Requisition ID: 22066 

Whirlpool Corporation is consistently recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies. Our values are the driving force behind everything we do. Respect, integrity, diversity and inclusion, teamwork and the spirit of winning propel our teams to excellence. Get to know us and see what it's like to be part of the world's leading major home appliance company.

Maytag Digital Brand Manager

As a member of the Maytag brand team, you will be part of leading the corporation to acquire, convert, and retain consumers with the most modern marketing technology available on the market. The Maytag team operates in a data-driven, consumer-centric culture and strives to put our consumer first at all touchpoints. Our team creates strategies that drive engaging experiences for consumers online and off, to build our brand and our business. With a deliberate focus on what consumers need, this exciting career opportunity offers a cutting-edge experience with one of the most storied brands in consumer goods.

Currently, we are seeking qualified candidates for a Digital Brand Manager to join the Maytag brand team based at our Global Headquarters in Benton Harbor, MI.

Functional Overview
We are seeking a consumer-first, data-led, and results driven professional with previous consumer goods marketing experience. In this critical role you will lead all digital marketing strategies for Maytag Brand and manage a multi-million dollar budget to deliver the digital program.

Job Responsibilities

• Motivated self-starter with strong consumer insights skills and the ability to translate insights to action for digital, within the larger master brand strategies. 
• Strong leader with robust analytical and data-analysis skills balanced with an eye for our target segment. 
• Deliver high level thinking to maintain focus on our long term strategy but is also able to create and execute highly impactful digital deliverables.
• Drive search engine marketing and optimization, maytag.com desktop and mobile site development and optimization, CRM communication and loyalty strategy, and is critical to the success of our annual national consumer promotion May is Maytag Month. 
• Managing team and cross-functional relationships internally and externally is a critical part of the role, along with the ability to influence and drive change across the broader organization. 
• Experience creating insights-based strategies and executing the accompanying creative through agencies either internal or external. 
• Data-driven approach with proven results
• Consumer-insight approach with proven results
• Agency management experience (internal or external)
• Brief writing experience
• Experience managing .com, OCM, email, SEO/SEM (“digital ecosystem”)
• Familiarity with media driving traffic to site (need not have managed the media)
• Ability to translate the brand strategy into actionable plans for the digital ecosystem. Digital ecosystem assets should support the overall marketing plan, beyond digital.
• This position will require up to 25% travel (generally day trips for agency meetings).

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor Degree
• 4+ years experience in marketing, brand management or agency
• 2+ years of consumer goods marketing experience
• 2+ years of digital marketing experience

Preferred Requirements

• Degree concentration in Business, Communications, Journalism, PR and/or MIS/IT
• MBA
• External agency management experience
• Budget management
• Experience with Adobe Experience Manager
• Experience with Google Analytics
• Content management

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About us

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is the world’s leading major home appliance company, with approximately $21 billion in annual sales, 92,000 employees and 70 manufacturing and technology research centers in 2017. The company markets Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, Jenn-Air, Indesit and other major brand names in nearly every country throughout the world. 

At Whirlpool Corporation, we believe that all people matter. Celebrating diversity and including thousands of perspectives empower us to create products that blend into every concept of home. Whirlpool Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. 

Additional information about the company can be found on Twitter at @WhirlpoolCorp.