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This role assesses what is working, establishes clear ownership and operating rhythm across marketing and sales, and raises the bar on how we plan, invest, and measure. The Director partners closely with key account managers and sales leadership, and directs the work of creative, product marketing, and performance marketing partners.\nJob Duties:\nRetail Partnerships and Merchandising\nDrive retail marketing strategy and plans. Lead marketing's role in joint business planning with each major retail partner. In collaboration with the Generac sales team, build annual and seasonal marketing plans, promotional calendars, and investment strategies tied to revenue targets. \nProtect and grow shelf space. Partner with sales to prepare for line reviews. Bring category insight, consumer data, and compelling marketing plans that strengthen Generac's position in assortment and placement. \nDrive promotions and trade investment. Collaborate with Sales and Finance to plan, evaluate, and execute promotions and trade investments. Measure lift and return, and shift investment toward what works. \nDirect retail media strategy. Plan retail media strategy and budget across partner media networks, with execution handled by our performance marketing team. \nLead in-store and online presence. Quarterback packaging, point-of-purchase materials, fixtures, displays, and product content on partner websites and marketplaces, working with creative and product marketing. \nBuild demand beyond the storm. Develop playbooks with sales and supply chain to respond quickly to weather events, while building year-round demand so the business is less dependent on outage timing. \nExpand the portfolio. Extend retail marketing beyond home backup over time to include solar, storage, and connected home energy products. \nRetail Installed-Services Programs\nLead the marketing strategy for installed services. Define how Generac markets installed home backup through our retail partners, and bring a marketing point of view to program design in partnership with the retail sales team. \nGrow qualified lead volume. Work with retail partners to generate more homeowner demand in store, online, and by phone through associate education, in-store signage, partner website content, and promotions. \nSupport lead-to-install conversion. Partner with sales and the installer channel team on speed to contact, in-home consultation quality, and close rates. Supply the tools, content, and training that help installers convert more of what we send them. \nBring marketing rigor to program economics. Work with sales, finance, and strategic pricing to evaluate performance by partner and program model, treating partner investment as a customer acquisition cost and informing decisions on promotion, co-op, and program terms. \nBuild funnel visibility. Partner with sales on requirements for centralized program reporting, and represent the marketing view of the funnel so we can see demand, conversion, and installed revenue by partner, region, and installer. \nTeam Leadership\nBuild and lead the team. Hire, develop, and lead a retail marketing team aligned to key accounts. Define roles, set goals, and build a culture of accountability to business results. \nLead across boundaries. 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