Retention Manager
Skinny Dipped Almonds
United States
Posted on Jan 10, 2025
*** THIS IS NOT A JOB WITH FORCEBRANDS***
*** THIS ROLE IS A 1099, FULL TIME POSITION***
Responsibilities:
- Build a comprehensive understanding of customer retention metrics, including churn rate, customer lifetime value, and subscription renewal rates
- Leverage data to segment customers effectively and identify key patterns in buying habits to drive strategic initiatives
- Design and implement retention strategies from scratch with a strong understanding of the target customer and email and SMS channels
- Establish clear schedules, segmentation strategies, and KPIs for retention campaigns
- Own subscription management efforts, aiming to increase subscription renewal rates and drive growth to a defined target for 2025
- Oversee the CRM, email, and SMS platforms (Klaviyo) to improve customer engagement and retention
- Transition from reliance on external agencies to in-house ownership of email and retention efforts
- Work closely with graphic design, marketing, and leadership to align retention strategies with overall business goals
- Provide insights to help the business grow retention revenue from 20% to 30% of total revenue
- Explore opportunities for loyalty programs and community-building efforts as part of long-term retention strategies
- Serve as a core member of the team, with the potential to build and manage a retention team over time
Candidate Profile:
- Background in scaling retention efforts within fast-growing organizations, ideally with experience in CPG, beauty, or wellness industries.
- Contribute "tips and tricks" to optimize retention strategies, drawing from experience with successful exits or high-growth environments
- Strong preference for familiarity with businesses that have seen an exit or significant growth, bringing insights into best practices for high-growth environments
- Comfortable working in a small, entrepreneurial team and collaborating with cross-functional departments like marketing, creative, and leadership
- Resourceful, independent, and ready to "own" the retention function while supporting broader business goals
- Knowledge of email and SMS marketing best practices, with a history of running effective campaigns in these channels
- Familiarity with loyalty programs or community-building efforts is a plus
- Understands the customer journey and can develop tailored approaches to meet customer needs and expectations