4 weeks ago
Senior Marketing Manager, Savory & Batters & Breadings (U.S. & Canada)
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Bridgewater, NJ (Unknown)Full time$149K/yr – $199K/yr
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Senior Marketing Manager, Savory & Batters & Breadings (U.S. & Canada)
Bridgewater, NJ (Unknown)
$149K/yr – $199K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time
Posted 4 weeks ago
Job Summary
Own global category and segment strategy, translate strategy into regional roadmaps, and drive profitability and portfolio analytics to guide investments. Lead market sizing and innovation planning, while enabling Sales through targeted enablement and cross-functional collaboration on GTM and demand generation. Manage reporting, budgeting, and growth initiatives across regional and global teams.
- Category strategy & roadmaps
- Profitability analytics and portfolio performance
- Sales enablement and demand generation
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Category & Segment Strategy (Global + Regional)
- Translate strategy into regional category roadmaps, including technical and innovation priorities.
- Define where to play/how to win across sub-segments, applications, and customer targets in savory.
- Business Reporting, Insights & Profitability
- Lead consistent category reporting, budget planning, and forecasting.
- Analyze profitability, pricing, and portfolio performance to identify growth opportunities and guide investment decisions.
- Build market sizing, segmentation, and trend narratives using customer, category, and competitive intelligence.
- Customer Growth & Commercial Enablement
- Engage directly with key customers to deepen market understanding, validate needs, and support solution development.
- Partner with Sales to expand the opportunity pipeline, improve conversion, and support targeted prospecting for “must-win” accounts.
Requirements
- 8–12+ years’ experience in category, segment or strategic marketing leadership roles preferably in B2B food ingredients or adjacent solution‑driven categories
- Some familiarity with category or adjacent category knowledge – if category knowledge limited than strong synergistic ingredient knowledge
- Demonstrated ownership of categories, segments, or portfolios with clear commercial accountability
- Experience supporting new category development, innovation pipelines, and growth initiatives rather than only mature portfolios
- Comfortable being measured on pipeline, conversion, and growth, not awareness or reach
- Thinks in terms of where to play / how to win, not only campaigns
- Experience operating in regional and global matrixed organizations
- Proven track record working closely with Sales, Innovation/R&D, and technical teams
- Strong exposure to consultative selling environments
- Comfortable with ambiguity and live problem-solving
Benefits
- Total Rewards Package – Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success
- Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support – Health, long-term savings, and resources for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being
- Flexible Work Arrangements – We value flexibility to support you both professionally and personally
- Career Growth – Learning, training, and development opportunities.
- Employee Recognition Program – A culture of real-time appreciation, with personalized recognition rewards globally
- Employee Referral Program – Refer top talent and earn a bonus if they’re hired
Salaries
Posted range
$149K/yr – $199K/yr
Taken straight from the job posting.
Marketing Team
Marketing Team Size
5 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
16.5 years
Median Tenure
4.7 years
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Headcount Trend
Current headcount: ~191
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