Director, Demand & Channel Marketing

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Job Location:

Grand Prairie, TX 75050

Salary Range: $ - $ Salary/yearK&N Engineering is seeking a Director, Demand & Channel Marketing, to lead demand generation and channel marketing across its vehicles business unit. This role will be responsible for translating K&N's brand strength, product innovation, and commercial priorities into measurable consumer demand, conversion, and profitable growth.

Reporting to the Vice President & General Manager of Vehicles, this leader will partner closely with Brand Marketing, Sales, Sales Operations, Product, E-Commerce, and key retail channel partners to deliver an integrated go-to-market approach across K&N's direct and retail channels.

The Director, Demand & Channel Marketing, will lead Performance and Lifecycle Marketing, Digital Commerce, Retail Content and Merchandising, and Retail Marketing Partnerships. We are looking for a commercially minded marketing leader who combines strong consumer instincts with data-driven decision-making and a bias toward execution & profitable growth.

• Lead performance marketing across paid digital channels to drive consumer demand, acquisition, conversion, and revenue.
• Optimize marketing investment and effectiveness through performance data, KPIs, and partnership with Brand Marketing.

• Lead CRM, email, SMS, and customer re‑engagement strategies across the consumer lifecycle.
• Leverage segmentation, first‑party data, and consumer insights to increase engagement, repeat purchase, and customer lifetime value.

• Drive profitable growth through K&N's digital assets, optimizing the consumer journey from discovery through conversion across digital platforms
• Partner cross‑functionally and leverage analytics and testing to improve merchandising, promotions, conversion, and overall digital commerce performance.

• Lead K&N's retail content, digital shelf, planogramming, and retail merchandising strategy and execution across key retail and e-commerce channels.
• Partner across Sales, Product, and Brand Marketing to strengthen product presentation, discoverability, new product execution, consumer education, and conversion.

• Partner with Sales and strategic retail customers to develop marketing programs that drive consumer demand, engagement, and sell‑through.
• Lead retail marketing and investment planning with sales across media, digital activation, promotions, merchandising and content, with clear…

• Translate vehicles business…

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Business, Communications, E‑Commerce, or related field with 10+ years of progressive marketing and leadership experience.
• Strong experience across performance marketing, digital commerce, lifecycle/CRM, retail, or omnichannel marketing with a demonstrated understanding of consumer acquisition, conversion, and retention.
• Strong analytical and commercial capabilities, including managing marketing investments against measurable business outcomes.
• Automotive aftermarket, enthusiast, consumer products, durable goods, or similar channel‑driven industry experience preferred.
• Proven ability to lead teams and partner effectively across sales, marketing, e‑commerce, and major retail customers; experience developing joint marketing or retail activation programs preferred.

• A commercially minded marketing leader who connects brand, consumer, channel, and conversion to drive measurable growth.
• Strategic thinker with a strong bias toward execution and results.
• Data‑driven leader who uses consumer insights and KPIs to guide decisions and…