Senior Manager, Brand Marketing (Menu Innovation)

Newport, RI (Hybrid)

$150K/yr – $222K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead the menu marketing and product launches at Chipotle, guiding cross-functional development and go-to-market execution.

  • Own assessment of menu opportunities and GTM from concept to launch.
  • Must-have: 6–8 years of brand marketing experience with supervisory responsibility.
  • Standout: Executive-level collaboration across PD&C, Supply Chain, FSQA, and Operations.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Assess and activate new menu opportunities through the continuous evaluation of the competitive landscape, consumer insights, new food trends, and culture.
  • Facilitate the design, visibility, and prioritization of a large scope of core menu initiatives with executive leaders according to their consumer, financial, and operational opportunity size and risk profile.
  • Create insights-driven product development briefs to guide the creation and launch of new products in partnership with Chipotle’s culinary team.
  • Design go-to-market launch strategies and timelines, guiding product development from concept to validations to launch, including cross-functional coordination to ensure flawless consumer experience.
  • Facilitate closely with Product Development & Commercialization (PD&C), Supply Chain, FSQA, R&D/Culinary, Consumer Insights, Finance and Restaurant Operations from menu ideation to planning and execution.
  • Brief and lead internal and external communications partners across traditional ad agencies, experiential, social media, and digital teams to create high-impact go-to-market plans.
  • Develop and optimize emerging portfolios such as group occasions and digital sales channels.
  • Build a core menu team alongside the Director, Brand Marketing with 1-2 direct reports.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS) in Marketing or Business required.
  • 6-8 Years of brand marketing experience required for this role; including supervisory experience
  • Brand Management experience in CPG products, Lifestyle or Food industries with a demonstrated ability to design and launch key initiatives at a consumer-centric organization.
  • Ability to lead through influence across cross-functional teams and facilitate and drive alignment across competing and time-sensitive priorities.
  • High level of executive presence, business acumen and presentation skills.
  • Successful track record for launching or innovating products and matching and setting scalable standards for a growing brand.

Preferred

  • MBA preferred.

Benefits

  • medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k
  • sick leave
  • vacation time
  • and much more.
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