MARKETING SPECIALIST (12 MONTH CONTRACT)

MARKETING SPECIALIST (12 MONTH CONTRACT) at The Home Depot in Toronto, ONM3C 4H9

Job Description

Pay Range: $55,000 - $85,000

At The Home Depot Canada, we want you to feel valued and supported. The pay range you see represents base salary only. In addition, your total rewards may include: semi-annual bonuses tied to business performance; Deferred Profit-Sharing Program to assist with retirement savings; comprehensive paid benefits; a 15% discount on Home Depot stock purchases; and merit-based salary increases. We are committed to recognizing your efforts and supporting your growth with us.

Are you someone who thrives on helping others succeed, enjoys making an impact, and takes pride in guiding customers to the right solutions for their projects? If you’re also naturally curious and eager to keep learning, consider starting or growing your career with us at The Home Depot.

The Marketing Specialist is a champion for our customers, including our DIY, DIFM and increasingly our Pro. They will implement integrated customer-first marketing strategies for the business across paid, owned and earned channels to help empower our customers to take on and complete their projects. They assist in coordinating campaign details across various internal marketing, merchandising and other cross-functional partners to ensure a seamless end-to-end campaign execution across all channels, providing regular updates to their 360 businesses to ensure visibility and alignment.

Key Responsibilities

• Campaign Execution
• Support detailed implementation and communication of business specific marketing plans to cross functional teams (merchandising, advertising, operations, etc)
• Act as the main point of contact for all category-specific advertising production consisting of campaign details, creative proofing and approvals among various other day-to-day responsibilities.
• Execute against end-to-end integrated marketing programs, ensuring timely feedback by adhering to our processes to ensure campaigns launch on time
• Support incremental campaign executions when new opportunities and campaign pivots arise to react to market and customer needs
• Update and maintain departmental marketing calendar and supporting materials
• Help to support The Home Depot brand values across all marketing content and communications
• Support additional projects for the marketing team as required
• Customer Focus & Performance Management
• Keep track of competitor and market trends
• Become knowledgeable in the industry, business, culture and customer
• Review campaign results to understand key learnings for future improvements
• Collaboration & Building Relationships
• Build close, collaborative, meaningful working relationships with key business partners, including merchandising, marketing, media and ecommerce
• Engage with peers and partners to foster different perspectives and collaboration
• Action Oriented
• Customer Focused
• Communicates Effectively

Skills

• Strong Communication Skills: Effectively communicates and coordinates across various teams.
• Attention to Detail: Meticulously reviews work to ensure accuracy and quality.
• Customer-Centric: Provides insightful feedback to enhance customer campaigns.
• Adaptable: Thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments; embraces change and ambiguity.
• Team Player: Builds strong partnerships, ; maintains a positive attitude and exemplifies our core values.
• Driven & Engaged: Results-oriented and committed to continuous improvement.

Direct Manager/Direct Reports

Reports to the Marketing Manager

Travel Requirements

Attend store walks as needed (Home Depot, Competitors and non-Competitors)

Quarterly in store Days

Physical Requirements

Extended Sitting

Working Conditions

Working onsite 5 days

Working in stores and/or the Innovation Center

Must wear mandatory attire when required (i.e. Steel toe boots, Aprons)

Undergraduate degree or college diploma preferably in business or marketing

Minimum Years of Work Experience

Minimum 2-3 years of previous marketing experience in a relevant role

N/A

Certifications

None

Other Requirements/Assets

Advanced capability in MS PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook

Bilingual (English/French) will be considered an asset

In our commitment to efficiency, consistency, and a fair hiring experience for all candidates, The Home Depot Canada uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to assist with the screening and assessment of applicants for this position. This technology is used to quickly and consistently identify candidates whose skills and experience are the strongest match for the role. Our process is designed to ensure human oversight is maintained throughout the selection process.

Our Core Values

Our associates are encouraged to initiative creative and innovative ways to serve our customers and improve the business as well as spread best practices throughout the company.

Taking Care of Our People

The key to our success is treating people well. We do this by encouraging associates to speak up and take risks, by recognizing and rewarding good performance and by leading and developing people so they may grow.

Respect For All People

In order to remain successful, our associates must work in an environment of mutual respect, free of discrimination and harassment where each associate is regarded as a part of The Home Depot Canada team.

Doing The Right Thing

We exercise good judgement by “doing the right thing” instead of just “doing things right.” We strive to understand the impact of our decisions and we accept responsibility for our actions.

Building Strong Relationships

Strong relationships are built on trust, honesty and integrity. We listen and respond to the needs of customers, associates, communities and vendors, treating them as partners.

Giving Back

An important part of the fabric of The Home Depot Canada is giving our time, talents, energy and resources to help strengthen the communities we live and work in.

Along with our quality products, service, price and selection, we must go the extra mile to give customers knowledgeable advice about merchandise and to help them use those products to their maximum benefit.

Creating Shareholder Value

The investors who provide the capital necessary to allow our company to grow need and expect a return on their investment. We are committed to providing it.

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