Assistant Marketing Manager Seasons - Mississauga

The Hershey Company; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading confectionery company in Peel Region, Mississauga is seeking a Marketing Assistant. In this role, you will assist the Marketing Manager in managing the Seasons and Partnerships Portfolio, contribute to strategic marketing plans, and collaborate across teams. Ideal candidates have a business degree and strong communication skills, with a passion for marketing. The company offers a flexible work environment and fantastic employee benefits.

Benefits

Flexible Work Environment

Health and Wellness Reimbursement

Rewards and recognition programs

Qualifications

• Experience managing cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage timelines and budgets effectively.
• Experience in marketing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercialization projects with cross-functional teams.
• Manage brand partnerships and assess new opportunities.
• Support in developing strategic marketing plans.

Skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Leadership skills

Project management experience

Strategic thinking

Proficient in MS Office Suite

Education

Business degree or equivalent experience with a marketing major

Job description

Summary

The position will be responsible for assisting the Marketing Manager in the comprehensive management of the Seasons and Partnerships Portfolio to achieve growth targets. Responsibilities include assisting with developing and executing strategic marketing plans, collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop and commercialize new product innovation & renovation projects, managing the budget & day-to-day management of team priorities and ad hoc requests.

What You Will Do

• Lead cross-functional teams on commercialization projects, ownership of critical path, team accountability, Gate process, proactively flag risk with solution-focused mindset
• Lead management of existing brand partnerships and assessment of new partnership opportunities across all Seasons
• Support MM in development of 3-year strategy for Holiday and Valentine’s seasons
• Support MM in consumer, shopper, category insights in collaboration with insights team -proactively driving these insights into actions to drive the business
• Collaborate with Sales Strategy & Shopper Marketing on G2M launch of seasonal programs, including providing IMC plan, product spec, images, samples and other marketing inputs to support sell-in story
• Support Field Sales in the development and execution of retail programs (coupons, focus sell,
• DME budget management, budget planning for upcoming years & in-year mgmt.
• Support MM in graphic development, briefing agencies and approval process
• Close collaboration with OMNI team on holistic communication strategy & asset planning
• Coordinate effectively with agency partners and internal teams

What We Need

• Business degree or equivalent experience with a marketing or related major preferred
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with experience across a wide breadth of audiences
• Overall business knowledge and holistic general management approach
• Strong leadership skills – ability to manage and collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Project management experience (timelines, budgets)
• Superior strategic thinking and planning coupled with outstanding analytical abilities
• Ability to use creative problem solving / innovative solutions approach
• Lifelong learner and potential to be a strong people developer
• Ability to thrive in a constantly evolving environment
• Willingness to be a part of a high performing team that works hard and has fun!
• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Marketing experience preferred (Recent grads with “rich” coop experience welcome)

Benefits and Perks of Working at Hershey Canada

• Flexible Work Environment! We pride ourselves in offering flexibility in your work schedule
• Flexible dress policy – this includes jeans!
• Corporate social responsibility programs - because we should leave the world a little better than we found it.
• Health and Wellness Reimbursement program as well as other great employee benefits
• Fantastic rewards and recognition programs
• Working for a company recognized as one of the best in Canada and the GTA!

Of course… exposure to some of the finest chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products