Pilz is currently seeking a Marketing Manager based at our US headquarters in Canton, MI.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Establish and implement the annual marketing plan collaborating with sales, marketing and management. Communicates and works closely with other Pilz subsidiaries internationally and Headquarter Marketing to ensure consistent brand messaging
- Responsible for the marketing budget
- Manages and develops marketing programs and materials such as advertising, literature, press releases, social media, and SEO/SEA
- Manages lead generation, measures fulfillment and ROI on lead generation, and finds new ways to increase the quality of the leads generated
- Develops and maintains effective media contacts, oversees company's public relations and may act as spokesperson if necessary
- Leads trade show, road show, and customer event activities including development of booths and materials
- Selects and manages marketing vendors, including printers, graphic artists, advertising agencies and the like
- Organizes and conducts customer research to gain an understanding of customers and competitive dynamics
- Disseminate industry application stories through market and competitor analyses.
- Assists in the creation of success stories, white papers, YouTube videos, Podcasts, Webinars, and similar.
- Updates and maintains the company's internet presence, including the websites and distributor portals
- Supervise and execute Human Resources topics such as performance management, recommended disciplinary action, merit increases, etc. for Marketing team members
- Other duties as assigned
Travel required up to10% both domestic and international
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree from a four-year college or university in Marketing, Business Communication, Public Relations or similar program and six (6) to eight (8) years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Fluency in Microsoft Office 365, Adobe Creative Suite, and willing to learn specific company software (web site editing, CRM, etc.) as well as other web services
- Experience developing and managing a departmental budget of $150,000 or larger
- Exhibition/event management experience
- Online marketing experience: experience in using Content Management Systems (CMS) and tracking tools (e.g. Google Analytics), experience in SEO and SEA, social media affinity, and marketing automation
- Ability to travel for more than a week a few times a year for trade shows and meetings in the US as well as internationally
- Ability to work in disbursed and/or virtual team environments
- Self-motivated, well-organized and team oriented
- Excellent communications skills, verbal and written
- Exceptional planning, organizational and time-management skills
Desired Qualifications:
- Previous experience in the automation industry a plus
What We Offer:
If you have what it takes to be a Pilzler, we offer an exciting work environment, along with a competitive salary and benefits package which includes company paid:
- Family health insurance with zero employee contribution, starting on hire date
- Family dental insurance with zero employee contribution, starting after 90 days
- Three (3) weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO) within one year
- Short-/Long-term disability with zero employee contribution, starting after 90 days
- Life insurance with zero employee contribution, starting after 90 days
- Departmental cross-training
- Paid Parental leave
- Health Savings Account, no employee participation required, starting on hire date
- 401(k) contribution, no employee participation required, starting after 90 days
- Opportunities for bonuses
- and much, much more
