Marketing Director

If you are a strategic marketing leader who thrives on turning insight into growth this is an opportunity to shape the future of a high-impact marketing function. As Marketing Director you will help elevate Newly Weds Foods market presence influence innovation strengthen customer partnerships and lead initiatives that directly support commercial growth across U.S. and global markets.

Reporting directly to the SVP Sales & Marketing this role will transform Marketing into a proactive commercial growth driver by setting strategy identifying growth opportunities guiding innovation and aligning Sales Culinary and R&D around measurable business outcomes.

This role is on-site based out of our Chicago IL location.

• Develop and execute the marketing strategy aligned with business growth priorities.
• Translate market trends customer insights and competitive intelligence into actionable growth opportunities.
• Define annual priorities and establish a clear roadmap for the marketing team.
• Identify and prioritize opportunities across QSR Processor and emerging channels.

• Partner with Culinary and R&D to guide innovation efforts that align with customer needs and market trends.
• Influence product development and commercialization priorities.
• Help Sales strengthen customer relationships through compelling messaging insights and value propositions.
• Support opportunity creation pipeline development and commercial conversion.

• Lead customer-facing marketing programs including innovation sessions trend presentations roadshows and targeted campaigns.
• Represent Newly Weds Foods at customer meetings industry events and speaking engagements.
• Position the company as an innovative and forward-thinking industry leader.
• Strengthen customer engagement through impactful storytelling and market insights.

• Own brand strategy and external communications across digital and traditional channels.
• Oversee marketing campaigns agency relationships and communications initiatives.
• Establish consistent messaging storytelling frameworks and communication standards.
• Ensure development of scalable customer-facing content presentations and sales tools that support commercial growth.

• Lead coach and develop a talented marketing organization.
• Assess team capabilities and identify opportunities for growth and development.
• Build processes systems and performance measures that improve execution and accountability.
• Foster strong collaboration across Marketing Sales Culinary and R&D.

• Establish KPIs dashboards and reporting processes that measure marketing effectiveness and business impact.
• Manage budgets and marketing investments to maximize return and commercial value.
• Create structure prioritization and governance that keep teams focused on high-impact initiatives.

• Bachelors degree in Marketing Business Communications or a related field.
• MBA or equivalent business leadership experience preferred.
• 10 years of progressive marketing leadership experience within B2B food ingredients foodservice manufacturing or a related industry.
• Proven success developing and executing marketing strategies that drive growth innovation and customer engagement.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to connect marketing initiatives to business results.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing across Sales R&D Culinary and executive leadership.
• Demonstrated success building teams implementing processes and driving organizational effectiveness.
• Strong customer-facing presentation communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience representing an organization externally through customer engagement industry participation thought leadership or speaking opportunities.
• Strong financial acumen including budget management and ROI analysis.
• Experience operating in a global or multi-regional environment is preferred.

• Lead the marketing strategy and growth agenda for a respected global industry leader.
• Shape innovation priorities and influence the future direction of the business.
• Partner directly with executive leadership and key commercial stakeholders.
• Drive meaningful impact across customer engagement innovation and brand positioning.
• Build and develop a high-performing team while creating scalable systems and processes that support long-term growth

Compensation: $190000-$240000 plus annual incentive opportunity

BENEFITS:
At NWF we prioritize the well-being of our employees. We understand and appreciate that each persons needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligiblefor the following benefits:

• Physical - Medical Prescription Drug Dental Vision
• Social - Paid Time Off Company Holidays Leave of Absence Flexible Work Arrangements Recognition Training Events
• Emotional Employee Assistance Program Wellbeing Programs Family Support Programs
• Financial 401k Employee Incentive Plan Life Accidental Death & Dismemberment Disability