable preparing and presenting to executive level
  • Demonstrated success managing and developing direct reports
  • Proven ability to work with & influence cross-functional departments
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects with aggressive deadlines
  • Excellent organizational, planning, influence and follow-up skills
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office software
  • Ability to motivate teams to produce quality materials within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects
  • Proficient in designing and managing operating budgets at a functional level

Education:

  • Post-secondary degree in communications, marketing, business administration or related discipline
  • Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP) designation essential or willingness to enrol

Experience:

  • 10+ years of direct work experience in a marketing/communications management capacity
  • Corporate communications leadership experience

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