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Winland Foods Associate Marketing Manager - pasta in Oak Brook, Illinois

Lead the planning and execution of volume and profit driving initiatives for assigned product lines and channels with support of Marketing Director, field sales and the cross-functional team. Gain broad exposure to all functional activities including sales and customers, operations, product development and finance, which results in the development of strong marketing and general management skills.

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

IL Oak Brook

Job Type:

Marketing

Job Posting Title:

Associate Marketing Manager - pasta

Job Description:

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Support the development of annual business plan and multi-year strategic plans

  • Execute plans for assigned product lines/ channels to deliver against plan objectives

  • Act as the project leader/ manager for business development and cost-savings initiatives, acting as the key cross-functional go-to person for project decisions, guidance, communication and management

  • Provide ongoing reporting and analysis of category data and segments to identify product and competitive strengths and weaknesses, identify growth opportunities and defense strategies as needed.

  • Monitor and report out on competitive activity and implications

  • Partner with sales and channel marketing to understand key account strategies and identify and implement appropriate category management solutions for optimizing account performance.

  • Leverage consumer insights, IRI and other available data to provide selling stories for key initiatives

  • Use multiple data sources to identify new product opportunities and support development of the product pipeline

  • Manage the product launches from concept through commercialization – including positioning, product and package development, pricing strategy, go-to-market tactics and performance tracking

EEO Statement:

Winland Foods believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Winland Foods is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Winland Foods is a leading private label food manufacturer of pasta, dry dinners, condiments, syrups, and more with nearly 3,000 employees operating out of 14 production facilities in US, Canada, and Italy.

As a ‘newly’ established company, we are creating the building blocks for an innovative and agile organization that is purpose driven - delivering high quality food to our customers and communities. We foster an environment that encourages all employees to be heard, and values their contributions and ideas.

By joining Winland Foods, you become a part of a new team that values passion, collaboration, and strives to prosper with our customers.

To all recruitment agencies: Winland Foods does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. Please do not forward resumes/CVs to Winland Foods employees, or any company location(s). Winland Foods is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs.

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