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Wine Enthusiast Companies is the ultimate source of innovation and information around wine. Our mission is to facilitate delicious moments around the wine lifestyle. The company is comprised of:

Wine Enthusiast Commerce (WineEnthusiast.com) the premiere online destination for wine storage products and accessories.

Wine Enthusiast Media (WineEnthusiast.com) the world’s leading print publication and online destination for wine and food content, with over 25,000 wines rated and reviewed per year.

WineExpress.com (WineExpress.com), a curated wine sales retail site featuring wines from around the globe.

All three groups combined are a driving force in the wine/spirits industry and B to B/B to C marketplaces.

Our products and content excite, satisfy, enrich, entertain, and inspire wine lovers of all levels, from novice to expert.

E-Commerce Operations Coordinator

This role will be responsible for assisting and creating product listings, product descriptions, and product contents on the WineEnthusiast.com web site, ensuring the content is presented with quality, and most importantly, accuracy. You will work closely with the Ecommerce Manager, Merchandising, Inventory, and Creative teams to ensure products are posted live on time and accurately.

The candidate should have a strong working knowledge of E-Commerce best practices. Our ecommerce system is a headless implementation of WordPress and Magento, and is connected to Netsuite, so knowledge of NetSuite, Magento, & WordPress is a strong plus. HTML/CSS and Photoshop skills are a plus.

This is an extremely detail-oriented position where working and troubleshooting in our 3 systems is a daily occurrence. You will learn the ins and outs of Wine Enthusiast’s ecommerce business as well as our array of wine lovers’ products!

Responsibilities:

• Liaise closely with multiple teams to improve efficiency and customer experience. And ensure items are posted live on time and with accurate details/assets.
• Improve quality assurance by monitoring, double checking item set up, editing, execute promotional price changes and auditing content by creating processes within a multi user system.
• Ensure all items are properly configured in both NetSuite and Magento systems.
• Manage new product uploads, category builds, product detail maintenance, sku and UPC’s and promotional activities.

Qualifications:

• Proven working experience in online marketing or merchandising in a similar role.
• Tech-savvy – knowledge of digital commerce platforms with experience working in Net Suite, Magento, and WordPress preferred.
• An understanding of e-Commerce UX, content and development projects, and intuitive knowledge of how users interact and shop in a digital environment.
• Interest and understanding of consumer behavior to drive conversions
• Excellent ability to analyze data and propose commercial objectives.
• Resourceful, with an ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Extremely detail-oriented, never misses a deadline!

Location/Remote Work: Ability to work from our Valhalla New York headquarters, flexible scheduling.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• Pet Insurance
• 401K match
• Employee discount to WineEnthusiast.com, WineExpress.com and WSET certification
• Optional wine tasting class participation.
• Life insurance

Wine Enthusiast Corporate Core Values:

Respect, Trust, Support, Growth

• We have faith in our employees’ abilities and our leaders offer clear and consistent paths to success via education and mentorship.
• We believe that opinions at all levels have merit and importance.

Innovation and Open-Mindedness

• We value and reward those who “think outside the box” to elevate the company.
• We are not afraid to learn from mistakes. We celebrate change, recognizing that a nimble culture attracts talent and retains the kind of employees who push the envelope and build our business for the future.

Empathy and Inclusion

• We support our employees in their best and worst times with patience and understanding, recognizing that work hours represent a substantial percentage of one’s time.
• We encourage diverse mindset that helps us better reflect the evolving wine culture.

Joy and Family

• We recognize that our business is not just about numbers, but also about people.
• As a family business, we honor the importance of our employees’ home lives including a strong sense of community and family within our company as well.
• We encourage fun, discovery, adventure, and health for our teams.

Communication and Transparency

• We speak openly about our achievements and challenges, talking honestly about how each of us can grow.
• We are proud of who we are but also self-aware, constantly looking for ways to improve our business and the culture of our organization.

About Us:

The concept of making the wine lifestyle, and everything it represents, accessible to everyone is what Wine Enthusiast Companies is all about. Founded in 1979 by Adam and Sybil Strum— newlyweds who launched a wine accessories business out of the attic in their home —40 years later, Wine Enthusiast is a nationally-recognized leader in the wine media space and a prominent multi-channel marketer with a full-breadth line of wine-related products.

At Wine Enthusiast, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.

We believe that diversity of thought, background, and experience enhances creativity, innovation, and problem-solving. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion extends beyond compliance; it’s integral to our culture. We actively support employees from all backgrounds and experiences, and we value the unique perspectives they bring to our organization.

As part of our commitment to fair hiring practices, we have adopted “ban the box” policies to provide individuals with criminal records a fair chance at employment. We consider all applicants on their merits and qualifications, considering their ability to perform the job.

We recognize the importance of supporting underrepresented communities, including individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we will provide reasonable assistance to ensure a fair and equitable opportunity.

Additionally, we are dedicated to supporting local communities where we operate. We believe that a strong local presence fosters economic growth and strengthens the social fabric. We actively engage in initiatives to give back and make a positive impact.

We invite you to join us in our journey toward a more inclusive and diverse workplace. Your unique background and experiences can contribute to our shared success.

If you share our values and are excited about the opportunity to work in an environment that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion, we encourage you to apply for this position.

Wine Enthusiast is an EOE and strives to build a diverse and inclusive team. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, abilities, and experiences.

Wine Enthusiast

Position Summary

The East Stroudsburg University Foundation, the 501(c)(3) affiliate of East Stroudsburg University, seeks a talented, experienced, and energetic development professional to serve as the Director of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations, the Director of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving will plan, develop, and execute a comprehensive strategy to engage alumni for broader participation and involvement and to retain and expand the number of donors to the foundation’s annual fund through creative appeals, active cultivation, appropriate solicitation, and stewardship. The expected outcome is increased income for the Foundation, support for university priorities and increased alumni participation and giving rates. This individual will oversee all alumni engagement and annual giving activities including programs and initiatives to prepare students to become engaged and supportive future alumni.

Alumni Engagement Accountabilities

• Collaborate with Executive Director, Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations, and Alumni Association Board Chair to establish strategic goals and annual objectives for the Alumni Association.
• Serve as ex-officio member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors.
• Serve as the point of contact for the Alumni Association Board of Directors to execute plans that support a diverse alumni body.
• Oversee the planning, marketing, volunteer management, and execution of multiple events during Homecoming and Family weekends that celebrate traditions and instill pride among alumni and their families.
• Develop a clear definition of a model alum and establish volunteer roles and programs that align with the university’s mission and strategic goals.
• Collaborate with the development team to coordinate events, travel, and logistics for off-campus events, including identifying hosts, venues, marketing, and event execution.
• Utilize best practices in all forms of alumni communications to write, review, and create compelling content for alumni e-newsletters, alumni magazine, and digital, print, website, and social media platforms.
• Collaborate with development, donor relations, and advancement, to build alumni connections and programs based on activities, affiliations, student experiences, demographics, industry, and special interests to provide more targeted opportunities for alumni engagement.
• Adopt industry-wide standards and best practices to establish a correlation between alumni engagement and philanthropy, using KPI’s and dashboards.

Annual Giving Accountabilities

• Develop a strategy to expand the number and retention of donors to the annual fund, using creative appeals, active cultivation, appropriate solicitation, and stewardship to gain increasing support from various constituencies.
• Maximize response rates and giving through effective fundraising practices across direct mail, phone, and digital campaigns including crowdfunding platforms.
• Serve as subject matter expert for donor segmentation, consistently identifying and measuring donor profile information.
• Create and lead annual giving programs for athletics, reunion classes, students, faculty/staff, parents, and young alumni, building relationships with and stewarding key donors.
• Collaborate with Donor Relations and Stewardship to create, monitor and evaluate donor renewal programs and initiatives.
• Construct monthly reports to measure annual giving results to show growth, activity, status toward goals and prior year comparisons.
• Participate in national and regional events and meet with key annual donors to steward and increase giving levels.
• Work with development staff to effectively identify, cultivate and build strategies for moving donors to higher giving levels and engaging non donors to give.
• Develop and disseminate messaging to undergraduate students that fosters a culture of giving and prepares students to become supportive alumni.

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Five years of alumni engagement and fundraising experience; preferably in higher education
• A proven history of success in running annual campaigns and experience in cultivating and soliciting individuals for annual leadership gifts.
• A thorough knowledge of alumni engagement trends, industry standards and fundraising principles and best practices.
• Experience with managing boards and direct reports, recruiting volunteers, budgeting, and planning events.
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues and peers within the foundation, university leadership, external partners, and volunteers.
• Strong writing skills in the areas of correspondence, newsletters, magazine content, press releases, and scripts.
• Thorough knowledge of event planning from mission/concept to execution and follow-up.
• Must have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build relationships across multiple diverse populations.
• Affinity for the overall mission of East Stroudsburg University Foundation and East Stroudsburg University.

• Must have flexibility to work evenings and weekends and be willing to travel.

To Apply

Application package must include:

• Cover letter indicating why you are interested in this position plus salary requirements.
• Resume (please include start and end date of employment for each position).
• Names and contact information of three professional references (at least two of which must have been immediate supervisors).
• Writing samples upon request

Send to: Search Committee, ESU Foundation, 200 Prospect Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301, or email to [email protected]. The East Stroudsburg University Foundation is an equal opportunity employer encouraging excellence through diversity. Excellent benefits include participation in medical, dental and vision coverage; generous retirement plan; life insurance; holidays; personal and vacation days and sick leave.

Closing Date

There is no deadline for application. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The application period may close however, when the adequate numbers of qualified applications are received.

Notice of Nondiscrimination: East Stroudsburg University Foundation does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran’s status in its programs and activities in accordance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding this policy: Senior Director of Finance and Administration, East Stroudsburg University Foundation, 200 Prospect Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301, 570-422-3236. For assistance or special accommodation, please call 570-422-3236.

East Stroudsburg University Foundation

Job Title: Business Director

Location-Type: Hybrid NYC (3x/week)

Start Date Is: ASAP

Duration: Permanent

We are an award-winning Immersive Marketing agency that takes pride in its unique approach to digital innovation. We create content for brands to be experienced rather than simply consumed, pushing boundaries and defying traditional norms. The Business Development Director is a critical role responsible for driving revenue by selling integrated packages across various platforms, including digital, video, social, and event-based programs. The role involves proactive client engagement, relationship management, strategic partnerships, and presenting creative and media proposals to clients. The Business Development Director will report directly to the Chief Creative/Marketing Officer.

Responsibilities:

• Drive revenue by selling integrated marketing packages across digital, video, social, and event-based platforms.
• Implement a proactive client contact strategy to target clients through various channels, showcasing our unique offerings.
• Maintain and grow new and existing client relationships through negotiation and closing deals.
• Manage the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system and provide analytics and key performance indicators (KPIs) on sales to executive teams.
• Present creative and media proposals to clients and key decision-makers.
• Assist with client management throughout the entire project lifecycle and act as a point of contact for clients as needed.
• Act as a strategic partner to clients, offering a broad range of advertising solutions to meet their business goals.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in sales, partnerships, or business development within the marketing or advertising industry.
• Demonstrated success in driving revenue through selling integrated marketing packages.
• Strong understanding of digital marketing, video production, social media, and event-based programs.
• Excellent negotiation and deal-closing skills with a track record of successful client relationship management.
• Proficient in using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools and providing insightful analytics.
• Exceptional presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and meet deadlines while maintaining high-quality creative output
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field

Mondo

Marks is hiring an Associate Creative Director, Packaging Design for our Marks Chicago studio!

Who are we?

Marks is a consumer experience agency creating engaging moments across the entire brand spectrum – from brand design and packaging to content and consumer connections. Rooted in a deep understanding of human behavior, we are uniquely constructed to enable brands to win in an age of constant change.

A super-charged experience powerhouse – 700 people strong, with subject matter experts working collaboratively across 12 studios and 8 countries – we have helped some of the world’s biggest brands connect to their audiences and tackle the biggest challenges and opportunities of today’s consumer landscape.

About the team

This Marks Packaging Design team is a talented agency-within-an-agency. Constructed to service an exclusive retail client engagement – this group lives and breathes packaging craft across a versatile collection of brands and categories – from food & beverages to household essentials. A multidisciplinary group of problem-solvers, you’ll work alongside creatives, project managers, copywriters, CGI artists, photographers, and production artists alike, to bring new packaging designs, extensions, adaptations, and updates to life.

This role is designated hybrid – working 3 days a week from our Chicago studio (located in the bustling Fulton Market neighborhood), as well as from home.

Location: Fulton Market Studio

Model: Hybrid

Salary: $115K-$125K

About the Role

This position calls for a highly collaborative team member with a creative spark, sophisticated design abilities, strong communication skills, passion, and self-motivation. You will be tasked with thoughtful problem-solving, that leads to high-caliber packaging executions – pushing and elevating our creative product.

As an Associate Creative Director, you will foster creative excellence within the team across the full spectrum of Packaging design. You’ll manage projects and client relationships, ensuring that the creative vision solves a business problem successfully, on budget, and on time. You will uphold the agency’s position as a collaborative subject matter expert for our clients. Associate Creative Directors are responsible for leading, presenting and defending designs and strategic solutions to clients.

On any given day you might

• Liaise with client stakeholders to intake project briefs and set the approach on new creative asks
• Lead the development overarching creative ideas and concepts on projects ranging from packaging design refreshes, new sub-brands, and category extensions
• Actively participate in brainstorming sessions and internal reviews
• Lead and mentor your team of Creative Packaging Design experts
• Work with your Design Director and their team of Adaptive Designers to ensure integrity in execution through packaging rollouts and adaptations
• Work with Project Managers and Schedulers to resource and maintain timelines across multiple projects
• Shape and craft compelling presentation narratives to support and sell through creative concepts
• Consult and provide Packaging Design subject matter expertise with clients and internal stakeholders alike
• Uphold creative integrity and ingenuity by keeping up to date with the latest Packaging trends and innovations

The ideal person

• Has experience in building and/or leading creative teams
• Can actively manage and monitor the health and blend of the creative group – proactively supporting with training and mentorship as needed
• Is a strategic problem solver with experience in Consumer Packaged Goods
• Is a strong communicator and can confidently convey the rationale behind design solutions
• Loves digging into problems and seeing beyond the “ask”
• Can guide the extended team through complex packaging executions and approaches
• Understands consumer purchase behavior and can think in design systems
• Has an excitement for their discipline that is contagious
• Has an understanding of packaging print processes and their technical limitations
• Brings a roll-up-your-sleeves-and-get-it-done attitude

You Bring

• Diploma/Degree in Communication, Graphic, or Packaging Design (or related field)
• 8+ years (minimum) working in a Packaging Design role, with Director level management experience
• Well-rounded portfolio showcasing excellent understanding of brand building and packaging solutions
• A deep understanding of Mac OS, Adobe Creative Suite (Expert knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign), Microsoft Word, Excel, and Keynote

Marks, part of SGS & Co

Project Manager | Health care domain – Not mandatory | Skills – Project deliverables, MSP (Microsoft Project Plan) experience, creating roasters, project pans, advances in Excel , should be a facilitator.

Engagement Description
Has a project team, including senior technical personnel reporting to them. Requires extensive knowledge of the supported business area as well as the area being managed. Reviews scopes/plans and prioritizes one or more projects. Assures adherence to corporate policies and project delivery procedures. Reviews and ensures a high level of quality and service are maintained by meeting or exceeding commitments. Initiates, develops and enforces standards and procedures in support of improved service. May be heavily involved in technical decision-making activities. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Has wide latitude in determining creative solutions to strategic and operational needs.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following, other duties may be assigned
The selected individual will manage, facilitate, and create enterprise level visibility of the overall progress, dependency, issues, and risks across the various projects. The individual must be able to straddle in/out of technical and operational status details and produce succinct assessment of overall direction of the projects at any point on the execution timeline by:
• Overseeing/maintaining a multi-year cross-program execution schedule
• Monitoring inventory and development of technical widgets, vendor deliverables and other work packages involved in delivery of multiple, concurrent, cross-Program releases
• Participating in quality reviews of conceptual designs, detail designs and detail test plans
• Collaborating with project leadership teams and change control committee(s) to monitor dependencies and schedule impacts as they relate to project deployments
• Supporting IT leadership with issue, risk and defect resolution/escalations as appropriate
• Monitoring and supporting the adherence to the overall test strategy across programs
• Analyze and document information and data required to achieve business goals
• Conduct formal and informal meetings with appropriate subject matter experts in both large group and one-on-one sessions
• Facilitation/leading of detailed requirement sessions
• Define project scope
• Develop project work breakdown structures
• Define and sequence project activities
• Work with subject matter experts to estimate activity resources and durations
• Develop project schedules, budget and resource forecast
• Develop project communication plans
• Develop project quality plans
• Develop and maintain project plans
• Identify and manage project risks in coordination with project delivery standards
• Manage project execution and IT delivery, providing day-to-day project leadership
• Provide status reporting consistent with the project communications plan
• Manage to work stream success through close coordination and cooperation with business leads and IT technical leads
• Facilitate the IT architecture solution and detailed design
• Manage project skills and staffing plan and identify resource gaps and contention issues
• Manage progress of project milestones and deliverables
• Facilitate issue resolution and decision framework processes

KYYBA Inc

Reporting to and working closely with the Director of Development and Communications, the Individual Giving Manager leads the individual giving strategy at Mamatoto Village and works closely with the other members of the Development-Communications Team to engage individual funders in supporting the work of Mamatoto Village. Primary responsibilities include managing relationships with individual donors, planning and implementing all cultivation and stewardship activities, donor research, and reporting for individual giving. The ideal candidate has a clear grasp of all core components of development, with particularly strong experience in individual giving, including major gifts, stewardship, and annual giving campaigns (direct mail and digital).

ATTRIBUTES OF COMPETITIVE CANDIDATES

Competitive candidates will have at least 5 years of experience fundraising from individual donors and enjoy working on small teams whose members all wear many hats. They must be considerate listeners and believe everyone has an important story to tell. The ideal candidate will have strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills and be eager to take the lead to achieve individual giving revenue goals. They must appreciate structure and systems and believe they make the work easier and better. They should be efficient when handling multiple priorities, take initiative, be organized, and be a team player. You must reside in the DC Area.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Other duties may need to be assigned to meet organizational needs.

Individual Giving Strategy 

• Collaborate with the Director of Development and Communications to establish, revise, and execute Mamatoto Village’s yearly development plans and aims for attaining donation targets from individual contributors.
• Uses data and metrics to help achieve fundraising goals, including identifying and developing a pipeline of major gift prospects.
• Works effectively with the development team, program staff, and volunteers to foster a culture of philanthropy across the organization.

Individual Giving Relationship Management 

• Develop, implement, and maintain Mamatoto’s Major Donor program, including supporting the Executive Director’s major donor relations and outreach.
• Research and design the moves management plans for all major donors and support the Executive Director in the execution of those plans. 
• Energetically and proactively cultivate and nurture relationships between Mamatoto’s donors and donor prospects, Board members, volunteers, and other key constituents – serving as the main point of contact for all mid-sized and major individual donors.
• Using DonorSearch and other available tools, conduct prospect research on individual donors to grow the organization’s mid and major donor communities. 
• Prepare meeting briefs for Mamatoto Village senior staff when meeting with donors, including agendas and other miscellaneous communication collateral.

Annual Appeals and Communications 

• Lead the design, creation (including copywriting), and project management of annual digital and mailed fundraising appeals, including analyzing campaign results and creating reports for future appeals.
• Work with the Communications Manager to develop creative and mission-focused fundraising messaging that effectively articulates the special role of Mamatoto Village in perinatal care and its impact on the community.
• Draw on donor communications best practices to originate content, review design, and work with the communications team to implement all donor communications and marketing, including monthly emails/newsletters, organizational brochures and one-pagers, and an annual Impact Report.
• Become a Mamatoto Village “expert” and excel in telling our story. Act as a spokesperson for the organization as needed to bring in funding and engage with donors and prospective supporters.

Event Fundraising  

• Lead the conceptualization and design of donor events, including goals, themes, and content (for cultivation-specific and fundraising-focused events).
• Serve as the lead coordinator of all event-related donation opportunities, such as ticket sales, sponsorship opportunities, and on-site fundraising options. 
• Work with the Development Associate to oversee the execution of all details, logistics, and data.

Development Operations and Revenue Tracking 

• Work with the Development Associate to ensure accurate and timely gift entry and stewardship, following Mamatoto’s stewardship plan.
• Be consistent and thorough in inputting individual giving donor data to Mamatoto’s CRM, including notes on meetings and scheduling next-step tasks.  
• Prepare individual giving related reports and materials for Mamatoto Village leadership team and/or Board of Directors as requested. 
• Work with the Development Associate to reconcile individual giving data in LGL with accounting reports. 

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS TO FOSTER SUCCESS 

• A Bachelor’s degree with at least 4 years of fundraising experience
• Strong familiarity with human rights, reproductive justice, and maternal and infant health content
• Expert knowledge of CRM best practices
• Demonstrated experience working on individual giving, email campaigns, annual funds, and/or related tasks
• Proven track record engaging a large portfolio of donors to understand their philanthropic motivations, deepen their relationship with the organization, solicit new gifts and renewals, and steward their contributions
• Superb verbal and written communication skills, with experience tailoring messages to suit intended audiences and compelling readers to act
• Excellent project management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and plan work activities across multiple projects, use time efficiently, meet deadlines, follow instructions, and respond to management direction
• Ability to analyze and use data and metrics to shape goals, strategies, and tactics
• High level of skill with iOS and MS Office applications Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Strong research skills 
• Must be able to work with sensitive and protected information in a confidential manner
• Willingness to engage in continuous learning and training and receive constructive feedback
• Ability to work collaboratively and respectfully with co-workers and volunteers of all levels and with representatives of other organizations and institutions
• Exhibits compassion and empathy; works well with people from all ethnic, social, economic, and sexual orientation backgrounds
• Must have access to transportation to meet with donors, attend events, etc.

BENEFITS

Mamatoto Village offers an intentional benefits package.

• 14 days of PTO and 5 days of sick leave
• 11 Paid holidays
• 1-week of Radical Rest (last week of December)
• 100% paid parental leave for 12 weeks
• 403b Retirement plan
• Short-term disability
• HRA for Health and Dependent Care
• Company provided computer
• Family-supported work environment
• Hybrid work schedule after 90-days

Mamatoto Village

ABOUT US

TRANSTEX is a cleantech company helping transportation fleets significantly reduce their CO2 emissions, fuel consumption, and environmental footprint by providing their trucks and trailers with aerodynamic solutions that improve their bottom line.

Located in Indianapolis, IN, TRANSTEX has been serving the transportation industry for over 15 years. As we continue to grow and expand, we are looking for a talented Marketing Operations Coordinator to join our team and play a pivotal role in supporting the sales department with their various needs.

ABOUT YOU

You reside in Indiana and are passionate about marketing and sustainability. You are a skilled hands-on professional who enjoys working in a dynamic environment. You are a highly motivated and autonomous person who demonstrates a sense of ownership.

You also have the following assets:

· Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Public Relations, communication, or related field.

· At least 3-5 years of relevant experience in a marketing role.

· Experience in planning and organizing trade shows, customer events, and meetings.

. Creative mindset with the ability to think outside the box.

. Highly organized and detail oriented.

. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

. Experience in content creation and social media is an asset.

· Up to 20% travel for tradeshows and related events.

Key Responsibilities

. Scheduling, booking, planning, and organizing best-in-class transportation trade shows.

. Scheduling, booking, planning, and organizing best-in-class Customer Appreciation Events.

. Scheduling, booking, planning, and organizing best-in-class Sales Meetings.

· Redesign marketing materials and marketing collateral for the sales team.

. Creating, collaborating, editing, and posting content on various social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

Requirements

· Ability to meet deadlines and/or targets.

· Ability to work both independently and in a dynamic team environment.

· Team player, strong interpersonal skills (listening, interpersonal skills, diplomacy)

· Possess a strong working knowledge Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

ABOUT THE OFFER

· Competitive base salary

· Reimbursement towards a health plan including dental, vision, and life insurance

. 401K with employer match

· Paid vacation, holidays, and personal days available at hire.

We sincerely thank each applicant for their interest in our company.

Be assured that we will pay the closest attention to your application.

Please feel free to contact Todd McGuire directly at [email protected] with any questions regarding this opportunity.

TRANSTEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer

TRANSTEX LLC

Overview:

Baringa Partners is a fast growing, award-winning consultancy with over 1,300 consultants, and offices within six of the world’s leading markets. We are a different type of consultancy – from what we do to how we do it; we put our people first and are passionate about creating lasting impact and results. We achieve this impact through teams of highly experienced industry and consulting professionals working collaboratively with and as part of our client’s teams. We work in teams rich with experienced leaders, affording our junior team members the opportunity to learn and develop deep industry and technical skills. We are proudly independent, and thus bring our own point of view, and challenge to help clients create outcomes that are right for them – we often are the critical friend.

Following market leading growth, we have ambitious expansion plans in 2022 and beyond, and are currently looking for industry leaders and consultants with a range of experience levels to join our growing Consumer Products & Retail practice.

Baringa believes that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people, by creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture. We’ve achieved B Corp™ status, meaning we’ve been independently verified as using business as a force for good. Being a B Corp is proof Baringa meets high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. We view this as the beginning, not the end, of a journey: B Corp status is now written into our articles of association, ensuring we continue making life better for our clients, people, the communities in which we work, and the planet.

We are looking for talented people who can combine strong Consumer Products & Retail industry consulting experience with an entrepreneurial spirit and passion to help build and grow this target sector in the US.

Consumer Products & Retail Business Unit Overview:

• The Consumer Products & Retail Business Unit provides consulting and strategy services to many of the world’s leading Consumer Packaged Goods manufacturers and retailers
• We work with our clients to shape and execute solutions for their most pressing challenges and opportunities:
• Understanding, shaping and responding to climate-driven business transformation imperatives
• Transforming operating models, workforce, culture and technology to be truly digital businesses
• Optimizing channel partner and consumer engagement models within the context of the consumer of today and tomorrow
• Re-imaging and transforming supply chains that are responsible, resilient, agile and insight powered
• The US Consumer Products & Retail business unit is part of a global Consumer Products & Retail BU and growing Baringa US business

At Baringa, our aim is to recruit the best client advisors and deep content experts who thrive in our people-first culture. We want people who are highly motivated and well-rounded. People who have an entrepreneurial spirit and who want to help to make a difference to the business. People who are committed and passionate about providing first-class client service.

Baringa believes that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, or social background.

What will you be doing?

We’re building a strong team of Consumer Products and Retail Industry Supply Chain consultants in the US.

Our team will be focused on helping our clients shape, design, implement and deploy their next generation supply chain operating models and capabilities. Specifically, our team members can expect to be working with clients in dynamic teams of experts focused on area such as:

• Intelligent/automated supply chains
• Supply Chain resiliency and sustainability
• Supply Chain planning and operations
• Integrated business planning
• Autonomous Fulfillment and logistics strategies
• Network optimization
• Global sourcing strategies and execution
• Circular supply chains
• Change management, coaching and support
• Continuous Improvement

More broadly, you will be expected to:

• Undertake professional services roles helping clients address multi-layer, complex supply chain issues in support of their strategic objectives
• Lead or work as part of a combined team of client and Baringa personnel.
• Build strong relationships with clients and to generate consulting opportunities and establish lasting partnerships.
• Have the desire to develop our dynamic company, grow our business and contribute to our culture.
• ​Help build the capability of the current team in your specialist areas.
• Demonstrate an aptitude for leading and conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses, including the timely synthesis of complex data into meaningful and actionable insights.

Specific roles will vary depending on requirements, but typically require application of a combination of business analysis, process design, utilization of advanced analytics/intelligent automation and organizational change management skills.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of Supply Chain consulting experience in the Consumer Products and/or Retail sectors
• Deep expertise across Procure to Pay with particular focus in Procurement Operations and Strategy, Supplier Management and Collaboration and Spend Analysis
• Demonstrated project management of teams in delivering engagements around procurement operations, sourcing and buying strategies, supplier collaboration or spend analytics.
• Demonstrated capability to be successful as a business consultant, namely the ability to deliver and help realize benefits in challenging, client-facing environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, technical and data proficiency preferred
• Deep understanding of procurement related applications and experience in building process and organizational design around them
• Active network of relationships with procurement executives
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Degree at graduate or undergraduate level
• Applicants must be eligible to work in the US

​What else is in it for you?

Well it’s up to you, Baringa is what you make it…

• We give you every opportunity to progress by having four promotional reviews a year.
• You decide on the training you need. We invest in you, to ensure you remain the best in the business.
• There are no barriers and everyone is accessible, from our Analysts to our Partners.
• We actively promote a healthy work-life balance through several policies and programs, especially in these exceptional times. Our HR team would love to talk you through the details.
• We believe we are a great place to work – but it’s not just us that say that. We have been ranked first as the Best Workplace in many of the geographies where we operate by the ‘Great Place to Work’ awards and had a top six spot for nine consecutive years.
• We are proudly geeky, winning industry awards in UK, Germany, Singapore and so on.

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PURPOSE OF ROLE

The sky is no longer the limit as Nidec takes its technology off the ground and into the Aerospace market. As a Motor Project Manager on the Nidec Motion and Drives team, you will have the opportunity to apply and develop your expertise to designing electric propulsion systems for the battery-powered aircrafts that will enable the world to sustainably and efficiently get from point A to point B.

Nidec is the world’s leading electric motor manufacturer and a true pioneer in electrification across a wide array of industries since its foundation in 1973, ranging from appliance, energy infrastructure, to ground transportation. Nidec Motion and Drives, a business unit within Nidec, is a trusted development partner of industry leaders in multiple high-growth spaces, including industrial automation and electric commercial vehicles. We are well-positioned and excited to support the Aerospace industry in its ambitious transition to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

The ideal candidate will embody Nidec’s key pillars of Passion, Enthusiasm, and Tenacity with their passion to learn, enthusiasm to exceed market expectations, and tenacity to solve complex technical issues. From ideation to production, you will work with a diverse and experienced team of design engineers to support Aerospace industry leaders and spearhead technological advances in transport decarbonization.

Job Description

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead aerospace engineering programs for high power drives for large electric propulsion motors from inception through production launch focusing on motor control electronics and motor control software
• Create comprehensive project plans, detailed project schedules to guide product development and assure project timelines are met
• Lead a cross functional team managing activities of each area as related to the project. Work collaboratively with development team on all stages of the project: Requirements & concept development, engineering integration & design, manufacturing, testing, qualification, certification & transition to production
• Develop products by leading a team of electronics hardware and software engineering resources
• Monitor program scope, budget, schedule commitments, project development activities and inform appropriate personnel and stakeholders of possible impacts(s) or change(s)
• Duties include arranging, attending and chairing program reviews, technical coordination meetings and design reviews as required
• Lead the drive launch process working with electronic manufacturing locations to ensure products are built and tested in accordance with requirements, and adhere to workmanship standards
• Handle customer communications
• Track project requirements and compliance
• Report and escalate issues to management as needed
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks
• Lead aspects of Supply Chain with management of external suppliers
• Work directly with cross functional team members for supplier selection and resolution of issues
• Ensure resource availability and allocation
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation

Additional Job Details

TECHNICAL ATTRIBUTES AND EXPERIENCE

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work effectively in cross functional teams
• Ability to prioritize and align task list accordingly
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to details
• Creative thinker, our team succeeds by thinking outside the box and providing best-cost solutions
• Must have the ability to independently prioritize and accomplish work within time constraints
• Strong experience with New Product Development and Phase-Gate processes
• Solid technical background, experience with variable speed drives and electronic controls a plus
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office suite, MS Project
• Leadership skills and ability to collaborate with multi-functional teams
• Excellent customer-facing skills
• Ability to summarize technical content in a format that’s easy to comprehend
• Advanced time management and analytical skills
• Experience with Doors is a plus

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• A Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering
• 10 years of experience in project management

Nidec Motor Corporation

SUMMARY

The Senior Manager, Category is responsible for delivering top and bottom-line business goals and results, category strategy, P&L management, day-to-day business management, and keeping the organization informed of updates to product and business strategy. The ideal candidate will have at least 8+ years of experience in category management, product line planning and overall business management.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Day To Day Business Management

· Lead category to deliver product category strategy and net margin contribution, including driving the annual and quarterly planning processes and ensuring flawless execution of the plan.

· Deliver business results for assigned categories, monitor performance, recommend and implement course correction actions as needed.

· Monitor financial performance for assigned category including revenue tracking, margin and profitability, and rate of sale analysis

· Build KPI’s for key product programs and associated measurement approaches to gauge success during the year.

· Establish MSRP pricing, evaluate margins and adjust product/packaging/pricing as needed to achieve target financials.

· Participate in annual line reviews with key retailers. Present new products and support sales I preparation of pitch decks, product overviews and sell sheets outlining the unique selling proposition.

· Work closely with sales and key account managers to develop customer relationships and successfully build the business.

· Work with cross functional partners (Insights, Sales, Quality, Product Integrity, Customer Care, Marketing, Ops) to deeply understand customer needs and leverage the feedback to drive customer satisfaction, new product opportunities and ratings and reviews

· Product reviews – identify items to feature in seeded reviews and influencer outreach and develop action plans for low rated items

· Perform analysis for SKU rationalization and productivity at the item level and make a recommendation on go-forward plan

· Seek cost reduction opportunities to increase margin; work with engineering, design and supply chain to implement changes

· Discontinue/transition planning, work with inventory and demand planning to transition items out with low financial impact

· Participate in S&OP process

Innovation, Launch Planning & Execution

· Lead the execution of the active Roadmap with the cross functional Global Design and Innovation team to ensure the plan is delivered on-time and meets financial goals.

· Development of new product business cases aligned to category innovation strategy

· Develop and execute the Go to Market strategy for each product / category that drives high consumer demand and delivers against the Category P&L and overall business goals.

· Development of product communications brief to initiate marketing, fashion, video, photography, or other creative functions on project requests to bring the story to life

· Identify products to feature in seeded reviews and influencer outreach and develop action plans for low rated items

· Collaborate on packaging strategy including copy, shot list review, content, and hierarchy of call outs; Create packaging brief to guide packaging team on desired design

· Development of customer sell in strategy including product rationale, merchandising recommendations, competitive advantages, and differentiation

Strategic Planning

· Leadership of 3-year category strategy and innovation roadmap, driven by consumer, market, regional and retailer insights capitalizing on specific needs and white space opportunities

· Develop deep category knowledge across assigned categories

Consumer and Marketplace Insights

· Lead market and competitive research analysis and provide updates to design and cross functional teams as necessary

· Utilizes POS, NPD and research to optimize category plans

· Initiate requests for research and collaborate on research plan and execution

· Supports management of market and competitive research provide updates to design and cross functional teams as necessary

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

· 8+ years of experience in Category Line and Business Management is required.

· Experience with physical product development (CPG, consumer durables, etc).

· Must have general knowledge of manufacturing materials, product development processes and costs.

· Experience with the online and brick & mortar retail landscape is strongly preferred.

· Prior experience managing the product P&L is required.

· Relevant roles: product manager, product management, product development, innovation

EDUCATION & SKILLS

· Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Marketing or other related field or equivalent work-related experience is required. MBA strongly preferred.

· Must have strong executive presence and ability to influence at all levels within the organization

· Ability to execute and excel in high-paced organization

· Ability to deal with changing environments, tight timelines and multiple priorities

· Strong oral and presentation-based communication skills

· Critical thinking and problem-solving skills that you can apply to all aspects of your work and interactions

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

· None required

COMPUTER/TECHNICAL SKILLS

· Must be proficient in PowerPoint, Excel and Word

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to talk or hear. The team member frequently is required to sit; have flexible use of hands; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The team member is occasionally required to stand, walk, and taste or smell. The team member must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 – 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

· In Buckhead office 3-4 days per week

· Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

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