Marketing Operations Specialist

Marketing Operations Specialist

Location: Beaverton, OR

Contract length: ~11 months

Schedule: Hybrid in Beaverton, OR (WFH Fridays)

Pay: $40-42.67/hr, DOE

The Planet Group is looking for a Marketing Operations Specialist to join our well-known retail brand on a roughly 11-month contract! This role is 40 hours per week and will be hybrid in Beaverton, OR, working remotely on Fridays. This role plays a key part in enabling the team to work more efficiently, stay aligned, and focus on delivering against the broader enterprise processes.

Marketing Operations Specialist Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Airtable
• Experience working within CODE processes
• Strong understanding of merchandising workflows
• Highly organized, task-oriented, and able to work efficiently
• Proactive problem solver with a solution-focused mindset
• Enjoys building structure, clarity, and repeatable processes
• Strong collaborator and team player
• Finds satisfaction in collecting, organizing, and maintaining information
• Enjoys collecting, structuring, and organizing information
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment, and solution-oriented
• Bring both systems thinking and strong execution, helping turn existing foundations into a fully dialed, usable, and trusted source of truth

Marketing Operations Specialist Description

• Build, refine, and maintain the central process hub
• Create clarity, visibility, and operational excellence across CODE milestones and cross-functional workflows
• Own and refine the existing Airtable base to serve as the central merchandising operations hub
• Refine and structure the Airtable base to clearly reflect all CODE milestones, with appropriate detail and context
• Ensure the base includes a comprehensive and maintained project list
• Establish the Airtable base as the single source of truth for merchandising operations
• Create clear, intuitive organization so the hub is easy to use and navigate
• Build clarity and shared understanding around CODE processes
• Ensure the hub includes a clearly maintained CODE calendar, documentation and explanations of all CODE gates, including what they are, what is required, and timing
• Ensure that it links to key Box folders and helpful resources tied to CODE milestones and gates
• Support project visibility and execution by maintaining robust project tracking within Airtable
• Manage the Chongqing Excellence project list
• Ensure each project includes Gantt-style timelines, clear project status indicators, and key milestones and dependencies
• Keep timelines and statuses up to date to support leadership and cross-functional alignment
• Provide operational support FW and AP business integration leads for the two CODE gates owned by the merchandising team.
• Support setup and coordination of cross-functional meetings tied to these gates
• Own and maintain relevant distribution lists
• Help ensure consistent communication and follow-through across functions
• Take ownership of keeping the hub current, accurate, and usable over time
• Regularly update content to reflect changes in timelines, projects, or processes
• Identify gaps, inefficiencies, or opportunities to improve clarity and usability
• Partner with the team to continuously refine how the hub supports day-to-day work