Trade Marketing Manager II

You may know McCormick as a leader in herbs, spices, seasonings, and condiments – and we’re only getting started. At McCormick, we’re always looking for new people to bring their unique flavor to our team.

McCormick employees – all 14,000 of us across the world – are what makes this company a great place to work.

We are looking to hire a Trade Marketing Manager II following a hybrid model at one of the following office locations:    Hunt Valley, MD; Cincinnati, OH; Scottsdale, AZ;  Bentonville/Rogers, AR;  New Orleans, Louisiana; or Geneva, IL.  This  is not a  remote opportunity.

 

What We Bring To The Table:

The best people deserve the best rewards. In addition to the benefits you’d expect from a global leader (401k, health insurance, paid time off, etc.) we also offer:

• Competitive compensation

• Career growth opportunities

• Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices

• Wellbeing programs including Physical, Mental and Financial wellness

• Tuition assistance

 

 

 

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Trade Marketing Manager II (Frozen, Rice, and Seafood) bridges Field Sales and Marketing, leading strategic sales promotion plans and resolving issues to support national business goals and achieve sales and profit targets.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage  ~$450MM portfolio in annual sales
• Participate in the annual brand planning process. Own translating strategic direction from Marketing (annual and ad hoc) into national and market category/brand specific execution for deployment to Field Sales
• Actively provides insights and participate in joint planning sessions with Field Sales to ensure on comprehensive plan
• Develop incremental marketing/trade fund programs and launch these programs to Field Sales
• Resolution of various, often unique Sales and Customer issues related to Sales, Production, Supply Chain and Marketing
• Aid with the development of new product launches
• Participate in new item and promotion forecast to ensure customer service needs are met; includes working with Marketing and Supply Chain via the IBP process.
• Work with Marketing, Category Management, Revenue Management and Shopper Marketing and other cross-functional partners on strategic initiatives related to major customer sales opportunities
• Deliver monthly and ad hoc reporting for trade, innovation and other business needs
• Assist in managing inventory and production needs as necessary
• Attends strategic customer meets 2-4 times per year to assist in the sell-in process of category programming and innovation
• Participate in the hiring process as needed

 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Analytics or other related fields
• 6+ years of consumer product goods experience with a least 2+ years of direct customer selling experience.
• Experience working in CPG industry sector and competitive landscape.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills. Will be required to manage multiple projects at the same time while managing day to day tasks and objectives
• Must be proficient in Microsoft office including excel and PowerPoint
• Must be able to work with large data sets including pulling and interrupting data independently
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Will be required to present to large groups of people virtually and in person
• Valid driver’s license
• Ability to relocate for future advancement
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time

 

 

 

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As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future. 

 

Base Salary: $103,520 - 181,150.

 

Base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience for this role, and/or intern