Assistant Manager Customer Marketing

Marzetti Company; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and life insurance

Retirement savings

Paid parental leave & PTO

Tuition assistance

Well-being incentives & screenings

Mental health benefits

Job summary

The Marzetti Company is seeking an Assistant Customer Marketing Manager to develop and execute initiatives for assigned customers and channels. You will translate Foodservice and category priorities into customer opportunities, presentations, innovation projects, selling tools and marketing solutions that drive growth and strengthen customer partnerships.

The Assistant Manager leads assigned customer projects and commercialization work, partnering across Sales, Category Marketing,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business or related field.
• Experience supporting innovation or product commercialization is preferred.
• Experience managing projects and coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical, organizational and project-management skills; strong written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Collaborative, curious and action-oriented mindset with strong customer focus.

Responsibilities

• Execute customer plans aligned with channel and category priorities; analyze customer, category and marketplace trends to identify opportunities; provide demand planning inputs and track priorities and commitments.
• Lead assigned customer innovation and commercialization projects; manage briefs, white papers and product/menu solution recommendations; develop business cases for category marketing approval; lead cross-functional teams through Stage Gate, commercialization and launch.
• Partner with R&D/Culinary, Operations and PMO to execute projects that meet customer requirements and coordinate cross-functional inputs.
• Develop customer business reviews in partnership with Sales; analyze customer and marketplace information to identify insights and opportunities; support customer meetings and follow-up.
• Develop customer presentations, selling stories and marketing materials using insights; coordinate category, culinary and product inputs for proposals; create and maintain selling tools and marketing solutions.
• Coordinate customer pricing requests and RFP inputs; execute customer marketing programs, timelines and deliverables; support channel activations; manage agency and internal deliverables.
• Execute assigned trade shows, customer meetings and industry events, including presentations and logistics.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Business

Job description

Overview

Why Marzetti?

At The Marzetti Company, we empower our people and nourish their potential. Find community, be appreciated, experience growth and make an impact as part of our team!

We offer competitive benefits including:

• Health and life insurance plans
• Retirement savings benefits
• Paid parental leave and paid time off
• Tuition assistance
• Well-being incentives and on-site health care screenings
• Mental health benefits

Role Overview

The Assistant Customer Marketing Manager develops and executes initiatives for assigned customers and channels. The role translates Foodservice and category priorities into customer opportunities, presentations, innovation projects, selling tools and marketing solutions that drive growth and strengthen customer partnerships.

The Assistant Manager leads assigned customer projects and commercialization work, partnering across Sales, Category Marketing, R&D/Culinary, Operations, PMO and other cross-functional teams. The role combines strong project ownership, customer execution and cross-functional coordination to deliver against customer and business priorities

Responsibilities What You'll Do

• Customer & Channel Strategy: Execute customer plans aligned with channel and category priorities; analyze customer, category and marketplace trends to identify opportunities; provide demand planning and IBP inputs, including promotions, launches and key assumptions; and track priorities, timelines and customer commitments.
• Customer Innovation & Commercialization: Lead assigned customer innovation and commercialization projects; manage customer briefs, white papers and product/menu solution recommendations; develop business cases for category marketing approval; and lead cross-functional teams through Stage Gate, commercialization and launch.
• Cross-Functional Project Execution: Partner with R&D/Culinary, Operations and PMO to execute projects that meet customer requirements, develop customer launch plans and coordinate cross-functional inputs and deliverables.
• Customer Partnership & Business Reviews: Develop customer business reviews in partnership with Sales; analyze customer and marketplace information to identify insights and opportunities; and support customer meetings, innovation sessions and follow-up.
• Customer Presentations & Selling Tools: Develop customer presentations, selling stories and marketing materials using insights and analysis; support research and preparation for current and prospective customers; coordinate category, culinary and product inputs for proposals; and create and maintain customer selling tools and marketing solutions.
• Pricing, RFPs & Channel Marketing: Coordinate customer pricing requests and RFP inputs across cross-functional partners; execute assigned customer marketing programs, timelines and deliverables; support channel activations; coordinate promotions, digital activities and selling-tool development; and manage agency and internal project deliverables.
• Industry & Customer Events: Execute assigned trade shows, customer meetings and industry events, including presentations, samples, materials and logistics.

Qualifications What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business or related field.
• Experience supporting innovation or product commercialization.
• Experience managing projects and coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical, organizational and project-management skills.Strong written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Collaborative, curious and action-oriented mindset with strong customer focus.

You may have

• 3+ years of experience in marketing, customer marketing, brand/product marketing or related roles; foodservice experience.

Competencies

How you’ll do it:

The successful candidate will put our values into practice every day:

Hunger. I come ready, pay attention, and refuse to settle for getting by when getting better is possible.

Respect. I know my people by name, show up for them as humans, and never make anyone feel small.

Courage. I say the hard thing, own my mistakes, and carry my team’s voice forward.

Humility. I ask before I assume, learn from those around me, and lead with curiosity over ego.

About Us

The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti® dressings and dips, New York Bakery™ garlic breads, and Sister Schubert’s® dinner rolls, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces, Arby’s® sauces, Subway® sauces, and Texas Roadhouse® steak sauces and frozen rolls. Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States.

At Marzetti, our mission is to make every meal better through high-quality, flavorful food. Led by our purpose, to nourish growth with all that we do, our team members are dedicated to creating great tasting food and cultivating deep and lasting relationships.