Senior Strategic Marketing Planner

Sr. Strategic Marketing Planner

Enthusiast Auto Holdings (EAH) is a highly successful e-commerce company in the automotive aftermarket parts industry. EAH goes to market via nine enthusiast focused websites - ECS Tuning, Turner Motorsport, Pelican Parts, Rennline, Texas Speed & Performance, Z1 Motorsports, Z1 Off-Road, RCI Off-Road and EVANNEX. EAH serves automotive enthusiast customers who are passionate about how their vehicle looks and performs, by providing the parts, content, knowledge and support to make their vehicle come to life. We also serve a global network of specialty installer shops that solve for customers looking for a "Do it For Me" option. EAH's leadership team has delivered strong organic growth with market-leading profitability. EAH has also completed multiple acquisitions and plans continued expansion of its served markets via acquisition.

EAH is owned and supported by Cortec Group, a premier private equity firm. Cortec has invested millions of dollars to expand EAH's operations, facilities, technology, and leadership. Among other investments, EAH has recently completed a significant facility expansion at its primary distribution center and is in the process of implementing enterprise-level ERP / WMS / OMS systems.

EAH is seeking a Sr. Strategic Marketing Planner to develop and execute a proactive marketing and promotional calendar that is exciting and allows the banners to meet and exceed sales and margin targets, across our nine banners and 20+ in-house-brands. This role will report directly to the Marketing Manager and will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of collaboration with the Product Team, Sourcing teams and cross functional teams (banners) to plan and execute promotions and other special marketing events. The Strategic Marketing Planner will have ownership of driving sales and margin targets. This position will be based out of the Company's Wadsworth, OH headquarters.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of the planning process for 2-3 assigned banners; including creation of a marketing calendar, forecasting demand, building project tickets, tracking results, and communicating with banner leadership with the ultimate goal to deliver revenue and margin growth against targets.
• Plan a marketing calendar across assigned EAH banners. Marketing calendar will include major promotions (Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Spring Peak) as well as seasonal themes (Father's Day; Show Season, etc.) and flash sales and other events as needed to allow us to meet/exceed budget targets. High-level plans should be established up to 6 months in advance to allow adequate time to buy inventory for those events.
• Work directly with the leadership team across banner companies to better understand their current marketing cadence (brands they talk about; special events, sales, other promotions, etc.) and use a structured approach to planning that can best align with cross-banner vendor promotions.
• Forecast demand from marketing activities to provide guidance to sourcing and purchasing teams on upcoming inventory buys.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to develop and execute website, digital, and social marketing initiatives.
• Manage project tickets for design projects, prioritize and track deadlines, and communicate with stakeholders regarding project progress.
• Work with Sourcing and Product teams to manage vendor outreach as needed for promotional support. Ensure that all promotional details are captured and fully communicated across banner teams.
• Leverage business intelligence and site analytics to identify opportunities to grow our businesses (emphasize what works, minimize/change what doesn't).
• Create and implement tailored marketing plans for new products and campaigns based on individual requirements.
• Create contingency plans so that if we are off-course, we can utilize back-up levers to drive growth.
• Review real-time analytics to determine if we need to change tactics to allow us to hit budget targets.
• Manage queue and execution on special marketing projects (car giveaways; sweepstakes; social giveaways). Partner with other teams within the organization to ensure expectations are clearly communicated and met.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Automotive Enthusiast! Passionate and knowledgeable in the automotive space.
• A minimum of 3-5 years digital experience, particularly with, but not limited to, web, social, and emerging technologies.
• Strong analytical skills. Able to review metrics to determine what's happening in the business; identify root causes, and come up with and execute on a plan of action to correct any shortfalls.
• Highly organized. Able to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and uber-collaborative.
• Proficient in Excel & Google Sheets
• Bachelor's Degree in marketing, merchandising, statistics, management, communications, or other related fields.

What Success Looks Like:

• Marketing plans are:
  • Established up to 6 months in advance of execution (at a high level)
  • Fine-tuned at least one month in advance.
  • Clearly communicated to all stakeholders (Sales, Customer Service, Fulfillment, Sourcing, Product, Marketing, Vendor Partners)
  • Solid marketing plans lead to hitting revenue and margin targets.
• Demand Revenue and GM% are meeting/exceeding budget targets on assigned banners - daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually
• Regular communication with leadership at assigned banners to make sure they are up to speed on results and actions we are taking to drive growth.
• Strong working relationship with Sales, Customer Service, Fulfillment, Sourcing, Product, and Marketing teams.