Account Coordinator

Responsibilities

Assist the Senior Account Manager and Account Manager in managing the overall coordination of point of sale (POS) campaign deliverables to ensure the successful delivery of the individual and collective elements within the Marketing plans. Support divisions, vendors and Campaign Management in maintaining business partner relationships and expectations. Support cross-functional team members, and vendors in production details, requiring a demonstrated expertise in balancing scope, time, cost, risk and quality.

Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

• Support a project team while maintaining and building positive relationships and partnerships
• Navigate and optimize workflow and project opportunities with agility and flexibility
• Independently manage campaigns as directed by the Senior Account Manager or Account Manager
• Manage division shopping process for all POS campaigns
• Collaborate with divisions to maintain store specific metadata in POST
• Provide cost estimates for proposed projects independently or through collaboration with subject matter experts
• Contribute to meetings to ensure timely completion at all project milestones
• Confer regularly and report progress routinely to cross functional team members
• Independently build deliverables lists and develop production quantities based on store metadata in POST
• Provide project cost estimates to Sr Account Manager and Account Manager for collaboration with Campaign Management
• Initiate, review and award RFQs compliant with Print Services and Kroger Sourcing guidelines
• Support work with vendors and third parties to ensure execution of deliverables
• Seek ways to continually improve team collaboration, workflow and project processes
• Understand the process and the critical steps necessary to deliver high-quality products to customers and business partners
• Assist in managing project budgets and all timetables to ensure consistent on-time, on-budget results
• Travel to company work and vendor sites for press approval, quality checks and meetings
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Minimum

• 1 year of experience in marketing, advertising or project management
• Knowledge of marketing, advertising and branding best practices
• Superior prioritization, time management, attention to details and organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with a variety of individual work styles

Desired

• Bachelors Degree
• Knowledge of print substrates, hardware and print methods