Retail Media Strategist (Walmart Connect) - Freelance Contractor
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Boston, MA (Remote)
$75/hr - $100/hrIn-houseFull-timeMid level3+ years exp.
2 days ago
Associate Marketing Manager - Retail Prepared Foods
Wichita, KS (Hybrid)
$97K/yr – $130K/yrMid Level4+ years expFull time
Posted 4 weeks ago
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Job Summary
Own the category marketing strategy for a Retail / Prepared Foods portfolio, shaping launches, campaigns, and customer storytelling with cross-functional partners and external agencies.
- Category strategy ownership: align with business goals, identify issues through data and insights.
- Cross-functional execution: plan campaigns, manage assets, and ensure on time delivery within budgets.
- Insight-driven prioritization: translate customer, market, and competitive data into category direction and priorities.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Lead the category marketing strategy for Retail / Prepared Foods aligned to business goals and identify issues through research and interpretation.
- Plan and execute integrated product or category campaigns with internal teams and external agencies, ensuring budgets and market dynamics are respected and assets delivered on time.
- Partner with cross functional teams to apply insights on customer needs, market trends, and competitive dynamics to inform direction and priority setting.
- Support innovation and new product development, driving portfolio health through concept ideation, business assessments, and coordinated execution.
- Collaborate with R&D and other cross-functional groups to move concepts from ideas to commercialization.
- Lead efforts to improve customer experience for the category by developing differentiated value propositions and selling stories tailored to customer needs.
- Assist in developing and executing marketing programs, launches, promotions, and customer-facing materials.
- Track innovation progress, timelines, and milestones to keep initiatives aligned with priorities and on schedule.
- Handle complex issues independently, escalating only the most challenging items to appropriate staff.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or related field OR equivalent experience.
- Minimum 4 years in a similar role.
- Experience translating insights and data into clear recommendations and action plans.
- Proven experience collaborating cross-functionally.
- Experience in food, retail, or consumer-packaged goods marketing.
- Experience supporting marketing strategy execution in a cross-functional, matrixed environment.
- Experience navigating complex organizational structures and influence without direct authority.
- comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: https://www.cargill.com/page/my-health/mh-health-and-wellness to learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).
- At Cargill we put people first.
Cargill
Cargill is a family company committed to nourishing the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. With over 158 years of experience, we sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. Whether it’s making alternative proteins for food manufacturers or helping farmers raise healthier animals with AI, we put as much care into how things are sourced as what we provide. We put people first. We do the right thing—today and for generations to come.
