Associate Marketing Manager - Royal Canin (Canada)

Mars; Guelph; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global company in Guelph is seeking an Associate Marketing Manager to ensure operational efficiency and deliver marketing strategies for the EUKANUBA brand. This role requires strong project management and coordination skills, and the ability to analyze data for key projects. Candidates need a Bachelor's Degree in a related field and at least 2 years of experience in marketing operations. The company offers competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Best-in-class learning and development support

Access to in-house Mars University

Industry competitive salary and benefits package

Company bonus

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in Brand support or Marketing Operations.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of Marketing budget and planning.
• Lead planning and content creation for EUKANUBA.
• Data analytics for key projects and monthly reporting.
• Lead core renovation projects and initiatives.

Skills

Cross-functional coordination

Project management

Proficiency in Excel

Detail-oriented

Excellent organizational skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing or related field

Job description

Job Description

The Associate Marketing Manager plays a critical role in delivering executional excellence and operational efficiency within the Marketing organization. This role leads core renovation workstreams, leads strategy and execution on the EUKANUBA brand, and enables smarter ways of working through systems integration, budget management, data analytics for key projects and monthly reporting.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in Brand support or Marketing Operations.
• Strong cross-functional coordination and project management skills.
• Proficiency in Excel; ability to learn new programs and systems.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational and communication skills.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Ownership of Marketing budget, responsible for planning and tracking planned and actual spend, creating and invoicing POs, acquiring commercial approval, vendor set up, and balancing cost collectors.
• Lead on planning and content creation for EUKANUBA.
• Asset creation, design and execution on national-led consumer marketing activations.
• Lead core renovation projects.
• Data analytics for key projects, monthly reporting.
• Innovation support for new items and tracking execution and results.
• Retail/Sales tool development support.
• Executional responsibilities such as sample orders, price list updates, Retail Sales communications, and premia management including design, ordering and inventory management.
• Other duties as assigned.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.