Associate Manager, Channel Strategy & Growth

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Our merchandising team aims to deliver the best value and selection to our customers through products, services and solutions all centered around our customers’ needs. We are driven by customer insights and analytics to bring products and solutions to market seamlessly. We are inclusive, well-rounded professionals who have deep experience in buying, selling, negotiating, operations, design, innovation, finance and more.

What you’ll be doing:

The Associate Manager Channel Strategy and Growth is responsible for supporting channel management and project management across all retail channels that drive private brand growth. This role marries strategic product development and retail understanding with project management and client support management. The Worklife brands team is accountable to our external stakeholders, and this role will support connecting and partnering across all projects. This role sits within a heavily matrixed organization and will need to work cross functionally externally (with US Retail, Canada Retail, Quill and Essendant) and internally across the Worklife brands (WLB) team.

This position is a critical role for Channel Strategy within the private brands team, responsible for daily execution of initiatives that support assigned Channels and delivers on growth beyond NAD. They will work directly with a Sr. Director and work hand in hand with other WLB Teams including connecting with other WLB Directors. This is an execution and management position that is responsible for delivering against the initiatives that support identified strategies and business plans. This position will execute projects resulting from a 3-year strategic plan with retail partners and will be responsible for all project management and supporting strategic growth programs for our partners.

What you bring to the table:

• Analytical thinker and problem solver with strong communication and presentation skills
• Experience working effectively in complex global organizations, satisfying the needs of diverse constituents, and often working under the pressure of competing and sometimes conflicting priorities
• Ability to mine data from a variety of sources and turn into action plans
• Be able to thrive in a collaborative, corporate environment with a professional and positive attitude
• Ability to influence cross functionally and work effectively with variety of roles and function types
• Strong project manager with proactive ability to adjust priorities
• The willingness to work to tight deadlines in high pressured environments without compromising on work quality
• Have initiative, be flexible, detail-oriented and a team player

What’s needed- Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience with strong project management and analytical skills

What’s needed- Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

We Offer:

• Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups
• Flexible PTO (22 days) and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays
• Online and Retail Discounts, Company Match 401(k), Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs, and more perks and benefits