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Director of eCommerce

Savant Systems

Savant Systems

Sales & Business Development
East Cleveland, OH, USA
Posted on Apr 26, 2024

Company Description

Savant Systems, Inc., a recognized leader in home control and automation, is one of the fastest-growing smart home companies in the luxury and mid-markets. Its powerful Pro technology brings climate, lighting, entertainment, security and energy together in a single, award winning application interface for homeowners.

GE Lighting, a Savant company, has been at the forefront of every major lighting innovation, from the first light bulb to industry-first LED and smart solutions along with the world’s first voice-embedded lighting product. Today it leads the North American retail lighting market as the most trusted, recommended and likely to purchase brand.

Savant Systems, Inc., is a true powerhouse delivering unmatched intelligent lighting and smart home solutions. Together, Savant and GE Lighting, a Savant company, offer a deep and diverse portfolio of bold and easy-to-use innovations across the retail and professional channels that are engineered for every home.

Job Description

The Director of eCommerce is responsible for directing all eCommerce efforts through strong digital marketing and strategic execution in driving sales results for our smart home technology as well as our traditional lighting business. This role is accountable for advancing the company’s vision and working collaboratively with key stakeholders to accelerate performance for GE Lighting, a Savant Company, and our retail partners. This position reports to the Senior Vice President of Sales and Market Intelligence.

Essential Responsibilities

  • Overall responsibility for strategic leadership of the online business to deliver profitable and above market growth.
  • Own and manage the relationship with the full-service digital commerce agency to develop a content and search strategy for our retailer partners.
  • Develop a consistent and coordinated experience online to improve the customers purchase journey across multiple retailer partners.
  • Lead customized strategies across all retailers working with the Commercial organization.
  • Direct the day-to-day eCommerce operations with oversight responsibility for the operating metrics and key performance drivers.
  • Assist the commercial team by being the subject matter expert in sales presentations, negotiations, and sales meetings with key retailer partners.
  • Initiate, strengthen, and grow direct relationships with major retailers in the channel.
  • Works collaboratively with cross functional partners to ensure consistency in brand experience across all touchpoints.
  • Develop customized fulfillment and assortment strategy across major retailers in the channel.
  • Collaboration with cross functional partners to manage all aspects of eCommerce to include business planning, content strategy and development of promotional campaigns.
  • Directly manage the eCommerce Marketing Manager in content efforts across all retail partners.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Business, or related fields.
  • Advance degree desired but not required.
  • 7 to 10 years in an online, B2B eCommerce environment.
  • 7 to 10 years of experience leading high-performing eCommerce teams.
  • Significant experience with CPG retailer partners developing eCommerce strategies to drive POS.
  • Expertise managing and leading a digital agency.
  • Identified, implemented, and managed strong partnerships focused on third-party relationship.

Additional Information

Bold cutting-edge innovation is in our DNA as our history dates back nearly 130 years to Thomas Edison and the invention of the world’s first lightbulb. We owe our success to our diverse and hardworking employees. Our company will grow by continuing to create a transparent and collaborative environment where people thrive while being themselves and are inspired to do their best work every day. To ensure this happens, we provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon merit, competence, performance, and business needs, without regard to protected characteristics. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

Savant Systems, Inc (Savant) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), gender (including gender identity, gender nonconformity and status as a transgender or transsexual individual), age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, citizenship, genetic information, domestic violence victim status, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Savant Systems, Inc (Savant) does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or CVs from recruitment agencies. We are not responsible for, and will not pay, any fees, commissions, or any other payment related to unsolicited resumes or CVs except as required in a written contract between Savant and the recruitment agency or party requesting payment of a fee.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.