Responsibilities

• In the role of Associate Marketing Manager working in Chicago, IL , you will be a part of the Shopper Marketing Team. You will be accountable for leading the development, communication, and evaluation of brand-specific programing and channel-specific solutions. These solutions must be rooted in brand, shopper, and channel insights and should be easy to execute for our sales, distributor, and retail partners. Importantly, these solutions must drive value and sales for our customers, our distributors, and our company.
• This position reports to the Sr Manager Shopper Marketing and works very closely with internal and external stakeholders through the value chain to deliver solutions that drive profitable growth for our retailers and grow MCBC’s share of category and channel.
• What You’ll Be Brewing: - Working collaboratively with cross-functional partners you will lead the development of creatively effectivesolutions rooted in insights and brand fundamentals to connect with the shopper
• You will own status meetings with external agencies and will work with them from the development of briefs through to offering constructive and concise creative and strategic feedback
• As partner to the sales organization, you will connect with customer and field teams to collaborate throughout the program development process and share final plans through effective storytelling and system communications
• You will think creatively to develop unique, engaging sell stories and brand and category solutions rooted in shopper insights to produce best in class programming across the portfolio that will be effectively executed across the sales organization
• As the program owner you will stay connected with the sales organization to ensure the effective execution of all programs
• You will be responsible for analyzing and presenting business results for the programs and for your respective brands (e.g., volume, share and distribution) and ensure these results are used to inform future strategic decisions

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, sales and marketing, or other related field OR equivalent experience (3+ years) in marketing/sales with high profile CPG brands
• Sales and/or Marketing experience, including management of channel/retail programs
• Experience in managing the creative process with agency partners and integrating insight from Brand along with value chain stakeholders in Sales and Local Marketing
• Experience conducting financial and business analysis, retrieving and analyzing data, and managing budgets

Nice-to-have

• You’re an effective leader who is curious and possesses problem-solving abilities, exceptional project management skills, initiative to drive projects forward, accountability to own responsibilities, and empathy to successfully collaborate with others
• You’re a creative marketer who looks for effective solutions for shopper needs and their problems, solutions that are simple but unique and will appeal to shoppers
• You love a challenge – you complete complex projects quickly and adeptly with your understanding of the business priorities
• You build relationships and collaborate to get to the desired outcome
• You take accountability for results – acting with integrity and honoring commitments
• You have a thirst for learning – you are always looking for ways to learn and help one another grow
• You exhibit our core values

Benefits

• We care about our People and Planet and have challenged ourselves with stretch goals around our key priorities
• We care about our communities, and play our part to make a difference – from charitable donations to hitting the streets together to build parks, giving back to the community is part of our culture and who we are
• Engagement with a variety of Business Resource Groups, which can provide volunteer opportunities, leadership experience, and networking through the organization
• Ability to grow and develop your career centered around our First Choice Learning opportunities
• Participation in our Total Rewards program with a competitive base salary, incentive plans, parental leave, health, dental, vision, retirement plan options with incredible employer match, generous paid time off plans, an engaging Wellness Program, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with amazing resources
• Access to cool brand clothing and swag, top events and, of course... free beer and beverages!
• Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences
• Benefits include 15 days vacation, 10 paid holidays, 4 personal floating holidays and 64 hours of sick time.