Marketing Manager

Ecolab is seeking a Marketing Manager to help our customers meet their goals, differentiate Ecolab from our competition, and impact the achievement of our aggressive growth targets.

What’s in it For You:

• The opportunity to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments 
• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth 
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives and ideas to achieve our best

What You Will Do:

• Support sales growth, customer retention and profitability of the business within the business platform by supporting strategic planning and execution of marketing programs. 
• Drive marketing efforts of existing products. 
• Work across regions to drive global innovation 
• Provide Ecolab sales force with leadership and marketing support, including sales tools, training, competitive intelligence and actionable reporting 
• Develop in-depth customer and market knowledge. Communicate market needs and opportunities. 
• Develop short and long-term strategies and plans for demand generation, on-going market research, customer needs assessment, sales and inventory forecasting, and customer and sales history analysis. 
• Execute marketing strategies, programs, and pricing strategies which will meet profit objectives for the business unit. 
• Assist in developing sales and customer training programs and sales tools to support the sales force in response to customer and competitive needs. 
• Provide competitive intelligence to the field sales teams to counter competitive offers. 
• Stay current on market standards, trends and practices and understand impact on Ecolab product line and business. 
• Lead cross functional teams, as needed, to deliver project results.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of professional experience or MBA in Marketing with 5 years of experience 
• Proficient with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and the Internet

Preferred Qualifications:

• Business-to-business marketing experience 
• Ability to relate to influential people and complex organizational structures; strong interpersonal and relationship building skills 
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization 
• Demonstrated initiative and leadership skills; setting vision and strategy, planning, critical thinking, orchestrating cross-functionally, overseeing multiple project elements and proven track record of results 
• Effective oral and written communication skills, organizational skills, good attention to detail and use of sound judgment in a fast-paced environment are essential 
• Must have demonstrated initiative and ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks