field_remote_option

field_job_employment_type

job_industry

field_job_occupational_field_parents_all

field_job_experience

job_organization_name

Mars United Commerce&nbsp;is an award-winning, independently owned global commerce marketing practice with a growth-for-clients focus. With talent spanning the Americas, Europe and Asia, we create breakthrough, connected commerce solutions by balancing the smartest humanity with the latest technology. The agency’s latest MarTech platform, Marilyn®, is the industry's first and only end-to-end commerce advisor.&nbsp;We’re looking for a Senior Account Executive to work on project management and activation of a major CPG client's shopper marketing programs through regional grocery retailers, as well as maintain and manage key brand/retailer initiatives.Please note, this is not a sales role. Ideal candidates have experience with regional grocery retailers.Candidates must reside in a commutable distance from the Mars United Commerce Chicago or Cincinnati locations.PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:<ul><li>Maintain productive interaction with support departments (i.e., answer questions/provide direction) to keep projects moving forward</li><li>Lead, compile and author recaps</li><li>Develop knowledge of assigned brand or retailer brand positioning(s), short and long term goals, consumer/shopper targets and marketing strategies</li><li>Tactically support programs (development of timelines, trafficking and review of materials, estimation of costs, etc.)</li><li>Independently manage projects effectively from start to finish</li><li>Manage budgets, completing programs within estimated hours and costs</li><li>Manage electronic job jackets/billing information</li><li>Develop your proficiency across all Mars internal workflow and financial management systems</li><li>Work effectively and efficiently with various internal departments</li><li>Maintain and update team reports, including weekly status, marketplace assessments, etc.</li><li>All other duties as assigned by Manager</li></ul>SKILL SETS REQUIRED:<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, business or related field</li><li>Minimum of 3 years of shopper marketing or advertising experience, preferably agency experience in retailer promotions</li><li>Strong computer skills and proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint</li><li>Ability to manage time, adhere to strict timelines and work well under pressure</li><li>Detail orientation and ability to multitask across fluid workload</li><li>Proactive nature in the seeking of work/responsibility</li><li>Dependability in execution of work and as member of assigned team</li><li>Enthusiastic, “can do” attitude in accepting work/new challenges</li><li>Desire to learn all aspects of the Shopper Marketing discipline</li><li>Effective interpersonal skills working well across functions</li><li>Conscientious work ethic</li></ul>Mars United Commerce is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, ancestry, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or handicap, HIV, veteran, marital or family status, or any other status or condition protected by applicable state and/or federal laws, except where a bonafide occupational qualification applies.&nbsp;Mars United Commerce has developed a wide variety of inclusive benefit plans and policies that address and promote the needs of all employees and their family members, including comprehensive group health plans, a parental leave program that includes paid maternity and paternity benefits for pregnancy, adoption and surrogacy, flexible paid time off, a broad and confidential employee assistance program, ongoing wellness support initiatives, trusted financial health advice and guidance, promotion of education through tuition support and assistance, and a flexible and supportive work environment and culture.#dp#LI-EG1#LI-Hybrid

Mars United Commerce

The Mars Agency

Senior Account Executive

Who We areOncourse Home Solutions (OHS) is a people-centric organization that is owned by private equity firm, Apax Partners operating under the brands American Water Resources, Pivotal Home Solutions and American Home Solutions. We do what is right for our people so they can do their best when serving our 1.5+ million customers across the U.S. Our mission is to help homeowners navigate the unexpected, reduce costs, and make homeownership enjoyable for all. Our vision is to make our products and services accessible to all by becoming the most forward-thinking and community-driven home solutions organization of the 21st century. We are committed to fostering an environment that embraces diversity in all forms, where our employees, customers and partners feel valued, respected, and supported.&nbsp; &nbsp;We partner with cities, utilities, insurance providers, retailers, financial service companies and member associations to help them maintain and protect their customers’ most important asset—their home. Our passion for empowering customers to confidently run their households is what drives us. When our customers need help with home maintenance, repair, or coverage, OHS is there. This is what it means to be an ‘Oncourse Super’—Successful, United, Progressive, Empathetic, Reliable. Supers get it done. We sweat homeownership so our customers don’t have to. We view every day as an opportunity to step up, step out, and remind others that they’re in this together, to stay on course.&nbsp;We are a proud equal opportunity employer, and our employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, parental status, mental or physical disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.&nbsp;Position Summary:We are seeking a Director, Product Management who will be responsible for overseeing and managing product initiatives related to both customer-facing and internal applications across the entire business. Key areas of focus include contact center operations, field operations, and claims management.&nbsp;As the Director, Product Management, you will lead the product strategy and execution for applications serving both external customers and internal business users, ensuring alignment with user needs and business objectives. You will develop a deep understanding of our target customers and their requirements. Collaborating closely with stakeholders, including business owners, internal users, and developers, you will create a comprehensive tech roadmap and prioritize product features. Reporting directly to the Head of Product Management, you will contribute to the overall product vision and strategy.&nbsp;&nbsp;This role will be based in our Naperville IL office. Our office environment is a key driver of our company culture and employee experience, so a regular in-office hybrid model (generally T-TH in office and M &amp; F remote) is required.&nbsp;Responsibilities include but not limited to:&nbsp; &nbsp;<ul><li>Define and communicate the product strategy to leadership and stakeholders.&nbsp;</li><li>Develop and maintain the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals and business stakeholders.&nbsp;</li><li>Collaborate with IT leads and architects to select appropriate technology tools.&nbsp;</li><li>Conduct market research, analyze user feedback, and gather high-level requirements.&nbsp;</li><li>Manage relationships with business stakeholders, ensuring strategic alignment and clear communication.&nbsp;</li><li>Oversee product backlog refinement, feature prioritization, and acceptance criteria validation.</li><li>Lead sprint planning sessions and provide strategic guidance to the development team.&nbsp;</li><li>Define and communicate business and technical requirements to the Product Owner and development team.&nbsp;</li><li>Oversee the design and approval of technical specifications in collaboration with IT leads.&nbsp;</li><li>Author and maintain project charters, including business value, timeline, and effort.&nbsp;</li><li>Define and track KPIs related to business value, and business results, both pre- and post- initiative&nbsp;</li></ul>Experience:&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>6+ years of Product Management experience in implementing customer-facing and internal business applications, specifically in an agile environment.&nbsp;</li><li>5+ years of experience leading Product Management teams&nbsp;</li><li>Proven track record of leading implementations related to CRM systems (Salesforce specifically), contact center operations, field services, or claims management.&nbsp;</li><li>Extensive systems experience with CRM platforms (Salesforce required), field service management systems, and contact center technologies.&nbsp;</li><li>Demonstrated ability to provide strategic oversight and define comprehensive roadmaps to deliver solutions that empower stakeholder groups to enhance their operational efficiency and customer service capabilities.&nbsp;</li></ul>Education (preferred and or required):&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Bachelor’s Degree&nbsp;</li></ul>Certificates, Licenses, Registrations&nbsp;&nbsp;N/A&nbsp;Computer Skills Needed to Perform this Job&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Proficiency in Microsoft and Google Suites&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Proficiency in project management tools (Asana or JIRA)&nbsp;</li><li>Understanding of Tableau, Looker, or other BI tool&nbsp;</li></ul>Competencies:Strategic Agility - Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.  &nbsp;Action Orientated - Enjoys working hard; is action oriented and full of energy for the things that he/she sees as challenging; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seizes more opportunities than others. &nbsp;Functional / Technical Skills – Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment. &nbsp;Organizational Agility - Knowledgeable about how organizations work; knows how to get things done both through formal channels and the informal network; understands the origin and reasoning behind key policies, practices, and procedures; understands the cultures of organizations. &nbsp;Analytical -   Ability to analyze complex data sets, identify trends and patterns, and use data to inform decision-making. Strong understanding of statistical techniques, data mining, and data visualization methods. Ability to communicate findings in a clear and concise manner, both in written and verbal formats, to a wide range of stakeholders, including technical and non-technical audiences. Can perform in-depth analysis of data to support business decisions and provide meaningful insights to drive results.&nbsp;Communicate Effectively - Is able to clearly and succinctly communicate verbally and in writing in a variety of settings and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect.&nbsp;Directing Others - Is good at establishing clear directions; sets stretching objectives; distributes the workload appropriately; lays out work in a well-planned and organized manner; maintains two-way dialogue with others on work and results; brings out the best in people; is a clear communicator.&nbsp;

Oncourse Home Solutions

Director, Product Management

We invite you to be part of our team of trailblazers dedicated to helping people discover and enjoy the outside. Come join us. Because on the inside we’re all outsiders. And if it’s outside, we’re all in.L.L.Bean is currently searching for a Retail Visual Store Team Leader to join our team in our Oakbrook Center Retail Store, located in Oak Brook, IL.This important position drives business results, directs team talent, supports the store leadership team, and ensures delivery of the legendary L.L.Bean customer experience within an outdoor lifestyle concept retail store. The Store Team Leader also promotes the company's core values of Outdoor Heritage, Integrity, Service, Respect, Perseverance, and Safe and Healthy Living to ensure the integrity of the brand, culture, and mission of L.L.Bean is upheld at all times.&nbsp;&nbsp;The supervisor will have a specialty in Merchandising.<ul><li>This is a support role under the Product area of responsibility for stores.</li><li>Plans maps and executes floor sets by translating Trail Guide and floor sets into compelling and inspiring merchandise presentations</li><li>Analyzes reports and uses business acumen to make smart decisions to drive sales</li><li>Completes and supports all visual display and windows execution</li><li>Works closely with Operations Productivity team to plan and efficiently process floor sets and replenishment</li><li>Executes marketing signage and promotions</li><li>Executes markdowns and merchandise recovery</li></ul>​Responsibilities:Customer Experience:<ul><li>Models and fosters an environment where service is the top priority. Enthusiastically seeks opportunities to convert every customer that enters the store continually striving to drive sales and brand loyalty through great service. Rallies the rep team towards the same objectives.</li><li>Acts as a Leader on Duty as scheduled to drive conversion and sales.</li><li>Leverages business reports including Qualtrics, variance reporting, and merch group sales to analyze trends, understand wins and identify opportunities. Builds compelling actions to enhance customer loyalty and improve service metrics through introspective business analysis and strong acumen skills.</li><li>Executes and implements all recognition programs including living the legend efforts, in-store contests, etc.</li><li>Reviews all forward-looking business events (holidays, promotional weekends, market trends).</li><li>Develops meaningful activations and selling efforts to drive even greater sales results.</li><li>Ensures that the sales floor is full, and all sizes are represented by performing regular size audits.</li><li>Ensures the highest level of fitting room service is occurring driving conversion and UPT.</li></ul>Training:<ul><li>Supports and trains associates, communicating standards and processes, company policies, and procedures</li><li>Has a passion for learning and sharing product knowledge as a tool to build the sale and increase customer loyalty.</li><li>Delivers GUIDE training for new hires as well as ongoing GUIDE training efforts for year-round team members in conjunction with the exempt leader team. Ensures all guides are performing at a high level and 30-day/ongoing assessments are completed.</li><li>Supports, directs, and develops store champions (buddies) and experts.</li><li>Facilitates all new hire product training modules for store or area of responsibility and develops a strategy and execution plan for delivering all seasonal product training materials.</li><li>Maintains and manages all employee-facing communication including break room messaging, and communication boards. Ensures start-up meetings are occurring, and that content is compelling and inspiring.</li></ul>Total Store Accountability:<ul><li>Aids in the achievement of all financial measures as well as area-specific metrics.</li><li>Keyholder as required serving as a potential opener/closer for the store.</li><li>Prepares &amp; communicates daily task responsibilities to staff. Leverages knowledge and strengths to foster growth and development of the team</li><li>Recommends adjustment to staffing levels/schedules to meet work requirements.</li><li>Address and respond to employee issues/conflicts related to day-to-day operations within defined parameters in accordance with company policies and procedures under direction of supervisor.</li><li>Provides in-the-moment input, feedback, and coaching. If performance concerns exist, hands off to store management for performance management process</li><li>Contributes to Peak planning preparation and readiness.&nbsp;</li><li>Leverages knowledge and strengths to foster growth and development of the team.</li><li>Expense management ownership ensuring proper use of resources and adherence to budgetary guidelines with a focus on payroll management.</li><li>Is an active participant in health and safety by following all safety policies and procedures, reporting unsafe conditions or at-risk behaviors to leadership, and conducting work in a safe manner.</li><li>As assigned:<ul><li>Maintains the cash office per policy ensuring proper signatures, accurate reconciliation, and general organization is achieved.&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure the service hub is fully stocked, free of clutter, and operating effectively.&nbsp;</li><li>Accountable for cashier execution and efficiency with a focus on service delivery.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul></li></ul> Health and Safety Requirement: Every employee is responsible for contributing to a safe and healthy workplace. Employees are expected to be active participants in health and safety by following all safety policies and procedures, reporting unsafe conditions or at-risk behaviors to leadership, and conducting work in a safe manner. Those in a leadership role are also expected to model safe behaviors, evaluate risk, and ensure that risks are reduced to acceptable levels. Education Level: 2-Year Associates Degree Years of Experience: 2+ Skills and Qualifications:<ul><li>Associate degree or equivalent with at least 2 plus years of retail experience in relevant retailer</li><li>Excellent organizational and time management skills</li><li>Systems knowledge (POS, Word, Excel) and comfort with social media platforms</li><li>Capability to build strong partnerships and to work collaboratively to achieve goals</li><li>Ability to inspire and motivate others</li><li>Ability to maintain a high level of enthusiasm and a positive attitude</li><li>Demonstrated interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills</li><li>Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and holidays</li><li>Mobility and desire to relocate a plus</li></ul>At L.L.Bean we understand that all employees are responsible for creating and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves at work and make it easy for others to do the same.If you think you would do great in this role we encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet 100% of the qualifications.If you care about the outdoors, joining L.L.Bean is a great way to feel good about what you do. Our benefits package makes a good thing even better, with programs and perks designed to support your health and financial goals. Plus, maintaining a healthy work-life balance and re-charging outside are all part of the plan. Because, when it comes to the outside—we’re all in. Visit llbeancareers.com to learn more.Being outside brings out the best in us, no matter where we come from or what we believe. At L.L.Bean, we value individual differences and encourage our co-workers to be themselves – because &nbsp;the uniqueness of each individual makes L.L.Bean better.

L.L. Bean

Store Team Leader - Retail Merchandising

13 Sales Jobs in Oak Brook, IL 60523, USA