Tuesday, December 17, 2013

[JIMSJOBS] Client Manager, Central Valley, Calif.

 

Provides end-to-end project management leadership for highly complex packaging and POS projects/initiatives for an assigned business unit. Manages and develops team members to support and execute semi-complex and basic packaging and POS projects for the business unit.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

· Manages an account staff functioning at various levels.

· Manages all high-level, complex packaging and POS design project/initiatives to include new brand development, brand redesigns, and new campaign development.

· Functions as the creative services liaison to various winery departments and project owners for new design and maintenance driven projects.

· Partners with the marketing department to complete creative briefs; works with creative management to generate project timelines, cost estimates and manages project spending throughout all phases of development for new design initiatives.

· Maintains total brand responsibility for the assigned business unit.

· Delegates and prioritizes projects based on business objectives.

· Identifies and establishes processes for the assigned business unit.

· Partners with multiple functional groups to ensure the success of brand initiatives.

· Supports positioning and new brand development efforts for the assigned BU.

· Attends consumer research sessions to capture consumer insights and communicate recommendations to project stakeholders.

· Facilitates brainstorming sessions for assigned brand set.

· Works closely with designers and sr. management to secure appropriate brand team consensus for all projects.

· Provides the design team with marketing insights materials and key competitive marketing data.

· Possesses a thorough understanding of consumer trends, key competitors/sales channel, and merchandising characteristics for assigned brand set.

· Ensures that basic project management principles are followed on all projects for assigned brands – time, cost, scope, and communication.

· Must maintain satisfactory attendance, to include timeliness.

· Responsible for understanding and complying with applicable quality, environmental

and safety regulatory considerations. If accountable for the work of others,

responsible for ensuring their understanding and compliance.

· This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does

not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

· Develops, coaches, and mentors subordinate staff.

· Conducts performance evaluations; recommends salary adjustments; rewards

employees or takes disciplinary action, as necessary; addresses complaints and

resolves issues.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential

duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge,

skill and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable

individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of project management or account management

experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility OR 9 years of project

management or account management experience reflecting increasing levels of

responsibility.

· Management/supervisory experience.

· High school diploma or GED.

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor’s degree plus 7 years of project management or account management

experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.

· Master of Business Administration degree.

· Prior winery experience in a creative services marketing capacity.

· Knowledge of project management principles and client services fundamentals.

· Excellent interpersonal skills, including relationship building.

· Skilled in oral and written communication.

· Experience with new product development.

· Knowledge of marketing, consumer research and design principles.

· Skilled in the use of Microsoft office applications at an intermediate level.

· Experience developing and maintaining business relationships.

· Knowledge of brand equities and promotional success factors.

· Experience analyzing project spending trends and determine root cause.

· Skilled in defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts and draw valid

conclusions.

· Knowledge and understanding of POS, Marketing and Sales functions.

· Knowledge of POS manufacturing and the company’s distribution networks.

· Knowledge and understanding of Marketing and Design principals.

· Skilled in leading meetings and group discussions.

· Experience with using Microsoft applications.

· Skilled in managing multiple projects and work well under pressure with little supervision.

· Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and follow-through.

· Skilled in analyzing situations and attaining successful resolutions.

 

The company will relocate the right person.

 

Jon Ramos

Jon@marcomchoices.com

Staffing Consultant

www.marcomchoices.com

Marcom Choices Staffing

P.O. Box 620632

Woodside, Ca.  94062

408 887-0455

 

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