Job Description

POSITION OVERVIEW SaskTel is currently looking for a Marketing Manager \xe2\x80\x93 ICT Managed Services in Regina, SK to support our Business Sales & Solutions Division. As the Marketing Manager of Managed Services, you will be responsible for several of the key services within SaskTel\xe2\x80\x99s growing Managed Services portfolio. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong interpersonal and relationship building skills, effective communication, along with demonstrated experience influencing, coaching and mentoring direct reports as well as peers. As part of the leadership within SaskTel Business Sales & Solutions Marketing team, this position is accountable for product management, take-to-market direction, Sales support, product and service roadmap, portfolio management, service development, and partner and channel management. In this position, you will lead a team of professionals dedicated to translating the corporate vision into industry leading services.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Accountable for product portfolio performance, which includes revenue, subscribers, profitability, expense management, inventory management, budgeting and forecasting.
• Develops product and pricing information and training for sales and operations teams, including: features and benefits, competitive comparisons, and ROI logic/calculations for the customer.
• Accountable for the long term health and regeneration of product portfolios through new product/service development and product enhancements.
• Identifies emerging areas of focus and high quality ideas. Leads cross-functional multi-disciplined teams in the research, evaluation, and, requirement definition for service delivery.
• Ensures the application of service development best practices for the introduction of successful new products and services.
• Negotiates, establishes and maximizes third party relationships that deliver advantageous results and protect SaskTel\xe2\x80\x99s best interests.
• Ensures that SaskTel products and pricing are positioned competitively through proactive monitoring and research of the marketplace and competitors, including timely tactics to counter competitive threats.
• Defines the ideal customer experience that drives highest customer satisfaction.
• Ensures products adhere to applicable policies, practices, regulations and privacy requirements.
• Accountable for business case development (strategic, financial, operational, customer implications, partnership and new growth objectives) of opportunities on a case by case basis.
• Creates a highly effective team fluent in current industry trends, technology changes and market conditions.
• Provides leadership, direction and coaching to inspire, motivate and enable a positive and productive work environment for direct reports and cross-functional teams.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor Degree in a related discipline (Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration/Commerce or equivalent). A combination of related business experience and education will be considered.
• Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated leadership in marketing, sales, and portfolio management.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated ability to apply marketing concepts and principles.
• Must display strong planning and analytical skills, customer focus, results orientation.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise, lead, coach, inspire and motivate multiple direct reports.
• Ability to lead cross functional teams in the integration of activities across the organization.
• Possesses a high energy level and willingness to work irregular hours in an unpredictable, demanding work environment.

ABOUT SASKTEL SaskTel is the leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) provider in Saskatchewan, with over $1.3 billion in annual revenue and approximately 1.4 million customer connections including 639,000 wireless accesses, 289,000 wireline network accesses, 289,000 internet accesses, 114,000 maxTV subscribers, and 81,000 security monitoring customers. SaskTel and its wholly-owned subsidiaries offer a wide range of ICT products and services including competitive voice, data and Internet services, wireless data services, maxTV services, data centre services, cloud-based services, security monitoring services, advertising services, and international software and consulting services. SaskTel and its wholly-owned subsidiaries have a workforce of approximately 3,400 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs). Visit SaskTel at www.sasktel.com.