Sales Promotions Senior Communications Specialist
The Steelcase global 360 team is searching for a curious, energetic and enthused member to add to its team. This position is responsible for sharing, educating and assisting the Steelcase sales and dealer teams on key 360 and brand messages, working closely with its family of brands and the global communications team. The Steelcase global 360 team is a high-performing, smart, driven team and is looking for someone who excels in these areas.
Responsibilities
* Understand 360 and brand messages and design strategies that successfully equip Steelcase North American sales teams to effectively use them in their selling efforts
* Develop training materials and programs based on 360 and brand messaging
* Design, write and create tools for sales teams to understand, share and communicate 360 and brand messages - presentations, letters, suggested events, etc.
* Develop regular cadence of communications on 360 and brand messages
* Serve as central point of content for sales team on 360 topics; organizing speakers and promotional opportunities
* Measure effectiveness of sales engagement with Steelcase 360 and brand messages
Required Skills
* Excellent communication skills including strong writing, verbal communications, critical thinking and an ability to work independently
* Sales acumen
* Curiosity, creativity and an enthused desire to learn are a must
* Strong understanding of journalistic story development principles
* Strong knowledge of marketplace trends and influencers
* Excels at forging strong working relationships with a broad range of personality types including internal and external stakeholders
* Proven success in project management and leadership skills
* Highly self-motivated and self-directed
Required Experience
* Five+ years communications or sales experience.
* A Bachelor's Degree is required. Degree in Communications, English or, Journalism is preferred
* Design background preferred.
* The ideal candidate will have three to five years of sales or sales training experience
* Experience with teaching, mentoring, coaching and developing others is preferred
Steelcase provides employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, genetic information, religion, national origin, gender, orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or veteran status and bases all employment decisions only on valid job requirements.
Steelcase offers a comprehensive salary and benefits package, including profit sharing.
To learn more about our company, and our family of brands - including Steelcase , Coalesse , Designtex , PolyVision and Turnstone , please visit our website at www.steelcase.com.
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