Defines and drives the execution of the marketing plan for Samsung’s laundry segment to meet the P&L goals and KPIs
Product Planning: Drives product launch planning and implementation for a strategic product line-up, including supply chain alignment, promotional bundling, assortment planning, and merchandising.
P&L Ownership: Leverages the financial target planning (TP) process to set and monitor monthly customer sales targets, to allocate promotional spending, and to monitor and drive
inventory forecastaccuracy
Sales Forecast Optimization: Closely monitors and analyzes category market performance, sales feedback, and reseller inventory (sell-in / sell-out ratio) to resolve businesschallenges.
Inventory Management: Collaborates with product supply to effectively manage inventory to optimize sales, while minimizing on-hand quantities
Collaborates with sales teams and customers to develop key customer-specific sell-in and sell-through strategies, programs and pricing, requiring pitch presentations to retailers and buying groups.
Orchestrates cross-functional collaboration essential for developing and executing successful go-to-market, advertising and pricing strategies
Manages marketing activities and promotion investments across the lifecycle of individual products or categories to drive sales and profitability (e.g., market analysis, planning / pricing, product launch, inventory management, product retirement)
Actively works with HQ to identify in advance the new model capabilities and release dates that will ensure the timely development of promotional material and inventory clearancestrategies
Collaborates with demand generation group to create of Above-the-Line (ATL), Below-the- Line (BTL), and advertising materials, online assets, collateral, and training
Works closely with HQ to communicate local customer/consumer behaviors and preferences for a category to influence current and new product features
Transitions from a support to a decision-making and people-management role as a surrogate Director when necessary
Manages and develops product marketing talent to ensure high caliber product marketingteams
Works with senior leadership and maintains a consistent relationship with BusinessManagers
Collaborates with Samsung’s PR and event leads to support product promotion events (e.g., trade shows, media events)
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.). MBAPreferred
10 or more years of experience in brand and/or product management, with some experience managing the P&L
Considers the consumer/shopper first when designing product and go-to-market strategies, by consistently applying consumer learnings when making decisions.
Confident communicator with the ability to influence both internal and external stakeholders to “buy into” category priorities, including executives.
Strong analytical capability, with the ability to estimate promotional sales lifts, sales forecasts, and sales opportunities for new product launches.
Experience managing retail market across multiplechannels
Strong team and x-functional collaborator, who can identify and adjust when to be either the leader or a partner in any given project situation.
Experience in creating, and comfortable with presenting, compelling presentations to Samsung and customer executives
Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel andPowerPoint