Associate Brand Manager - Minute Maid

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$93K/yr – $114K/yrMid Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

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Job Summary

Own the brand performance storytelling, reporting, and cross‑functional activation for Minute Maid, driving insights, innovation projects, and stakeholder alignment across Marketing, Commercial, and Finance.

  • Lead reporting and brand insights
  • Coordinate Stage-Gate innovation and cross-functional launches

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage and execute recurring data and performance reporting for Minute Maid, translating syndicated and panel findings into actionable brand insights and recommendations.
  • Support the Senior Brand Managers and Directors across key priorities while coordinating with cross-functional counterparts from Marketing, Commercial, and Finance.
  • Lead aspects of consumer, customer, and internal engagement by preparing compelling brand communications, presentations, and category stories that build advocacy.
  • Drive select innovation and renovation projects through the Stage-Gate process by partnering with R&D, Supply, Technical, Design, and Production teams to ensure timely concept-to-launch execution.
  • Prepare internal and customer-facing presentations, including selling tools, performance reviews, and operating updates.
  • Manage core administrative and operational responsibilities for the brand team, including couponing programs, sample coordination, program budgets (DME), and timeline tracking to support flawless execution.
  • Curate social media and digital insights to inform brand activation and campaign optimization.
  • Monitor marketing plans against KPIs and recommend adjustments to optimize performance throughout the brand calendar year.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or related field required.
  • 1–3 years of experience in brand management, marketing, or related roles; CPG experience strongly preferred.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret research findings and data into actionable insights. Experience with sales tracking and consumer panel tools is an advantage.
  • Solid understanding of marketing execution, including campaign activation, social media, and shopper engagement.
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills with demonstrated ability to influence and inspire internal and external stakeholders.
  • Detail-oriented with strong project management capabilities, including budgeting, timeline stewardship, and operational oversight.
  • Demonstrated track record of working across functions to achieve brand goals and deliver results.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with marketing analytics platforms.
  • Self-starter with a growth mindset, proactive attitude, and passion for brand building.

Preferred

  • Brand Planning, Consumer Data, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Engagement, Data Analysis, Digital Fluency, Innovation, Marketing Analytics, Performance Analysis, Presentations, Problem Solving, Project Management, Stage-Gate, Storytelling, Strategic Thinking, Timeline Management

Benefits

  • Provide hands-on experience in brand development within one of Coca‑Cola’s most iconic portfolios, enabling opportunities to drive impact on a national scale.
  • Offer career development through access to training, mentorship, and exposure to advanced brand-building practices in a global organization.
  • Equip you with collaborative networks and brand tools to accelerate your expertise in innovation, activation, and commercial planning.
  • Enable a dynamic work environment where creativity and analytics converge to shape strategies for consumer engagement and category leadership.
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From our roots at the counter of a local Atlanta pharmacy, to our current portfolio of more than 200 beverages, The Coca-Cola Company is one of the most globally-recognized brands in the world. Today, our lineup features beloved beverage brands, including Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, smartwater, Dasani, Topo Chico, BODYARMOR, Powerade, Costa, Georgia, Goldpeak, Minute Maid, Simply, fairlife and more. The Coca-Cola Company is committed to bringing about real change – to our industry, to our local economies, and to the world around us. Through constant evolution, we continue to reimagine the way we refresh the world and make a difference.We're innovating our portfolio with products that give people more varieties that meet our consumers where they are. We're working with global partners to transform our business, and grow it in more sustainable ways. And we're providing jobs and opportunities to the local economies where our people live and work, employing 700,000 people throughout our global system alongside bottling partners.If you're a changemaker looking to make a change, come join us in our mission to refresh the world and make a difference.Learn more at: www.coca-colacompany.com/careers

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