Career Opportunities

Job Title: Marketing Manager

Department: Sales

Reports To: VP of Sales and Marketing

FLSA Status: Exempt

Prepared By: Human Resources

Summary:   The Marketing Manager is responsible for managing all National and Regional trade shows, creating and maintaining graphics for all products lines, and designing product advertisement.  Directs the Product Managers to provide training to the inside and outside sales force and creates and presents seminars to sales as well as customers

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Manage all National and Regional Trade shows; arranging all show needs (carpet, electrical, furniture, lead retrieval, rigging, etc), requesting samples and literature needs, display backdrops and graphics, coordinating shipments, maintain all display materials and graphics, lead database, provide follow up letters and literature and distribute leads to sales
• Web site (management, design, upkeep), literature and all collateral material (printed and electronic). Design and implement a cohesive strategy of unification across the product brands and create graphic standards for group and individual product lines
• Create monthly advertising for SNIPS magazine, design standards for advertising posters and flyers, design point of purchase materials for specific products
• Provide channel marketing strategies to Sales
• Create the marketing portion of the Sales meetings in accordance with objectives formulated by the V P of Sales and Marketing
• Provide training in field marketing and merchandising to sales
• Direct the Product Managers in providing product training to the sales force
• Create sales tools to assist sales department in promotion of specific products
• Create seminars for each brand promotion to contractors, architects and engineers
• Create and present seminars which focus on brand uses and positive attributes at industry functions
• Handles additional responsibilities and projects as assigned

Education and/or Experience         

• Bachelor's Degree (B. A.) from an accredited four-year College or University
• Five plus years of related experience and/or training; Master's Degree preferred.
• Air filtration background a real plus.

Language Skills 

Ability to read, analyzes, and interprets general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills  

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability                  

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills                  

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of MS Excel Spreadsheet software and MS Word, MS PowerPoint Word Processing software, Quark Xpress, Page Maker and/or other graphic design software a plus.

Physical Demands 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 

Work Environment 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Customer Service - Louisville, KY

Job Functions:

• Serve as primary communications link between customers and other internal departments in order to facilitate customer orders and requests.
• Assist customers on inquires, order related issues, product information, credits and other issues pertaining to customers’ accounts.
• Verify orders and resolve errors or questions on orders as received.
• Respond to inquiries from customers on order related questions.
• Process change orders, credits, and product return authorizations.
• Provide information to customers and sales staff on order related issues via incoming calls, e-mail, and/or fax.
• All other duties as assigned by the Customer Service Manager and Customer Service Leader.

Required Experience:

• 1 - 3 years experience in a customer service support center environment preferably in manufacturing with heavy emphasis on sales, distribution, manufacturer and end-user.
• Knowledge of the filtration industry desirable.
• Basic math and typing skills.
• Good working knowledge of Excel and Word.
• Competent telephone skills.
• High School diploma or equivalent.