Director, Channel & Partner Marketing
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
A U.S. home appliance manufacturer majority-owned by a Chinese multinational home appliances company Haier since 2016. #1 brand in its industry with 12,000 employees and approximately $12B in annual revenue.Led a 10-member marketing team and 10-person training team, overseeing the implementation of successful marketing and training strategies within a $9B B2C appliance business. Managed a substantial $135M commercial budget, acting as the consumer voice to drive regional brand activation and channel marketing planning. Achieved key brand metrics and growth through strong Go-To-Market activation, demonstrating leadership in a complex matrix organization and influencing coordinated planning across cross-functional teams.• Supervised and transformed the team into award-winning and client-focused industry leaders while establishing comprehensive KPIs and leading strategic business planning processes.• Trained over 25,000 clients and developed 152 launch toolkits. Established API feeds and created efficient learning module distribution paths for partners.• Produced consistent annual budget growth: 30% in the first year, 53% in the second year, and 58% in the third year.• Attained 3X growth in global MDF adoption from 20% to 60% across B2B & B2C; boosted reimbursement rates from 80% to 100%.• Created and executed strategies in collaboration with the U.S. B2B and B2C go-to-market teams, executing over 200 key campaigns within GE Appliances.• Significantly reduced $1.6M over two years, improved brand image, and improved efficiency by pioneering enterprise digital information management system, receiving executive support, and negotiating contracts.