Strategic Marketing Director

Job Title:             Strategic Marketing Director

FLSA Status:       Exempt - Salaried

Group:                 Regular – Full Time

Department:        Sales and Marketing

Location:             Houston, TX

About Cooper Machinery Services:

Cooper Machinery Services provides natural gas compression equipment and services to customers globally in the Oil & Gas, Power, Transportation, and Marine sectors. With a proud heritage dating back to 1833, Cooper Machinery Services is the OEM for legendary product lines including Cooper-Bessemer™, Ajax™, Superior™, Gemini, TSI, CSI, Enterprise, and Joy. Headquartered in Houston, TX, but with commercial and services hubs around the world, Cooper Machinery Services provides world-class services to more than 22,000 units in its installed base.

Our strength is our people. Each employee plays an integral role in our success and growth. With a commitment to our vision that strong relationships drive strong results and better business, our people make Cooper Machinery Services legendary.

Job Overview:

The Strategic Marketing Director will lead the strategic direction for marketing, focusing on market analysis, growth strategy, and protecting the core business while identifying opportunities for market share expansion.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Strategic Marketing Director will be responsible for the following:

• Develop and drive strategic marketing strategies that align with Cooper’s objectives to protect core markets while collaborating with Business development to identify growth opportunities in new regions and segments.
• Collaborate with sales teams to ensure marketing initiatives directly support pipeline growth and conversion
• Leverage CRM and marketing automation tools to optimize customer engagement, sales operations, lead generation, and proposal management. 
• Monitor and analyze market trends to anticipate changes in customer behavior and adjust strategies accordingly.
• Be a change agent. This is about doing things better and differently. This involves overseeing sales operations with a focus on enhancing sales processes, implementing cutting-edge sales technology, and ensuring resources are allocated efficiently.
• Collaborate with sales, pricing, and analytics teams to enhance the bidding process, ensuring data-driven pricing strategies and optimized sales attainment
• Develop and implement sales forecasts and strategies. Optimize sales process and tools.
• Conduct and analyze market research to identify trends, customer behaviors / needs, and the competitive landscape to inform strategic decisions and shape a product/ industry specific marketing strategy.
• Identify and develop strategic partnerships and alliances to expand market reach, drive initiatives, and enter new markets / countries.
• aligning sales strategies with marketing initiatives to maximize market penetration and revenue.
• Travel ~25% of the time

Required Qualification and Experience:

• BA/BS in Marketing, Engineering, Communications, or Liberal Arts (MBA in marketing or communications is a plus) 
• 8+ years of relevant and related sales and marketing experience required along with 4+ years of experience in leadership.  (Industry preferred: Oil and Gas, Power, Aviation, Energy, Transportation)
• Proven experience in analysing market trends and shaping strategies accordingly
• Ability to lead cross-functional marketing teams, including digital marketing, communications, and sales enablement
• Expertise in using data and analytics for decision-making, driving personalized marketing, and customer segmentation.
• Proficiency in CRM systems and marketing automation tools to enhance efficiency and sales conversion
• Working with complicated industrials products. Specific expertise in the industrial engine and compressor sector. Experience in developing and executing product specific strategic plans, including market analysis, segmentation and positioning to drive growth, market penetration and / or strategic alliances.
• Customer centric attitude coupled with a deep curiosity to understand customer needs behaviours and market dynamics.

Preferred Experience:

• A strong professional network that includes industry leaders, potential partners, and influencers, facilitating collaborations and strategic alliances.
• A track record of creativity and innovation in solving problems and taking advantage of new opportunities, demonstrating the ability to think outside the box and drive significant advancements.
• Agile Marketing Capabilities: Strong understanding and experience in agile marketing, including rapid test-and-learn approaches and campaign adaptability​
• High emotional intelligence (EQ), including self-awareness, empathy, and the ability to manage interpersonal relationships.
• Experience in collaborating across functions to ensure alignment between regional sales, marketing, pricing, strategic accounts, and other departments.

Competencies:

• Communication
• Customer-oriented
• Business focused
• A self-starter
• Dependable
• Strong teamwork skills
• Results oriented
• Sense of urgency
• Agility
• Self-Driven
• Ability to work independently
• Leadership

Summary: Join our dynamic and innovative team at Cooper Machinery Services where we value our employees by offering competitive benefits and a supportive work environment.

Benefits/Health and Wellness: 

• All benefits effective on first day of employment 
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health support 
• Tuition Reimbursement up to lifetime maximum of $50,000 
• 401(k) match up to 5%. Employees are 100% vested in 401(K) on Day 1. 
• Company Paid Basic Life, Basic Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short Term and Long-Term disability. 
• Maternity and Parental leave benefits. 
• Arc Fertility Benefits 
• Wellness Programs 
• Onsite Fitness Gym at the Houston, TX headquarters 

Cooper Machinery Services is an equal opportunity employer and gives all qualified applicants consideration of employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.