Manager Salty Customer Marketing, Pringles

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

Job summary

Mars is seeking a Customer Marketing Manager to bridge Marketing and Sales, acting as the Voice of the Customer and the Voice of the Brands to our customers and partners. You’ll influence brand performance, support joint business plans, and turn insights into growth opportunities for Mars products.

Travel of 10–15% is expected. Collaborate with sales teams to bring strategies to life in the marketplace, and lead the creation of Selling Stories and RTS materials for key tradeshows and customer

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field.
• 3+ years in field sales, internal sales, or customer marketing.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Microsoft Suite).
• Willingness to travel 10–15%.

Responsibilities

• Support customer-centric organizational capability and enable the sales team for success.
• Bring company and category strategies to life in the marketplace with key customers.
• Influence innovation pipelines based on channel insights.
• Provide analysis for item distribution forecasts by channel/customer.
• Drive sales plans around assortment, merchandising, pricing and shelving for our brands.
• Assist in planning and presenting sales & brand materials at Trade Shows and planning sessions.
• Lead development of Selling Stories and Ready to Sell (RTS) materials.

Skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Job description

Job Description

The Customer Marketing Manager serves as the liaison between Marketing & Sales teams providing the \"Voice of the Customer\" within the internal organization while serving as \"Voice of the Brands\" to our customers and external partners. The Customer Marketing Manager plays a critical role in driving brand performance at our customers. This role is part of a boarder marketing team consisting of Customer, Consumer, and Shopper marketing. You’ll serve as a strategic thought partner for the sales team as they generate joint business plans with key customers. They must be skilled with turning insights into opportunities and influencing customers to support the growth of our Mars Products. Ability to travel between 10-15% of the time while in role.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelors Degree in a business field or related area of study.


• 3+ years of experience in: field sales, internal sales or customer marketing.


• Microsoft Suite proficiency


• Ability to travel between 10-15% of the time while in role.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Help support an organizational capability in customer centricity, enable the sales team for selling and executional success, and represent the voice of customer/sales internally.


• Bring company and category strategies to life in the marketplace via strong working relationships with sales teams and critical customers.


• Influence future innovation pipeline & programs based on channel insights.


• Provide key analysis in facilitating new item distribution forecasts by channel / customer.


• Drive sales plans around assortment, merchandising, pricing and shelving for our brands, monitoring and assisting in the delivery of top-line and bottom line commitments from sales perspective.


• Assist in planning, development and presentation of sales & brand materials at all key Trade Shows and Customer Collaboration Planning sessions , ensuring our sales strategies and brand initiatives are well represented.


• Lead the development of high quality and fact-based Selling Stories and Ready to Sell (RTS) materials.

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.


• A strong focus on 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.

The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position will include variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.

The pay range shown is applicable to all US locations listed within the job posting:USD 108,160.00 - USD 148,720.00