Manager, Marketing Operations

Position Title : Manager, Marketing Operations

Position Type : Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID : 39332

The Manager, Marketing Operations is a crucial member of the Global Snacking team responsible for optimizing the efficiency, effectiveness and performance of the marketing team and product portfolio by enabling executional excellence on a full spectrum of initiatives, all of which are critical to driving business growth.

Acting as a key leader and contributor to create and implement initiatives spanning AOC planning, Long Range Planning input, sustainable cost advantage, portfolio health / consolidation / simplification, network & supply chain optimization, product & packaging modifications, and RFP execution, this role works closely with the Marketing, Sales, Go to Market Channel Leads, Finance, Operations and Supply Chain teams and represents all channels within the category.

Responsible for maintaining brand integrity while driving operational efficiency, this person will play a key role in balancing the fast-paced requirements of responding to day-to-day business needs with the longer-term lens of strategic big bets. The position provides cross-functional guidance, build best-practices to drive consistency across brands / categories, and use judgement to customize solutions needed to support brand strategy and deployment needs.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities :

Business Unit Operational Execution

• Drives the AOC (Annual Operating Commitment - i.e., Commercial Plan) process for NA Marketing, aligning the process (where necessary) across Snacking and respective cross-functional team input.
• Acts as cross-functional lead, ensuring Business Unit Commercial Plan is integrated end-to-end across finance, supply chain, Go-to-Market, R&D, Operations, and Marketing and aligned up through to SLT (Senior Leadership team).
• Lead and drive complex cross-functional strategic initiatives and task force teams (i.e., Sustainable Cost Advantage, Portfolio Management, capacity and network expansion, RFP execution, pack changes) :

o Provide Business Unit and brand strategic guidance, representing marketing on specific cost savings and capacity-based initiatives across the business.

o Lead steer-co discussions, aligning functions and presenting recommendations and updates to BU leaders

o Galvanize cross-functional team - spanning operations, supply chain, finance, and others - to execute key cost-savings initiatives to meet annual multi-million dollar cost-reduction targets

Operational Excellence

Financial Planning

Supply / Demand Planning

Profile :

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following skills :

The successful candidate will have natural curiosity blended with strong commercial skills with particular business strengths in analysis, understanding the end to end supply chain, driving process improvement and effective communications. Personal characteristics should include : Strong results 'make it happen' orientation, strong collaborative work ethic, the willingness and capability to be a self-starter, the ability to make informed, independent judgments, strong prioritization and strong interpersonal skills in relationships, negotiating and communication.

Commercial and analytical acumen

Executing with excellence

Key stakeholder management

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

Compensation Package : $97,500.00 - $130,000.00 . USD annually + Bonus eligibility

The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs.

Benefits : At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits : health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.

Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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Job Family : Marketing

Location(s) : US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace

Company : McCain Foods USA, Inc.