Innovation Brand Manager – Salty Snacks

Mars; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 108,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Mars in Chicago, IL is seeking a Sr. Associate Brand Manager for Salty Innovation to drive the Pringles and Combos innovation agenda from ideation through launch.

You will work across Marketing, Sales, Customer Marketing, and channel teams to shape the pipeline and translate insights into action. The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, strong communication, and project management to move high-priority initiatives forward.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required. MBA preferred.
• 3+ years’ Marketing work experience required, preferably within CPG industry.
• Previous experience with Nielsen.
• Strong communication skills (oral, written, listening). This includes ability to give effective presentations to all levels of management.
• High levels of interpersonal skills, specifically around influencing without direct authority, resolving conflict, and creative problem solving.
• Proven analytic skills. Must be comfortable mining and analyzing data, then developing clear and actionable conclusions/recommendations.
• Proficient in managing complex projects. Well organized, successful at prioritization, attentive to details, clear oral and written communicator.
• Biased toward action. Takes initiative, entrepreneurial, can hit the ground running and move projects forward right from the start.
• Resilient problem solver. Can build consensus even if all team members may not agree. Can find creative solutions and common ground to move key initiatives forward.

Responsibilities

• Measure and report in-market innovation performance, translating results from prior launches into clear, actionable lessons.
• Manage day-to-day carton panel budgets for Pringles and Combos.
• Lead Pringles and Combos line extensions from ideation through launch using the stage-gate process, aligning projects to business goals and managing timelines, budgets, and execution.
• Help shape the Salty innovation pipeline by delivering data and insights for dig sites and recommending whether the pipeline is sufficient to meet business goals.
• Serve as the key liaison to the Multipack, Away From Home, and Convenience teams, driving alignment and collaboration across channels.
• Partner with Customer Marketing to engage Sales teams and support key customer conversations.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Analytics

Project management

Bias toward action

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Tools

Nielsen

Job description

Mars in Chicago, IL is seeking a Sr. Associate Brand Manager for Salty Innovation to drive the Pringles and Combos innovation agenda from ideation through launch.

You will work across Marketing, Sales, Customer Marketing, and channel teams to shape the pipeline and translate insights into action. The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, strong communication, and project management to move high-priority initiatives forward.