Innovation Marketing Manager

Marketing Manager Long-Term Innovation

Purpose and Scope/General Summary: This innovation marketing position focuses on building a dynamic pipeline of branded product innovation options for the business units across consumer and operator channels. You will be part of the marketing department delivering products grounded in consumer insights while advancing the Companys branded product portfolio facilitating the Right to Win across a rolling 3-year timeframe. You will be responsible for the product management and commercialization of a portfolio of concepts within the Innovation Pipeline in balance with meeting the key performance indicators (KPIs) of the Prepared Foods business units. Your playing field in this position is new product and platform development. By following an end-to-end project management process throughout a products life cycle (conceptualization to commercialization to post-launch) you will collaborate lead and influence cross-functionally by working closely with Category Marketing R&D Regulatory & Nutrition Culinary Sensory Science Brand and Commerce Activation Marketing Sales Operations Procurement Supply Chain and Project Management team members. This position is a vital thought leadership role.

Responsibilities:

• Delivers a compelling mix of branded consumer and operator products across flavor format and package rooted in consumer/operator-validated insights
• Executes annual innovation plans in partnership with Sales R&D Brand and Business Unit (BU) Leadership
• Monitors and tracks innovation pipeline health in collaboration with the COE team ensuring a risk-adjusted pipeline plan metered to the BUs long-term growth goals
• Assesses industry customer and consumer trends to stay abreast of competitive landscape and to identify opportunity gaps in the market
• Facilitates a food culture driving a balance between the outside-in and inside-out insight inputs to inform on innovation pipeline execution and education
• Leads cross-functional teams to develop commercialize and launch concepts in the Innovation Pipeline using the Stage-Gate process ensuring flawless execution in balance of demanding and tight timelines
• Manages assigned new product development projects from Market Landscape Assessment through Commercialization and Post Launch Optimization stages
• Provides support in the tracking and reporting against innovation goals and objectives (KPIs) back into the broader organization
• Collaborates with the COE team along with research vendors/partners to design and to execute market research studies; uncovers meaningful insights and implications to craft selling stories
• Conducts ideations inspiration rooms trend treks and trend discoveries
• Navigates the organization to assess feasibility of ideas including partnering with category and brand and commerce teams to ensure financial viability and supply chain as part of manufacturing capabilities
• Collaborates with the greater Innovation Team serving as central point of project communication to key cross-functional stakeholders
• Creates and qualifies concepts to align with brand plans innovation platforms and business priorities
• Partners with Sales and Brand and Commerce Activation Marketing to help sell in innovations to key customers
• Provides insights & presentations to senior leaders when required
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5-7 years of progressive related marketing or business management experience (retail food or CPG preferred)
• Bachelors degree required; Masters degree preferred
• Ability to travel (15%)
• Entrepreneurial accountability to drive projects forward in a disciplined approach with an attention and love for details
• Excellent determination evidenced by strategic thinking collaboration problem solving teaming and project execution skills
• Fluency in peer influence and navigating with organizational agility managing cross-functional priorities that might be in conflict
• Curiosity and a knack for storytelling the why what so what and now what
• Ability to effectively coach manage engage and inspire direct reports
• Excellent communication & presentation skillsverbal and written
• Strong negotiation skills
• Comfort with ambiguity
• Experience in business case development and quantitative analytical skills
• Passion for food (animal protein preferred)
• Can perform the functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation
• As a salaried position with the company you may be required to travel at some point to other facilities to attend Company events or as a representative of the Company in other situations. Unless otherwise specified in this posting the amount of travel may vary and the most qualified candidate must be willing and able to travel as business needs dictate.

The applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:

• Benefits: Vision Medical and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment;
• Paid Time Off: sick leave vacation and 6 company observed holidays;
• 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;
• Base salary range of $101000 $138000;
• Incentive Pay: This position is eligible to participate in the Companys annual bonus plan the amount of bonus varies and is subject to the standard terms and conditions of the incentive program; and
• Career Development: Our company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning and development programs.

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in states where it is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for any given position compensation ranges are specific to those states and takes into account various factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to a candidates relevant experience qualifications skills competencies and proficiencies for the role.

This position does not have an application deadline. We will continue to recruit until the position has been filled.

The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal we conduct drug alcohol and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.

About us: Pilgrims is a leading global food company with more than 62000 team members worldwide. The company processes prepares packages and delivers fresh frozen and value-added food products for customers in more than 100 countries. Pilgrims operates protein processing plants and prepared foods facilities in 14 states Puerto Rico Mexico the U.K the Republic of Ireland and continental Europe. Pilgrims is headquartered in beautiful Greeley Colorado at the JBS USA corporate office where our 1200 employees enjoy more than 300 days of sunshine a year.

Our mission: To be the best in all that we do completely focused on our business ensuring the best products and services to our customers a relationship of trust with our suppliers profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.

Our core values are: Availability Determination Discipline Humility Ownership Simplicity Sincerity

EOE including disability/vets

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