Newell Rubbermaid Jobshttp://newellrubbermaid.jobs2012-05-23 23:31:15.486899USAOak BrookReference Code:1201232 Newell Rubbermaid is a global marketer of consumer and commercial products that touch the lives of people where they live, work and play. We are committed to building consumer and commercial Brands That MatterTM while leveraging the benefits of being one company: shared expertise, operating efficiencies, and a culture of innovation. Our globally recognized brands include Sharpie, Paper Mate, DYMO, EXPO, Waterman, Parker, Rolodex, IRWIN, LENOX, Rubbermaid, Graco, Calphalon, Goody and Teutonia. Essential Duties: · Enter all purchase orders from customers and affiliate offices within 24 hour time frame. Answer and timely resolution of customer inquiries. · Ownership of accounts: receipt of order to receipt of goods, coordinating any special customer requirements as needed. · Work closely with affiliate offices to ensure orders are shipped on time, and in shipment of customer orders from Mexico, Venezuela, Columbia, France, and UK · Work closely with freight forwarders in order to make sure customer order meet air/ocean cutoffs for timely arrivals · Assist in processing of charge-backs, deductions, etc. Work with finance group for any disputes · Proactively coordinate with materials management, shipping and traffic to ensure order dating is consistent with customer's requirements and Sanford's materials plan to ensure optimal service metrics · Provide transactional reporting to customers as needed (backorder reports, open order report, shipped/invoiced) · Classes to become certified in processing hazardous goods shipments may be required Qualifications Education: · B.S. Degree required Work Experience Requirements: · 2-4 years of customer service experience preferred Technical Experience and other Requirements: · Computer expertise, Software applications (Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SAP Preferred) · Strong communication skills, verbal and written; strong organizational and accurate thoroughness is required · Adept at multi-tasking, self-motivated with a strong drive to resolve issues quickly and effectively and work well within a team atmosphere. · Outgoing, confident, detail oriented with strong organizational and follow up skills · Bi-Lingual preferred2012-05-19 19:45:31United StatesNewell RubbermaidIllinois1201232ILOak Brook, IL28818487http://newellrubbermaid.jobs/xml/28818487/jobUSAOak BrookReference Code:1203305 Newell Rubbermaid is a global marketer of consumer and commercial products that touch the lives of people where they live, work and play. We are committed to building consumer and commercial Brands That MatterTM while leveraging the benefits of being one company: shared expertise, operating efficiencies, and a culture of innovation. Our globally recognized brands include Sharpie, Paper Mate, DYMO, EXPO, Waterman, Parker, Rolodex, IRWIN, LENOX, Rubbermaid, Graco, Calphalon, Goody and Teutonia. The Channel Manager manages a brand / category or multiple brands / categories within a channel. They use knowledge of brand and customer strategies to develop and execute channel programs that grow brand equity and sales for NWL and customers. Channel Managers track and optimize programs over time. Job Responsibilities: * Market, Shopper, and Channel / End-User Insights * Identifies market, shopper / end-user, and channel knowledge gaps, and works with manager, Brand / Product and Insights to prioritize needs within overall research budget. * Provides input to the research briefs including current knowledge gaps and future potential results. Potentially attends or participates in the research. * Analyzes primary and secondary research and data sources. Makes recommendations for manager approval. * Responsible for ensuring that the research and trends and customer and competitor profiles are up to date and cataloged in a database. * Provides brand, sales, and management team competitive insights and recommendations. * Spends time in the field to understand the customer environment and shopper / enduser behavior. Channel Strategy * Provides input to aid the development of the 3-5 year channel/regional strategy for areas of responsibility. (customer/channel conflict piece). This strategy is an input to the overall channel / regional strategy. * Accelerates profitable growth for our brands aligned with business strategy and brand positioning strategies. * Provides coordinated strategies within and across channels / regions, delivering sustainable, profitable growth across all channels / regions. * Demonstrates knowledge of brand and customer strategies. * Recommends priorities within channels / customers and between brands within area of responsibility. * Develops an 18 - 36 month calendar of strategic initiatives, prioritizing within channels / regions and brands for manager approval. * Executes strategy within their channel. * Channel Planning and Execution * Participates in the channel / regional planning process with their channel / region, collaborating with Sales and Brand / Product Management. * Aligns planning process with Newell Rubbermaid and customer planning / line review process. * Understands business, brand, and customer priorities and uses the planning process to find common ground. * Recommends priorities and drives synergies across customers and brands within a channel. * Works with manager to conduct a situation assessment area of responsibility using primary and secondary research / data. * Provides an analysis of primary and secondary data across market, shopper, channel / region for business management. * Recommends improvements from the previous year based on success of initiatives and marketplace trends. * Recommends business priorities for the coming year based on synthesis of analysis. * Recommends channel / region objectives and strategies within area of responsibility, consistent with GBU business priorities, taking into account customer objectives. * Makes category management recommendations to optimize performance of shelf set or catalog space, such as optimal SKU assortment, merchandising and shelf/ catalog layout. * Recommends an annual plan relative to area of responsibility, supporting and providing input to annual GBU, brand, and customer plans (1-18 months). * Facilitates cross-functional communication to ensure successful business results. * Coordinates programs across channel and brands within areas of responsibility and ensures best cost. * Lays the foundational thinking for upcoming line reviews within area of responsibility. * Sets success metrics for plans, encompassing financial and non-financial metrics. * Works with Finance to ensure plans meet GBU financial requirements. * Leads the coordination of line review activities within area of responsibility, in collaboration with Sales and Brand / Channel. Works with sales to drive pre-sell activity with customer, manage/drive expectations, and establish mutual goals for the meeting. * Ensures that line review recommendations are consistent with strategies and plans. * Participates in line review meetings and represents the brand and commercial aspects of marketing (if brand team is not present). * Helps develop collateral for line reviews. * Provides input to and executes the plan, overseeing the creation of promotional programming, such as in-store merchandising signage or displays, retailer feature ads, catalog layouts, events (trade shows), and channel-specific marketing support materials. Ensures consistency with brand guidelines and point of sale. Pricing and Trade Fund Guidance * Provides channel / regional perspective and needs for setting new product pricing with Brand / Product team. * Collects and analyzes channel / regional pricing and distribution for NWL and competitive brands. * Collect and distribute trade partner margin and pricing expectations. * Collects and analyzes channel / regional promotional pricing and pricing activity in line with programming requirements and cost-to-serve, within GBU pricing guardrails. * Collaborates and analyzes the business case with Sales for customer price exceptions, delivering to Sr. Channel Manager or Director for approval if different than list / invoice / net price and pricing strategies and guardrails. GBU approves all price exceptions. * Tracks, analyzes, and reports potential impact of pricing exceptions on channel / region. * Tracks and analyzes NWL brand and competitive/promotional activity price within area of responsibility. Advises on pricing actions for GBU approval. * Understands what trade funds or customer program spend is available or needed for programming. * Ensures that trade funds are being used to promote brand growth. Brand Stewardship and Merchandising Innovation * Provides insights into growing brands, profitably, at Point-of-Sale based on brand positioning an understanding of customer strategies. * Provides customer specific feedback in the CDI process for new product development: * Shelf pack/package sizes, product requirements, customer limitations, etc. * Managing volume and sales inputs for forecasting tools. * Works with cross-functional team to develop innovative merchandising solutions and packaging and POP communication to win at customer's point of sale accompanied with ROI metrics. * Ensures new innovation and merchandising solutions comply with customer merchandising strategy and requirements. * Provides organization with direction on launch activation within their customers. * Analyzes results at the channel / regional level of new product launches and merchandising initiatives. Utilize this information for recommending future projects. Financial Management * Participates in recommending base and stretch financial goals for the upcoming year for customers/channels/regions. * Delivers profitable product mix * For the retail partner/at the customer level. * For the business profitability. * Identifies business risks and opportunities. * Manages channel / regional P&L's within area of responsibility. * Focus on net sales and GM. * Generates and reviews financial analysis on promotional activity, line review strategies, merchandising, pricing decisions, co-marketing activities, etc. * Engages in S&OP process to provide input, working collaboratively with cross-functional partners to * Works to improve forecast accuracy. * Reduce finished goods inventory and E&O, and prune unproductive SKU's. * Execute and monitor exits and changeovers. * Tracks and maintains appropriate cost center budget elements and communicates issues. Organizational Development * Advises and gives input on channel management organizational structure. * Collaborates cross functionally with all functional areas and/ or RGBU's and regions/countries. * Executes and offers input on simplification of appropriate business processes to increase organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Supports corporate strategy alignment. Talent Management * Works collaboratively with HR to recruit, develop, and retain diverse, high-performing channel management talent, where applicable. * Develops the skills for self and Channel Management team or mentors teammates. * Manages the PMDP process for self (and direct report if applicable). * Creates timely performance appraisals. * Reviews PMDP with manager, and creates actionable plans for self improvement. * Collaborates with Channel Management peers within business unit and group to share and apply best practices. * Recognizes and celebrates success. Qualifications * University or four-year college; MBA preferred. * 4-6 years combined channel, brand management and / or sales experience * Experience with retail, online, luxury goods * Department store channel experience a plus Experience * Developing channel strategies and translating strategies into channel plans. * Working with shopper / end-user insights research and using results to improve business initiatives and develop innovative programs at the point of sale * Coordinating across several businesses / product lines within a channel. * Collaborating with senior leaders and other functions.2012-05-12 18:26:03United StatesNewell RubbermaidIllinois1203305ILOak Brook, IL28656436http://newellrubbermaid.jobs/xml/28656436/jobUSAOak BrookReference Code:1202894 Newell Rubbermaid is a global marketer of consumer and commercial products that touch the lives of people where they live, work and play. We are committed to building consumer and commercial Brands That MatterTM while leveraging the benefits of being one company: shared expertise, operating efficiencies, and a culture of innovation. Our globally recognized brands include Sharpie, Paper Mate, DYMO, EXPO, Waterman, Parker, Rolodex, IRWIN, LENOX, Rubbermaid, Graco, Calphalon, Goody and Teutonia. Job Responsibilities and Essential Duties: * Work with Business Insights and Category Management team on POS analysis and reporting, line/category reviews, seasonal promotion reviews and insight development for the total Writing Category * Assist team in analyzing Back-to-School (BTS) season and developing report-out to sales organization * Attend store walks and report observations in market place (e.g. brand presence, look-of-leader, Out of Stocks, displays, opportunities, etc.) * Research specific relevant business issues and develop "deep dives" to report back to organization * Perform post-promotional analysis to determine lift and overall success of promotions Qualifications Educational Requirements: Actively pursing a Bachelor's degree in Business with exposure to Category Management Graduation date between May 2012 - December 2013 Minimum GPA of 3.0 Technical Experience and other Requirements: · Strong Analytical skills · Knowledge and understanding of Category Management principles · Familiarity with Syndicated data and POS (e.g. Nielsen, IRI, NPD, POS, etc.) · Strong computer skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Nitro, etc.) · Ability to work on multiple tasks and under tight deadlines · Good written and oral communication skills · Strong interpersonal skills2012-05-09 19:54:20United StatesNewell RubbermaidIllinois1202894ILOak Brook, IL28579821http://newellrubbermaid.jobs/xml/28579821/jobUSAOak BrookReference Code:1202897 Newell Rubbermaid is a global marketer of consumer and commercial products that touch the lives of people where they live, work and play. We are committed to building consumer and commercial Brands That MatterTM while leveraging the benefits of being one company: shared expertise, operating efficiencies, and a culture of innovation. Our globally recognized brands include Sharpie, Paper Mate, DYMO, EXPO, Waterman, Parker, Rolodex, IRWIN, LENOX, Rubbermaid, Graco, Calphalon, Goody and Teutonia. This is a job summary which includes essential job duties of the position. More specific information regarding duties may be provided upon request for particular locations and facilities. The Sales Director is responsible for managing/coordinating all activities that drive profitable growth, strong partnership, efficient logistics and clear communications. Critical to this effort is the proven ability to manage a cross functional team that meets promotional product end user needs through key distributor partners. Responsibilities include the following: * Develops and implements strategic business plans to accommodate corporate goals. * Directs sales forecasting activities and sets performance goals accordingly - well versed in the Newell S&OP Process. * Reviews market trends and analyzes to determine customer needs, price schedules, and discount rates. * Analyzes sales statistics to formulate policy and assist customers in promoting sales. * Collaborates to direct product rationalization to eliminate unprofitable items from product line. * Delivers sales presentations to key customers. * Meets with key customers strengthening relationships and negotiating and closing deals. * Acts as liaison between sales department and channel marketing, forecasting, brand managers, supply chain, and customer service. * Analyzes and controls expenditures of sales team to conform to budgetary requirements. * Prepares periodic sales report showing sales volume, potential sales, and areas of proposed client base expansion. * Keen focus and understanding of the areas that affect profitability for given business * Work closely with product research and development. * Monitors and evaluates the activities and products of the competition. * Directs and develops a team of sales professionals. Qualifications * Bachelor's degree * 10+ years of sales experience demonstrating steadily increasing responsibilities * Experience negotiating with promotional products distributor partners * Experience negotiating profitable promotions * Proven track record of results * Strong oral and written communication skills * Strong organization and time management skills * Strong leadership skills * Highly motivated, well organized, analytical * Willing to travel * Outstanding presentation skills * Promotional Products industry experience Newell Rubbermaid and its Business Units are Equal Opportunity Employers and comply with applicable employment laws. M/F/D/V are encouraged to apply.2012-05-08 18:33:19United StatesNewell RubbermaidIllinois1202897ILOak Brook, IL28540938http://newellrubbermaid.jobs/xml/28540938/job