Strategic Customer Growth Lead – CPG Partnerships

The Swan Food Company; BLOOMINGTON, Northern (MN, KY); On-site; USD 107,000 - 178,000; Full time

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Health benefits

Retirement options

Job summary

CJ Schwan’s in Bloomington, MN is seeking a Sr Customer Marketing Manager to translate brand priorities into winning customer strategies and scalable execution plans. You will partner with Sales, Marketing, and cross-functional teams to drive growth across key partnerships in a fast-paced CPG environment.

In this highly visible role, you’ll serve as a trusted advisor to sales leadership, help strengthen customer readiness, and develop scalable tools and frameworks that drive business results.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in CPG, retail, customer marketing, category management, or sales planning.
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and communication skills.
• Experience partnering with sales and marketing teams to drive growth.
• Ability to influence across functions and lead through collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Partner with customer sales teams to develop and execute growth strategies.
• Influence brand and marketing initiatives to align with customer needs and opportunities.
• Serve as the voice of the customer internally, identifying opportunities, risks, and marketplace trends.
• Lead communication and coordination across Sales and Marketing teams to ensure consistent execution.
• Develop compelling sales tools, storytelling, and commercialization support.
• Support innovation summits, line reviews, and strategic customer engagements.
• Build scalable processes, frameworks, and best practices to improve commercial execution.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to drive enterprise initiatives and business performance.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

CJ Schwan’s in Bloomington, MN is seeking a Sr Customer Marketing Manager to translate brand priorities into winning customer strategies and scalable execution plans. You will partner with Sales, Marketing, and cross-functional teams to drive growth across key partnerships in a fast-paced CPG environment.

In this highly visible role, you’ll serve as a trusted advisor to sales leadership, help strengthen customer readiness, and develop scalable tools and frameworks that drive business results.