Field Marketing Coordinator - Guelph, Ontario

The Why

The diverse, purpose-driven Team at Stanley Black & Decker share a unified passion for creating products, tools and solutions for those who make the world. Wherever you go in our company, you’ll find uncompromised devotion to performance, innovation, customer satisfaction and social responsibility. Now is your chance to become one of these people within our growing Fortune 200 Company. A role with us will give you a strong understanding of how a world class organization creates and implements different strategies across our various commercial brands for a positive outcome.

The What

As a Field Marketing Coordinator, you will be part of a dedicated team based in the Guelph area and reporting directly to the National Field Marketing Manager. The Field Marketing Coordinator is a dedicated service support representative with responsibility for the big box retail stores. As a Field Marketing Coordinator, you must be a highly motivated, customer focused, hands-on individual that thrives in a fast-paced service environment. Possessing strong interpersonal and execution skills you will implement various Sales and Marketing programs in retail channels while managing your time effectively with multiple accounts.

The How

• Local contact for big box retail stores
• Execute retail events & new product launches
• Flawlessly execute category work plans for all assigned brands and product categories (i.e. DeWALT, Craftsman, Stanley, to name a few)
• Achieve weekly and quarterly call cycle goals
• Develop strong relationships with key account personnel
• Work effectively with your manager on a weekly/monthly basis
• Complete all communication requirements with accounts timely and effectively
• Conduct product knowledge trainings onsite at big box retail locations
• Working with retail stores to find new and creative ways to merchandise and increase sales
• Become the liaison between retail stores and internal sales/marketing team
• Ensure merchandising standards are met in store to maintain strong brand presence
• Conduct in-store events and demos with retail employees and end users
• Work with key in store personnel to promote and expand brand exposure
• Become a product knowledge expert

What we need

• College or University degree/diploma in Marketing, Business or relevant area of study
• Experience with retail events, product demonstration, new product launches
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently, as well as in a group to achieve team goals
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Computer proficient in Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook
• Clean Drivers Abstract required
• Ability to work Monday-Friday with the occasional Saturday based on business requirements

What you get

• A creative role with independence
• Opportunity for career advancement with a fortune 200 company
• Competitive compensation & benefits package including RRSP contributions
• Company vehicle, cell phone & laptop
• Company Perks including: Goodlife Fitness discounts, Employee product purchase, and many more!