Marketing Specialist

Date: Jan 5, 2026

Location: Suzhou, CN, 215126

Company: Gates Corporation

Are you inspired by challenging the status quo? Do you thrive in collaborative environments that drive results? If so, Gates could be for you.

Gates is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. We push the boundaries of material science to engineer solutions that continually exceed customer expectations.

Let's simplify it, think belts and hoses. Found in motorcycles, conveyor belts, cars, tractors, blenders, vacuum cleaners, bicycles, & 3D printers just to name a few. Because why not do it all?

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

•    Independently take initiative to lead cross-function internal / external teams to efficiently execute marketing on-line and off-line events such as wechat promotion, trade shows and campaigns with suitable resource / package / innovation ideas, and post-event review reports.
•    Continuously update marketing activities pipeline and budget, maintain a leading position in the industry.
•    Independently lead industry show with cross function team.
•    Manage vendors and advertising agencies, ensure the correct operation.
•    Closely liaise with frontline sales team, product team, and promoter team to ensure the support and local execution for national and regional campaign.
•    Identify the market opportunity, closely work with sales team and promoter team to come up with the channel improvement plan based on different channel characteristics, ensure the plan’s execution and finish the relevant evaluation.
•    Responsible for marketing budget control and tracking through planning, execution and assessment.

Keys to Success

•    Demonstrated experience in automobile industry to develop and drive marketing initiatives.
•    Good communication skills, self-driven spirit and project management skills; 
•    Demonstrated understanding of automobile aftermarket.
•    Demonstrated marketing acumen.

Supervisory Responsibilities

  • None
  • No supervisory responsibilities but may provide guidance to new associates

Requirements and Preferred Skills

•    Minimum 6 of years of progressive marketing experience in automotive industry from a multinational company. Prior 4A advertising agency experience is preferred.
•    Rich ATL & BTL experiences in automotive aftermarkets esp. channel events management.
•    With a minimum of a Bachelor degree from a major university, preferably marketing and communications related.
•    Innovative, result oriented, logical thinking, proactivity and good analysis skills.
•    Good writing skills both in English and Chinese. 
•    Good project management, interpersonal and presentation skills
•    Good PC skills, particularly good command of Excel and PowerPoint.
•    Willing to travel. (less than 20% of total)

WHY GATES?

Founded in 1911 in Denver, Colorado, Gates is publicly traded on the NYSE. While we might operate in a vast amount of time zones we operate as 'One Gates' and have a common goal of pushing the boundaries of materials science. We invest in our people, bringing real-world experience that enables us to solve our customers' diverse challenges of today and anticipate those of tomorrow.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Gates is an Equal Opportunity and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, age, disability, pregnancy, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other consideration defined by law.