JOB DESCRIPTION

The Marketing Support Specialist supports development & tracking of strategic marketing goals by department. The Marketing Specialist will provide process enablement, reporting / analysis, project management support, and centralized tracking to support cross-functional marketing initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• 20% Collaboration – Collaborate with internal Marketing teams to execute aggregate submissions on behalf of category marketing, reporting & analysis on campaign status and performance readouts templates
• 30% Competitive Activity – Track and report on competitive activity, aggregate marketing performance, budget deployment, and progress against strategic priorities by week for assigned department(s) and provide summarized reports to support strategy development
• 10% Manage Promotions – Manage internal promo generation/calendar processes for assigned department(s)
• 10% Promotional Coverage – Maintain centralized reference documents for promotional coverage & affected SKUs/vendors; notify internal stakeholders as needed when materials are updated
• 5% Reporting – Report out marketing & competitive activity during internal status updates and merchant staff meetings
• 5% Special Projects – Work on special projects as directed
• 20% Strategy – Provide support in developing department overall strategy playbook & strategic event briefs to be leveraged by cross-functional marketing execution teams
  

Direct Manager/Direct Reports

• This position typically reports to Manager, Category Marketing
• This position has 0 direct reports
  

Travel Requirements

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
  

Physical Requirements

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about.
  

Working Conditions

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, or a business-related field
• 1+ years of relevant experience (i.e. advertising, marketing, media, social, or agency roles)
• Experience managing projects and working with cross-functional stakeholders
• Experience with SharePoint, PowerPoint and Excel
• Strong organizational skills & attention to details
• Ability to communicate clearly with teammates and supervisors in both verbal and written communications
• An adaptive mindset and a willingness to learn new skills & processes
• Ability to manage deadlines & milestones across multiple simultaneous projects
• A collaborative approach and willingness to seek help as needed
• A strategic approach to execution, including an ability to identify process improvements
  

Minimum Years Of Work Experience

• 1

ABOUT THE COMPANY

The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, values and rewards dedicated, knowledgeable, and experienced professionals.

We operate more than 2,300 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Canada, and Mexico. All of our associates have one thing in mind — helping our customers build and improve their homes.

Join The Home Depot team today and see for yourself why we are consistently ranked as a top Fortune 500 company.