Job Title: Marketing Operations Specialist
Location: Olathe, KS
Status: Full Time, Hourly
Reporting Relationship: Marketing Manager
Work Schedule: M-F

The Grass Pad is hiring Marketing Operations Specialist to work in our Olathe location.

The Marketing Operations Specialist plays a pivotal role in supporting and optimizing marketing systems, processes, and campaigns. This role ensures seamless execution across digital platforms, CRM systems, email marketing, and analytics, enabling the marketing team to operate efficiently and effectively.

This job might be for you if:

• You enjoy making systems run smoothly behind the scenes. You’ll be the go-to person for keeping marketing tools, data, and campaigns organized and efficient.
• You are detail-oriented and love solving problems, whether it’s fixing an email upload issue or troubleshooting a CRM glitch.
• You thrive in a collaborative environment where your work supports the entire marketing team’s success.
• You’re comfortable with technology and can explain how systems work in a way that makes sense to others.
• You have experience working with digital tools, marketing platforms, ERP or CRM systems, and you’re always looking for ways to improve processes.

Bonus: You have interest in lawn and landscape or outdoor activities.

What You’ll Do

• Support the day-to-day operations of the marketing team by helping manage tools, systems, and workflows.
• Assist with organizing and maintaining marketing data to ensure accuracy and accessibility.
• Printing signs for the stores and managing the sign database to ensure correct brand standards and pricing.
• Work in the ERP and POS system to update customer contacts and fix transactions.
• Help coordinate marketing campaigns across digital platforms, ensuring smooth execution and timely delivery.
• Monitor performance metrics and assist with reporting to help the team make informed decisions.
• Collaborate with team members to identify areas for process improvement and implement solutions.
• Provide basic troubleshooting and support for marketing systems and platforms.
• Contribute to team meetings and planning sessions by sharing insights and helping align efforts across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or four-years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Familiarity with basic marketing concepts
• Exceptional time management and organizational skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Affinity for providing clear and concise reports

Preferred

• Working knowledge of Google Analytics and Google AdWords
• Advanced proficiency with Excel
• Interest in the lawn and garden industry

Benefits The Grass Pad is successful because of the employees we hire. We offer generous medical insurance, matching 401k after one-year, paid time off, flexible scheduling, employee discount and a family-first attitude.

Company History The Grass Pad is a family-owned company that started during the 1960s in Omaha, selling grass seed and fertilizer. Since then, we’ve built a business based on honesty, integrity and putting the customer’s success first and foremost. We now have multiple warehouse style lawn and garden locations in both the Omaha and Kansas City metro areas.

At the Grass Pad it is not uncommon to find people that have worked here for decades. We love passion and dedication to our employees, and when we see those traits, we fight to keep people around and help them grow. We offer career and responsibility growth, management training and extensive on the job training.

Grass Pad maintains merit-based employment and is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.

Physical Requirements

Ability to sit or stand at a desk for extended periods (up to 8 hours/day). Manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and other office equipment. Visual acuity to read and produce marketing materials, both digital and print. Occasional lifting or carrying of marketing materials or equipment (up to 25 lbs).

Seasonality Our busiest seasons are in the spring and the fall. Operating hours and scheduling will vary based on the seasonal nature of the lawn and garden business.