Marketing Senior Manager - Meal Planning

Del Monte Corporation; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Employer-paid life & disability

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Paid Time Off (PTO)

7 Company Paid Holidays

Telemedicine & EAP

Voluntary benefits

Eligibility on the first of the month

Job summary

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. seeks a Meal Planning Marketing Senior Manager to translate brand strategy and consumer insights into meal planning activation across Foods and Fresh divisions. You will lead partnerships, cobranding, and retailer collaboration initiatives with major retailers to drive sustainable growth.

The role requires 7+ years of CPG experience, a bachelor’s degree, and MBA preferred, with strong analytical and cross-functional collaboration skills for omni-channel campaigns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; MBA preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of CPG experience.
• Experience with meal and recipe planning in CPG environments.
• Proven track record with cobranding and partnerships.
• Experience collaborating with retail customers on joint meal planning solutions.
• Ability to build and apply recipe data within the organization.
• Strong brand marketing, sales, and digital/omni-channel collaboration.
• Consumer insights and analytics background preferred.
• Digital and shopper activation experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead meal planning strategy development and implementation.
• Manage partnerships and retailer relationships for Foods and Fresh.
• Own budget for recipe generation and cross-promotion initiatives.
• Develop meal planning activation with major retailers.
• Drive volume, net sales, and gross profit via meal planning.
• Coordinate cross-brand activation across teams.

Skills

Meal planning

CPG experience

Partnerships

Brand collaboration

Cross-functional collaboration

Retail partnerships

Data analytics

Recipe database

Digital/Omni-channel

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Job description

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. is a global leader in the production, distribution, and marketing of fresh, value-added, and shelf-stable fruits and vegetables under our Fresh and Foods divisions. Our diverse product portfolio proudly bears the Del Monte® brand and also includes prepared fruits and vegetables, juices, beverages, snacks, and desserts - available in over 80 countries worldwide. With operations spanning more than 35 countries, we’ve proudly been nourishing families for over 135 years.

Purpose of Position:

Del Monte Foods is the Foods Division of Fresh Del Monte, a global grower, producer and marketer of fresh, value-added, and shelf-stable produce. Del Monte Foods has a powerful portfolio of brands, including the iconic Del Monte®, Contadina® and S&W®. We are currently seeking a Meal Planning Marketing Senior Manager.

This role is responsible for translating brand strategy, consumer insights, and marketplace trends into effective partnership, messaging, and activation plans that drive sustainable business growth through meal planning activation.

Working cross-functionally with Business Managers, Consumer Insights, Omni Channel Marketing, Shopper Marketing, and Customer Strategy, this Senior Manager role helps identify and develop consumer-driven partnerships, retail collaboration opportunities, and integrated activation strategies. A strong emphasis of the role is building meal planning strategies that connect consumer needs, usage occasions, and product solutions into relevant, actionable programs for both retail customers and end consumers. The Meals Planning Senior Manager will be the liaison between Brand/Omni/Sales/Agencies Teams to execute integrated meal and recipe driven activation platforms. This role will be responsible for driving coordination between Fresh and Foods teams to create integrated activation strategies.

Accountabilities:

• Leadership responsibility of the meal planning strategy development and implementation.
• Effectively manage partnerships, and strategic retailer relationships for Foods and Fresh Divisions.
• Budgetary ownership for recipe generation, database, cobranding initiatives, cross promotion, trade execution, and consumer research.
• Content generation and delivery of meal planning strategy with strategic retailers including Walmart, Sam’s Club, Kroger, Publix, Giant Eagle, and Albertsons.
• Drive incremental volume, net sales, and gross profit associated with Meal Planning and cross promotion execution in the Foods and Fresh budget.
• Activation of meal and recipe execution of innovation platforms and delivery of new item launch plans.
• Recipe development for media planning, on-pack updates, and new item launches
• Co-branding and cross-promotion ideation for retail and customer-facing meal planning strategies and execution.
• Manage cross brand relationship development internally and externally with strategic partnerships.
• Own insight analytic research to develop the most meaningful partnerships and basket building opportunities for retail digital and retail activation.
• Collaborative partnership with Fresh Del Monte Marketing team to develop meal solutions that enhance relevance and simplify decision-making for shoppers
• Strategic retail customer relationship development with key stakeholders within Meal/Recipe planning and/or marketing departments
• Collaborate with the Digital and Omni Channel Marketing teams to activate meal, recipe, and co-branding partnerships with meaningful scale while maximizing impressions.
• Bachelor’s Degree in applicable field of study.
• MBA Degree preferred.
• Minimum 7 years CPG experience
• Past experience with meal and recipe planning in CPG environment
• Past experience with cobranding and partnerships
• Past experience working with retail customers on joint meal planning solutions
• Ability to create, develop, and action recipe data base for seamless application within the organization
• Brand collaboration and integration with marketing teams
• Ability to manage many projects across brand marketing, sales, Digital/Omni channel teams.
• Consumer insight and analytic background on consumer trend analysis preferred.
• Digital and Shopper activation background in CPG preferred.

Benefits We Offer Include:

• 401(k) with company match
• Employer-paid life & disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 7 Company Paid Holidays
• 24/7 Telemedicine & Employee Assistance Program
• Optional voluntary benefits (legal, accident, identity protection)
• Eligibility on the first of the month following your hire date

Please note: This position does not qualify for relocation expenses.

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. is a global leader in the production, distribution, and marketing of fresh and fresh cut fruits and vegetables. Our diverse product portfolio also includes prepared fruits and vegetables, juices, beverages, snacks, and desserts - available in over 80 countries worldwide. With operations spanning more than 35 countries, we’ve proudly been nourishing families for over 135 years.

We are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fresh Del Monte and its affiliates do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We also participate in E-Verify* where applicable, to ensure employment authorization eligibility. Driven by our core values - Excellence, Care, Passion, Trust, and Creativity - we invite you to explore our career opportunities and join our FRESH team.