The Vice President, Marketing is a critical member of the Hearth & Home Technologies (HHT) Fireplace Business Unit leadership team who will lead best in class Marketing strategy and initiatives to grow fireplace and fireplace brand awareness. This role will partner with leaders within sales and product management to drive growth across all fireplace product categories and will be responsible for marketing functions including brand and category management, creative, trade partner marketing and events, marketing communications, digital marketing, and marketing technology for the largest business unit of HHT.
Reporting into the SVP, Fireplace Business Unit, this leader will possess the vision, results-orientation and interpersonal skills required to create a vision and execute marketing strategies that increase overall awareness and growth of the fireplace brands. They will be a change agent who has an innate drive to make things better.
The successful candidate will have a track record of measurable success, be a strategic thinker who is also hands-on to build and deliver results, and a constant generator of ideas with a willingness to experiment in a measurable way. Prior experience working in a channel-driven company as well as understanding the importance of connecting with consumers and trade partners to understand their needs and drive demand is necessary. This confident yet humble leader also has experience bringing different groups together to work collaboratively and effectively.
The ideal candidate can come into an organization and learn quickly, listen intently, and have immediate impact. This leader thrives in a matrixed, non-hierarchical environment where individuals are empowered to drive change while partnering cross-functionally across the organization. This individual is also highly engaged, energetic, curious and has high emotional intelligence.