Sales Promotion Consultant

Northwestern Mutual

At Northwestern Mutual, we believe relationships are built on trust. That our lives and our work matter. These beliefs launched our company nearly 160 years ago. Today, they're just a few of the reasons why people choose to build careers at Northwestern Mutual.

We're strong and growing. In a company with such a long and storied history, this may be the most exciting and important time to be a part of Northwestern Mutual. We're strong, innovative and growing.

We invest in our people. We provide opportunities for employees to grow themselves, their career and in turn, our business.

We care. We make a positive difference in our communities. Nationally, thousands have benefitted from our support of research and programs to fight childhood cancer. Each year, our Foundation, employees and financial representatives donate time, talent and financial support to causes they're passionate about.

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.


Position Details

Sales Promotion Consultant
Job
Full-time
5/24/2018
Southeast Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI

This is a project funded allocation.

What's the role?

The Sales Promotion Consultant supports the design, development and implementation of key initiatives in support of planning, products, and sales, ensuring consistent, effective messaging that is in alignment with the Northwestern Mutual brand. This extends to new product and market launches, targeted sales campaigns, field promotional events, planning and product sales tools and materials.

You will: develop clear, accurate and persuasive written content, collaborating with key stakeholders to deliver high impact programs and; leverage current methods and propose new channels (e.g., live events, print, digital, mobile and tablet) for impactful delivery and engagement; support the design and implementation of large, integrated sales initiatives that deliver results through sales team engagement and agency-level adoption; design key messages and positioning strategies that resonate with sales teams and field audiences and drive measureable behavior change.

Bring Your Best!

What this role needs:

  • B.S. /B.A. degree in business, sales or equivalent.
  • A minimum of 5 years experience in designing and delivering products and/or services to distribution systems and/or end users.
  • Demonstrated success in designing project strategies and subsequent delivery of tools and tactics to target audiences.
  • Proven ability to leverage research insights and incorporate into strategies.
  • Demonstrated strategic agility through anticipation of future consequences and trends and use of broad knowledge and perspective to create competitive strategies and articulate credible pictures and visions of possibilities.
  • Demonstrated ability to identify marketing opportunities, develop creative solutions and implement initiatives with quality and within scope.
  • Strong leadership and project management skills.
  • Effective ability to identify and cultivate relationships with key stakeholders representing a broad range of functions and levels in order to advance the objectives of the organization.
  • Knowledgeable on how to best leverage multiple channels of communication and engagement with target audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage budgets to accomplish business objectives.


« Back