Marketing Operations Manager, EMEA

Stanley 1913; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanley 1913 is seeking a Marketing Operations Manager to drive planning, processes, and tools for the EMEA region from Amsterdam. You will connect regional and global teams, optimize workflows, and lead budget tracking in partnership with Finance.

This role requires strong program management and stakeholder leadership in a fast-paced environment. Based in Amsterdam, this full-time position emphasizes operational excellence, data-driven decision making, and scalable systems.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Marketing Operations or similar.
• Experience managing complex marketing initiatives and budgets.
• Experience establishing workflows and marketing tools to improve efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual and seasonal marketing planning processes with milestones.
• Coordinate across EMEA Marketing, Creative, Trade, Sales and Global teams.
• Oversee digital asset management and ensure assets are up to date.
• Manage marketing intake, prioritization, and handoff across teams.
• Build and optimize marketing systems, tools, and workflows.
• Own EMEA marketing budget tracking and forecasting with Finance.
• Lead reporting of KPIs and support business reviews and budget cycles.
• Drive cross-functional efficiency and automate where possible.
• Develop and mentor the Marketing Operations Specialist.

Skills

Marketing operations

Project management

Integrated marketing planning

Stakeholder management

Analytics & problem solving

Tools

Asana

Smartsheet

Power BI

Tableau

Microsoft 365

DAM platforms

Job description

About us: Stanley 1913 - Built for Life® since 1913.

The Stanley 1913 brand has fueled the human experience since the iconic Stanley vacuum bottle revolutionized the way people enjoyed food and beverage. Today, our colorful and thoughtfully designed products including the popular Quencher™ series go beyond function, elevating everyday moments with style and empowering active lifestyles. We’re a community of creators, builders, and inventors who believe in creating sustainable products for a better life and world that minimizes our impact on the planet. Learn more at www.stanley1913.com.

Our teams are spread all over the world, with our headquarters based in Seattle, WA. The European team is located in the center of Amsterdam, from where we lead our efforts in sales, marketing, product development, logistics, and finance across the entire EMEA region. We are a diverse and entrepreneurial team that enjoys working in a fast‑paced environment. Driven by purpose, passion, and performance, we rise to new heights together. If you are up for a new challenge, we would love to talk!

Position Overview

The Marketing Operations Manager plays a key role in driving operational excellence across the regional marketing organization. Responsible for establishing and optimizing planning processes, workflows, and tools, this role improves visibility, prioritization, and execution across marketing, creative, and cross‑functional teams. Acting as the operational hub for EMEA Marketing, the role connects regional and global teams, turning strategic priorities into integrated plans that enable efficient, high‑impact execution and support the successful delivery of marketing initiatives.

What You’ll Do

• Support marketing planning and go‑to‑market excellence by leading annual and seasonal planning processes, introducing and managing key milestones, stage gates, and deliverables to ensure successful execution.
• Act as the operational connector across EMEA Marketing, Creative, Trade, Sales, Merchandising, and Global teams, ensuring visibility of priorities, dependencies, timelines, and process requirements to drive alignment and execution.
• Drive regional adoption and localization of global marketing toolkits and oversee digital asset management to ensure marketing assets are organized, accessible, and up to date.
• Lead marketing intake and prioritization processes, serving as the primary point of contact for regional marketing requests and coordinating intake, prioritization, and handoff across marketing and creative teams to ensure work aligns with business objectives.
• Build and continuously improve marketing systems, tools, and workflows that support planning, project management, and reporting, partnering with technical teams to implement scalable solutions and process enhancements.
• Own EMEA marketing budget tracking and forecasting in partnership with the Marketing Director, Marketing Managers, and Finance team, ensuring effective budget management and visibility.
• Lead business planning and performance reporting, managing the reporting cadence and consolidation of marketing KPIs while supporting business reviews, budget reviews, and reporting cycles.
• Drive operational excellence across the marketing organization by continuously improving processes, simplifying workflows, identifying opportunities for automation, and increasing cross‑functional efficiency.
• Manage and develop the Marketing Operations Specialist, setting priorities and ensuring effective coordination of traffic management, creative assets, content, product samples, and marketing projects.

Who You Are

• 6+ years of experience in Marketing Operations, Project Management, Integrated Marketing Planning, or a similar operational role within a fast‑paced, matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated success managing complex marketing initiatives, coordinating multiple stakeholders, and delivering projects on time and within budget.
• Experience establishing and optimizing workflows, planning processes, and marketing tools that improve efficiency, visibility, collaboration, and execution across teams.
• Strong proficiency with project management, collaboration, and reporting platforms such as Asana, Smartsheet, Power BI, Tableau, and Microsoft 365, as well as digital asset management (DAM) platforms.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence decision‑making, prioritize competing needs, and drive alignment across regional and global teams.
• Proven ability to bring structure, clarity, and organization to a fast‑growing environment while maintaining a practical and flexible approach that supports creative, commercial, and cross‑functional teams.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to translate business needs into scalable processes, tools, and operational improvements.
• Experience working across creative and operational teams, with the ability to balance process discipline and efficiency with business and brand objectives.
• Experience building, maintaining, and reporting on KPI dashboards and performance reporting frameworks is considered an asset.

Please note that this full‑time position is based in Amsterdam. We do not offer relocation support or visa sponsorship for this role.

Stanley 1913 is a total rewards company, which includes rewards beyond base salary.

About our parent company: Morgan Street Holdings

The Stanley 1913 brand is owned by Morgan Street Holdings (formerly HAVI), a privately held enterprise with a diverse portfolio of operating companies, including HAVI Supply Chain, tms, and Continental. Morgan Street Holdings’ portfolio provides best‑in‑class sourcing and supply chain capabilities, brand‑defining marketing and promotion services, innovative consumer products, and dining and refreshment food solutions. Morgan Street Holdings employs over 10,000 people and serves 300+ customers across the globe.

Morgan Street Holdings supports the Stanley 1913 brand with competitive pay and benefits, along with exposure to diverse industries and professional networking and development opportunities.