Marketing Operations Manager, Seasonal

Chicago, IL (Unknown)

$79K/yr – $109K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own and govern the Seasonal Digital Portfolio Planning tool while leading cross‑functional portfolio analysis and optimization, annual governance, and NQC tracking to ensure on‑time, sales‑ready execution across seasonal horizons.

  • Owns tool governance and data validation in partnership with DevOps
  • Leads cross-functional planning and execution with Finance, Supply, and Marketing

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Digital Planning Tool Ownership DevOps Partnership: Serve as the functional product and asset owner for the Seasonal Digital Portfolio Planning tool; maintain data architecture, govern associate access, execute performance data validation, and partner with internal Dev Ops to scope and test system enhancements.
  • Annual Seasonal Portfolio Health Governance: Lead the end-to-end annual seasonal portfolio review process, analyzing SKU performance, complexity, and mix health to deliver actionable optimization and rationalization recommendations.
  • NQC Operational Cost Tracking: Monitor, analyze, and report Non-Quality Costs (NQC) across seasonal cycles, collaborating cross-functionally with Finance, Supply, and Marketing to identify root causes and mitigate portfolio waste.
  • Innovation Sales Samples Readiness Delivery: Lead complex innovation sales sample planning across all seasonal horizons, orchestrating timelines across RD, graphics, and commercial sales teams to guarantee on-time, sales-ready execution for key customer presentations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Strategy, Business Administration, or related field required MBA nice to have.
  • 3 experience in Marketing Operations, Commercial Operations, Brand Operations, or Category Management within the CPG / FMCG industry.
  • Advanced Excel proficiency with proven expertise in complex formula modeling (XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, multi-condition logic), automated data validation, and building dynamic reporting models.
  • Digital tool or system asset ownership experience, including user access management, bug triage, UAT testing, and collaborating with IT/DevOps teams on functional enhancements.
  • Exceptional project management and organizational skills, with a track record of driving cross-functional alignment and delivering commercial assets against strict, overlapping timelines.
  • Experience with strategic planning
  • Stakeholder management

Preferred

  • MBA nice to have.

Benefits

  • Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
  • An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
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