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Assistant Marketing Manager, Culinary

Buffalo, NY (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2375+South+Park+Avenue+Buffalo+NY+USA+14220) • Marketing

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Come build your career at Lactalis, the world’s largest dairy company, and a house of beloved and iconic dairy brands. We are seeking ambitious and talented candidates to join our Culinary Marketing team in Buffalo, NY.

Lactalis USA produces award-winning nutritious and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. We offer an enviable range of dairy brands including Galbani®, Président®, Kraft® Natural Cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond®, Parmalat®, Siggi’s®, and Stonyfield Organic® in addition to several brands imported from our affiliates in Europe. Across the United States the company has four business divisions with approximately 3,500 employees, 11 manufacturing sites and corporate offices located in New York City and Buffalo, NY, Chicago, IL, Londonderry, NH and San Fernando, CA. Lactalis USA is part of Lactalis Group, the world’s largest dairy company with more than 85,500 employees worldwide, and a French family business founded in 1933 in France.

Lactalis’ core values ofAMBITION,ENGAGEMENT, andSIMPLICITYare at the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace and we know that our candidates come from many different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job posting, we still encourage you to apply and share with us yourSTORY, yourPASSION, and yourEXPERTISE! You may be just the perfect candidate for this or other roles within our company.

From your PASSION to ours

The Asst. Marketing Manager will be responsible for developing strategy and implementing plans and targets for assigned product lines and projects. Will organize and control assigned product line(s) and projects from conceptual stages through product life cycles to optimize profit and meet marketing, financial, and corporate growth objectives by performing the following duties:

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

· Participate in setting effective business strategy to move business ahead and achieve high level objectives/metrics; demonstrate a deep understanding of brand strategy and the competitive landscape in which the brand operates, including key competitors and general market conditions. This would include “real time” understanding of what is driving products and category trends in the marketplace.

· Develop and execute effective annual marketing programs that build the brand in the long run and achieve targeted operating results. Work collaboratively with sales, trade marketing, R&D, production, direct supervisor, and senior management; actively monitor and adjust plans to ensure that business results are met; develop best practices and continuously refine these.

· In development of the annual plans, demonstrate expertise in the full marketing mix and utilize “best practices” to achieve business results. Work effectively and collaboratively with internal/ external parties to develop and execute impactful advertising and promotions to achieve results and continuously improve best practices. Work with sales and trade marketing to set appropriate distribution goals particularly with new products. Maintain an appropriate and optimal product range in terms of number of SKUs, sizes, etc., assuring that the mix is profitable and competitive in the market; monitors all plans and programs to determine ROI and effectiveness in delivering results.

· Contribute to new product strategy development for the assigned business area or product line; recommend appropriate new product projects or line extensions consistent with strategy; lead product teams in the achievement of launches, keeping the team on time, on budget and delivering the agreed upon volume and profit.

· Contribute to the development of key communication strategies such as brand strategy, copy strategy, etc.; effectively briefs the agency in all areas of communications work (i.e.: consumer promotions and social media, etc.), provides sound input and direction to the agency on all such creative projects to deliver high impact creative.

· Recommend and execute appropriate market research needed to guide new product development, and communications work like executions involving the expression of the brand positioning and strategy; continuously improves best practices.

· Recommend and execute packaging graphics to assure that the brand image is consistent with brand strategy, work closely and give direction as required to achieve excellence.

· Demonstrate strong expertise in the use of all business information systems that provide key information on the state of the business, including IRI/Circana, Stratum and Datassential, etc.; routinely queries these systems, collaboratively develops and refines reporting to stay on top of business performance; proactively recommends improvements to increase visibility to performance; performs ongoing as well as ad hoc analysis as needed to understand business conditions; acts on findings to improve business results.

· Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the business P&L and actively manages marketing programs to impact results, including pricing, marketing spending, and all other marketing mix activities that impact volume and profit; works closely with finance and direct supervisor to assure accuracy of financial reporting and when developing pro-forma P&Ls for products; actively monitors monthly results to assure that the business is on track.

· Demonstrate commitment to a safe working environment that promotes the health and wellbeing of all employees and that will further contribute to the Company’s overall performance and success.

· Travel and / or extended or off work hours may be required.

· This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

· To fulfill these responsibilities, tools such as a computer, phone or, and / or allowance(s) may be provided.

· Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these Essential Duties and Responsibilities.

Requirements

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

Education

· Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications, or other comparable discipline preferred.

Experience

· 2+ years related experience in a consumer package goods marketing position.

· Food experience, and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Specialized Knowledge

· Significant computer skills and background and needs to be familiar with sophisticated sales reporting systems.

Skills / Abilities

· Strong communication and analytical skills

· Ability to coordinate several activities internally with a variety of departments and functions.

· Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals and/or governmental regulations.

· Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

· Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and customers.

Salary Description

$60,000 - $70,000 annual