Reporting to the Marketing Manager, the E-commerce and MAP Specialist will support the department in various related roles to meet marketing initiatives and objectives.
You will be responsible for coordinating and administering various e-commerce account activities (ex. Amazon, Home Depot.) Additionally, you will be responsible for managing, monitoring, and enforcing Makita Canada’s minimum advertised price (MAP) policy for Makita products advertised online and across our dealer-retail-seller network.

How Makita supports our team members:

• Competitive salary
• Company paid benefits (medical/dental/vision/employee assistance plan)
• RSP Plan
• Work life balance with paid/unpaid leave, including paid vacation, family related leave & personal days

What will you work on?

E-commerce Responsibilities: 

• Create and maintain digital content such as product images, brand logos, and product descriptions while maintaining brand integrity on various e-commerce platforms.
• Content enrichment including developing, monitoring, writing, and updating product content contained on various e-commerce platforms, including but not limited to customer specific portals
• Work with product management, technical services, creative/graphics, sales, and other relevant departments to provide updated content for assigned accounts to be shared across eCommerce platforms
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of account-specific SEO best practices, pricing policies, media assets, inventory and/or pre-orders
• Other related duties may be required

MAP Specialist Responsibilities:

• Prepare quarterly MAP lists with up-to-date minimum advertised prices for Makita products and communicate to the sales team and our dealer network
• Monitor, analyze and report on prices for Makita products advertised by our dealers for compliance with our MAP policy using existing tools and pricing intelligence software, PriceSpider | Prowl
• Compose and send MAP enforcement communication to dealers violating MAP and facilitate the process for applying required sanctions
• Prepare regular and on-demand MAP violation tracking reports for management and our team
• Administer Makita Canada’s minimum advertised price (MAP) policy for our products
• Recommend new methods and policy to strengthen our MAP policy, guidelines, and compliance
• Other related duties may be required

To be successful you will have:

• A three (3) year post-secondary diploma or degree
• A minimum of one (1) year of related experience
• Experience with vendor portals such as Home Depot and Amazon
• Experience with MAP administration management
• Proficient operating PriceSpider | Powl, pricing intelligence software is essential
• Solid Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency in Word and PowerPoint are required
• Knowledge and interest in power tools and construction/building trades

What you bring to the team:

• Analytical: Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs workflows and procedures
• Technical Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office; PriceSpider | Prowl
• Planning/Organizing: Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Develops realistic action plans
• Communication: Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Personal motivation to be accountable to others and work productively with minimal supervision
• Bilingual in English and French preferred but not needed

Salary:

• $45,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year

Interested in joining our team? 

Please forward your resume to [email protected], with the subject line "E-commerce and MAP Specialist"

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We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity in our workplace. We are committed to providing inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes in accordance with Human Rights and Accessibility Legislation