
Leader, Global Demand Generation & Marketing
- Davidson, NC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and execute a global demand generation strategy tailored to the manufacturing industry, with a strong emphasis on digital and eCommerce channels.
- Align regional marketing campaigns with global objectives, ensuring consistency in messaging and brand positioning across markets.
- Lead integrated campaigns that support customer engagement and acquisition at every stage of the customer lifecycle.
- Proactively gather and analyze Voice of Customer (VoC) data through direct engagement, surveys, and collaboration with sales and service teams.
- Translate customer insights into strategic marketing initiatives, product positioning, and content development.
- Manage and mentor a geographically distributed and growing marketing team of 6-8 direct reports, fostering collaboration and high performance across regions.
- Promote knowledge sharing and alignment across diverse cultural and operational contexts.
- Report on overall demand generation performance and own narrative on areas of opportunity and countermeasures to address any gaps.
- Utilize data analytics to identify market opportunities, validate challenges, and optimize marketing performance.
- Continuously test, measure, and refine marketing tactics to improve ROI and demand generation.
- Lead marketing planning and budgeting processes with a focus on efficiency and impact.
- Partner closely with commercial sales and product management teams to align marketing strategies with business goals, support product launches, and drive revenue growth.
- Act as a strategic liaison between marketing and other business units to ensure customer-centric execution.
- 5+ years of marketing experience, with at least 2 years in a senior or global role within the manufacturing or industrial sector.
- Demonstrated success managing multi-region teams and executing global marketing strategies.
- Strong understanding of eCommerce in a B2B or industrial context.
- Proven ability to gather and apply Voice of Customer insights to shape strategy and messaging.
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills; proficiency with tools such as Google Analytics, Power BI, Qilk, or Tableau.
- Strong collaboration skills with experience working closely with sales and product teams.
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Engineering, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
- Experience in digital transformation within a manufacturing environment.
- Familiarity with industrial buyer journeys and marketing to both short and long sales cycles.
- Experience marketing products and managing teams in multiple regions