Associate Marketing Manager

A bit about us:

Founded over 60 years ago and based in Pedricktown, NJ with offices in Compton, CA as well. We are a leading North American producer and marketer of premium meats and naturally raised proteins. We serve major retail and foodservice customers across the U.S. and Canada through owned brands and private-label programs, with processing facilities and distribution capabilities across North America. We are continuing to build our U.S. marketing and commercial capabilities around a demand-led growth model, creating an opportunity to help shape how premium protein brands connect with consumers and customers.

Why join us?

• 401(k): Company contribution
• Comprehensive Benefits: 100% company-paid Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Hybrid Work Environment
• Build From the Ground Up: Become the first dedicated marketing resource for the U.S. market
• Leadership Exposure: Direct access to the Marketing Director and visibility into commercial strategy
• High-Growth Categories: Work across premium grass-fed beef and lamb
• Career Impact: Help transition the U.S. business toward a demand-led growth model
• Collaborative Environment: A culture that values initiative, curiosity, innovation, professionalism, and commercial thinking

Job Details

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Manage the marketing calendar for owned brands and ensure activations are planned, briefed, and delivered on time.
• Develop consumer-facing marketing content across digital, in-store, foodservice, and trade channels.
• Manage day-to-day agency relationships, including briefs, feedback, timelines, and deliverables.
• Ensure U.S. brand execution aligns with established positioning and visual identity.
• Monitor U.S. market trends and competitive activity.
• Support commercialization of new products for the U.S. market.
• Own packaging development from briefing through production-ready files.
• Coordinate packaging revisions, regulatory and QA reviews, and design partners.
• Partner with Sales, Supply Chain, and Production on new product launches.
• Track innovation performance after launch and incorporate learnings into future development.
• Develop sales-support materials including sell sheets, category fact sheets, promotional materials, and product-specific content.
• Ensure customer-facing tools are grounded in consumer and category data.
• Develop foodservice marketing materials, culinary positioning, and channel-specific tools.
• Manage U.S. POS materials and marketing collateral.
• Support digital shelf content and retailer media coordination.
• Develop familiarity with syndicated data sources such as Circana and Numerator.
• Apply consumer and shopper research to brand and campaign decisions.
• Support custom consumer research and shopper behavior analysis.
• Track U.S. marketing spend against project-level budgets.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects, timelines, vendors, and deliverables.
• Communicate project progress and proactively flag risks.

Qualifications Needed:

• 3-5 years of brand-side CPG marketing experience, preferably within food, protein, or a related consumer goods industry.
• Experience building, positioning, and activating consumer brands.
• Experience managing packaging development, marketing materials, and agency relationships independently.
• Experience with or strong familiarity with the U.S. retail landscape, including key accounts, channel dynamics, and buyer-facing commercial support.
• Strong background in brand marketing, consumer marketing, and marketing execution.
• Experience supporting new product launches / innovation commercialization.
• Experience developing marketing and sales-support materials for retail and/or foodservice.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
• Experience with design coordination and digital asset management.
• Syndicated data experience such as Circana is an asset.
• Foodservice marketing or sales-support experience is a plus.
• No specific education requirement is stated in the full job description.

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