Assistant Marketing Manager

Position Snapshot

Business area: Nestlé Canada Inc.

Location: North York, ON located at 25 Sheppard Ave W, North York, ON M2N 6S8

Hybrid

A little bit about us

While Nestlé is known for KitKat, Gerber, Nescafe, and Häagen-Dazs, our recipe for success comes down to one thing: our people.

We strive to lead a people-focused culture that empowers employees to bring their authentic selves to work each day. There are 3,000+ members of Nestlé Canada celebrated for taking action using agility, courage, and trust to find solutions that benefit the business or greater good. We're a team of changemakers, who are curious and challenge the status quo, that take risks that will help drive us forward.

Our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you. We know that empowerment leads to strong employee engagement, a great work culture, and motivated employees.

What to Expect:

We are looking for an Assistant Marketing Manager, Smarties, Coffee Crisp & Complementary, based at our North York Office, reporting to the Marketing Manager. In this role, you will work with a dynamic team to strengthen, evolve, and grow a brand in a fast-paced category. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain a deep understanding of brand building, harness your strategic and executional prowess, and become a category expert.

A day in the life:

• Provide fact-based recommendations to support consumer and customer initiatives that drive portfolio profitability and growth.
• Support the annual planning process, reviewing performance as well as consumer & category dynamics to establish 3 year and 18-month plans.
• Manage the end-to-end execution of key Innovation & Renovation projects, collaborating and influencing effectively across various stakeholders to execute with excellence.
• Manage all launch related initiatives and communication, including research, volume builds, packaging & product development, as well as launch presentations, sales kits, and samples for sales.
• Manage packaging, pricing, promotional, merchandising and distribution strategies to support segment plans.
• Support the strategy, planning and execution of consumer engagement campaigns and initiatives.
• Gather and interpret multiple sources of data (including Nielsen, Customer POS, Consumer Research, Financials, etc) to provide a complete understanding of category dynamics and business health.
• Budget Management and support the team in improving the return-on-investment year over year and tracking marketing expenses.
• Support and collaborate with internal team members and external stakeholders across various initiatives and launches.
• Harness a diverse range of perspectives and experiences, operating as a champion of the Confectionery business unit across the broader Nestle Canada team.

Role Requirements:

As the successful candidate, you will be working with multiple stakeholders throughout the organisation so you will need to be collaborative, results focused and really enjoy working in a highly energetic and exciting environment. You will already have great project management and analytical skills coupled with your highly organised, conscientious approach. Pro-activity, tenacity and enthusiasm are essential, and is your ability to understand and work within a competitive market.

You will also have:

• University degree in Business or Marketing, and or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A minimum of 2 or more years of marketing experience required.
• Proficient literacy in Nielsen and Microsoft Office, with strong attention to detail.
• Must be able to manage change and evolve in a fast-paced dynamic and matrix environment.

Preferred Skills

• Self-motivated, results focused with strong analytical skills and curiosity.
• Curiosity, and entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinker.
• Passionate to build and grow brands, with 'can-do' attitude and a willingness to challenge status quo.
• Understanding of commercialization process within CPG with ability to leverage Nestlé processes, resources, and environment.
• Project management skills with end-to-end thinking and cross-functional leadership.

Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards benefits package including Health and Dental benefits that start on day one of employment
• Company matched pension plan
• Three weeks of Vacation and five personal days (Personal Paid Holidays)
• Flexible and hybrid work arrangements
• Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company
• Access to Educational Assistance & Tuition Reimbursement
• Bonus eligibility
• Gender affirmation benefits to ensure access to necessary care, resources, and coverage for gender-affirming procedures
• Fertility Services and Surrogacy Medical Coverage to support the pursuit of a path to parenthood regardless of medical conditions, gender or sexual orientation
• Adoption benefits to remove some of the financial barriers associated with adoption
• Up to 50% off – Nespresso Coffee Machine, Capsules and accessories
• Access to the Discount Company store with Nestlé, Nespresso, and Purina products (Located across various Nestle offices/sites)
• Additional discounts on a variety of products and services offered by our preferred vendors and partnerships

What you need to know

We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don't delay in submitting your application.

Nestlé Canada is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We welcome qualified applicants to bring their diverse and unique experiences as a result of their education, perspectives, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.