TRAIL Rising Leaders Program - Strategy & Communications

Principal Duties

• Performs assigned duties, under direction of experienced personnel, to gain knowledge and experience required for promotion to a management position. These duties will involve Homeowner interface and decisioning in real world account management scenarios

• Develop a detailed understanding of our customer base

• Understand the competitive and marketplace of our business

• Recommend and execute on recommendations to improve our overall marketing approach

• Performs business analyses and provides recommendations to leadership for business and process changes

• Receives training and performs duties in several functions in order to become familiar with line and staff functions, management viewpoints, company policies, and best practices

• Observes experienced workers to acquire knowledge of methods, procedures, and standards required for performance of departmental duties.

• Help champion the Process Improvement discipline within the organization and implement the steps and tools necessary to successfully complete projects.

• Will be required to attend company sponsored training classes and attain certain certifications.

• Performs related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education and Experience Requirements 

• Bachelors Degree from accredited college or university

• Degree in Marketing preferred

Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Requirements 

• Highly developed organizational and project/time-management skills with an ability to manage multiple priorities and meet multiple deadlines

• Excel in a team-oriented, collaborative environment while contributing to the creation, design, and implementation of value-add business strategies that affect current operating practices and company policy.

• Be able to clearly articulate and present ideas and findings to a varied audience, including the operations staff and senior leadership

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Proficiency in quantitative analysis

• Ability to adapt

• Willingness to learn

• An entrepreneurial business mindset.

• Strong business communication skills with an ability to work well in a collaborative environment

• Strong attention to detail and an ability to multi-task, respond well to pressure and deadlines, and work well individually and in a collaborative environment.

• Strong skills in Excel and/or Tableau (charts, graphs, pivot tables, formulas, macros etc.)

• Experience with Canva, HTML, PowerPoint and Visio a plus

• Understanding of multiple brand structure and rules to enforce uniformity

While this description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position’s requirements, it in no way implies/states that these are the only job responsibilities. Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and request other duties, as necessary.