Marketing, Advertising and PR Jobs in Saint Charles Illinois
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This position is on-site 4 days a week in Elgin, IL.
Functions of the Position:Conducts in‐depth analysis of market trends, competitive pricing, commodity movements, elasticity, and consumer behavior to develop recommendations that maximize profitability while remaining competitive. Owns pricing strategy development and analytics for key owned‐brand accounts, the commercial ingredient business, and branded business across channels.Partners with Sales, Marketing, and Finance to develop pricing frameworks and recommendations for owned‐brand bids. Ensures all bid inputs are accurate, timely, and aligned with strategic pricing initiatives and priorities.Supports the implementation of JBSS's new costing system by validating cost inputs, reconciling variances, and ensuring alignment between costing outputs and pricing models. Collaborates with Marketing, Finance, Procurement, and the Director of Pricing Strategy to integrate new costing data into pricing tools, retailer bid frameworks, and pricing analyses. Identifies gaps, tests system outputs, and helps develop new processes, documentation, and reporting to ensure long‐term accuracy and usability.Works closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Operations to gather inputs, validate assumptions, and communicate pricing insights. Prepares presentations and materials that translate complex analytics into clear, actionable opportunities to enhance gross margins and profitability through pricing optimization and cost management.
Education, Experience, and KnowledgeBachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field required.5–7 years of experience in pricing, revenue management, financial analysis, or similar analytical roles; CPG experience strongly preferred.Experience within a commodity‐driven or private‐label business is a plus.Strong understanding of P&L drivers, category dynamics, and the selling process.High level of business and financial acumen.
Skills and CompetenciesDemonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‐paced, ambiguous environment.Proficiency in data analysis tools and techniques, with the ability to translate analytics into clear insights and actions.Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate with cross‐functional teams.Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.Curiosity and initiative to continuously improve pricing processes, tools, and methodologies.
Additionally, we provide a comprehensive benefits package that reflects our commitment to support the wellness of our colleagues and their families. This includes health benefits, professional growth support, generous paid time off benefits to support work/life balance, retirement benefits and other programs to support financial wellness. A full listing of our extensive benefits package can be found on our Company website, located here:
Job description
Strategic Marketing Services is a national award-winning marketing company providing data-driven, multi-channel marketing for the automotive industry. Strategic Marketing is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Since 1995, we have had a passion to create overwhelming client success for the automotive industry. As a preferred vendor for several major Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), including General Motors and Stellantis, we have established a reputation for delivering exceptional results. Our comprehensive suite of marketing services includes digital advertising, data analytics, customer engagement strategies, and more, allowing us to support automotive businesses in reaching their full potential. Our employees describe our organization as fun, exciting and fast-paced.
Does the following describe you?
- You are looking for a career which has great income potential
- You desire to work in a team environment with a “We before Me” attitude.
- You possess strong social and selling skills.
- You like being in a positive environment
- You are driven to make your customers successful.
- You want to join a high-performance team.
If you answered “YES!” to all of these questions and satisfy the following job requirements, Strategic Marketing is very interested in speaking with you about our opening to cultivate and strengthen our Scalability, Performance, and Success culture.
Role: Territory Sales Representative
You are responsible for selling proven marketing concepts to automotive clients. Individuals who want to advance their careers and be a part of a winning team with a clear path of earning potential need to apply. We provide a full training program and support system to teach our marketing concepts in full. No need to understand automotive or data driven marketing. We will coach and counsel the right candidates. The re-occuring revenue sales model in place and used by our team members allows for exponential growth opportunities and has allowed us to create a culture of success. We are looking for individuals who want to WIN and be successful. Our reputation demands it.
We are looking for long-term commitments from individuals who are like-minded and possess our company’s 6 core values:
- Integrity
- We before Me
- Excellence
- Client Success Driven
- Level 10 Attitude
- Always be Winning
Strategic Marketing has an award winning culture who has been awarded one of the "Best Places to Work" in Kentucky and a “Top Places to Work”. When you visit our company, you will understand these are awards we take very seriously.
Compensation includes an aggressive salary plus commission bonuses and attractive benefits. Earn between $80,000 and $100,000 1st year. Each additional year income growth allows for more aggressive compensation to another level. We will only be offering 2 individuals the opportunity to join our team. You must meet the criteria, be a self-starter, great attitude, and have a willingness to learn so you can make a difference for our clients.
Responsibilities
- Working within your territory with new and existing customer opportunities by presenting to a captive audience. WE only work with automotive dealers and manufacturers. Niche Market where we are the leaders.
- Meet prospective clients and present our data-inspired marketing solutions
- Ability to create relationships with our clients to enhance the re-occuring revenue model to enhance income.
- Understand and learn the company's products and services to promote the company’s strengths and solutions to solve client’s problems.
- Work within the team culture and use existing and new information as it is developed to share in front of clients and potential clients to further your sales growth.
- Execute a communication strategy in your territory using the several tools provided.
- Maintain reporting structure on all accounts
Requirements
- 1 – 3 years Inside and/or Outside sales experience
- A self-starter with the ability to prioritize and manage time effectively
- Willingness to Learn
- Ability to identify problems and provide solutions to clients
- Excellent presentation capabilities (online and in-person)
- Positive Attitude
- Ability to build strong customer relationships
- Proven Track record of over-achievement and closing skills
- Strong listening skills
- Light travel to the assigned market is required.
Please visit to learn about our internal culture, leadership, and much more.
