Vendor Marketing Programs – Rewards Owner

Role Overview

• Designs, builds and manages an enterprise vendor rewards program, supporting thousands of end users and multiple vendor suppliers.
• Owns end-to-end program data integrity and vendor lifecycle management, including pulling and analyzing sales reports, managing vendor onboarding and offboarding, ensuring accurate inclusion/exclusion of products, and overseeing points loading and verification to resolve partner inquiries.
• Creates, implements, and operationalizes order taker reward and incentive structures that increase sales, drives account manager engagement, and builds brand loyalty.
• Aligns program design with core market strategies, regional sales initiatives, and category priorities.
• Partners with Demand Generation teams and Category to execute internal integrated marketing campaigns that influence end-user behavior to maximize reward programs.
• Supports program ROI measurement in collaboration with internal teams, leveraging CRM-driven reporting and analytics.
• Builds scalable platforms and infrastructure, performance metrics, and engagement frameworks to support future enterprise growth.
• Leads outreach plans to increase program participation and executes regional and local engagement strategies to accelerate program adoption.
• Serves as support for supplier/manufacturer relationships to improve retention and program advocacy.
• Coordinates with the Category team to identify needs from strategic vendors, secure their participation in the company rewards program, and coordinate vendor Market Development Funds (MDF).
• Creates and maintains vendor marketing programs and rewards with tracking software.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or related field or equivalent work experience required
• 5+ years experience in marketing roles or incentive program management preferred
• Experience with Core Rewards, AwardCo, ITA Group, or similar programs highly preferred
• Experience working within B2B distribution is a plus
• Working technical knowledge of rewards program infrastructure and building of requirements strongly preferred
• Strong working knowledge in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint)

Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
• Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity
• FSA & HSA
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Disability Benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Personal Leave time
• Bonuses upon achievement of branch and company goals