Commercial Marketing Manager - Chicago, IL

Location: Chicago, IL | Onsite

Reports To: VP of Sales & CEO

About the Opportunity

A growing healthcare and PPE organization is seeking a Commercial Marketing Manager to help build and scale its U.S. commercial marketing strategy.

This is not a traditional corporate marketing role. The ideal candidate is a hands-on marketer who enjoys building programs from the ground up and understands how strong marketing directly supports sales growth, distributor relationships, product launches, and brand development.

You will work closely with senior sales leadership to strengthen brands, generate demand, develop sales tools, and expand market presence across healthcare, occupational, and industrial markets.

Position Overview

The Commercial Marketing Manager will own day-to-day marketing initiatives across brand development, sales enablement, distributor marketing, digital marketing, product launches, and industry events.

This role is highly cross-functional and offers significant visibility within a growing organization. Success requires a blend of strategic thinking and hands-on execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute marketing strategies that support revenue growth
• Build and maintain consistent brand positioning and messaging
• Create sales enablement materials including presentations, brochures, sell sheets, and competitive tools
• Support new product launches and commercialization initiatives
• Develop marketing programs and co-branded materials with distribution partners
• Manage website content, LinkedIn, email campaigns, and digital collateral
• Coordinate trade shows, conferences, distributor meetings, and sales events
• Monitor competitors, market trends, pricing, and customer feedback
• Partner closely with Sales leadership to identify opportunities and support customer acquisition

Qualifications

Required

• 5+ years of B2B, commercial, product, or brand marketing experience
• Proven experience developing marketing programs that support sales growth
• Strong content development and sales enablement skills
• Experience managing multiple marketing initiatives from concept through execution
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Ability to work onsite in Chicago, IL

Preferred

• Experience in healthcare, medical devices, PPE, distribution, manufacturing, or other B2B industries
• Experience working with distributors or channel partners
• Product marketing and product launch experience
• Experience with trade shows and industry events
• Digital marketing, LinkedIn, email marketing, and website management experience
• Experience creating marketing collateral for sales teams

What Success Looks Like

Within the first year, you will help:

• Establish and execute a scalable commercial marketing strategy
• Build a comprehensive sales enablement library
• Develop distributor marketing programs and toolkits
• Support successful product launches
• Strengthen brand awareness and market positioning
• Expand the company's digital presence
• Generate marketing support for new customer acquisition

Compensation

• $95,000 – $120,000 base salary
• Opportunity to play a highly visible role within a growing commercial organization
• Direct partnership with senior sales and executive leadership
• Significant opportunity for career growth as the organization expands