ASSISTANT MARKETING MANAGER - INNOVATION & PRODUCT PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Assistant Marketing Manager – Innovation & Product Project Management

Purpose and Scope/General Summary: We are looking for a full-time Assistant Marketing Manager – Innovation & Product Project Management, focused on supporting and driving branded and private label innovation product growth within the Prepared Foods business unit.

This Innovation Marketing position focuses on supporting and driving innovation efforts within the Prepared Foods business unit, delivering products grounded in market, operator, and customer insights.  Charged with advancing Pilgrim’s product portfolio - facilitating the "Right to Win” across a rolling 3-year timeframe - this position is responsible for innovation product project management and commercialization of a portfolio of projects across different segments.  Managing projects within the Innovation Pipeline, while focusing on key performance indicators (KPIs) for the Prepared Foods business unit, this person influences and collaborates cross-functionally, working closely with Category Marketing, R&D, Culinary, Sensory Science, Brand and Customer Marketing, Sales, Operations, and Supply Chain.  

The person for this role is detail-oriented, has a bias for action, enjoys analyzing and problem-solving, is skilled with stakeholder management; comfortable managing multiple projects at once, and thrives in a busy, fast-paced environment while interfacing cross-functionally. 

Responsibilities:

• Supports and manages a rolling, 3-year portfolio of projects across flavor, format, and package, accounting for internal growth and mix strategy dynamics
• Responsible for leading the product project management of qualified product development projects from Development through Commercialization and Post Launch Optimization working with Category Marketing, Supply Chain, Operations, and R&D
• Consistently prioritizes product project management tasks to ensure on-time completion and delivery of products
• Creates product project timelines accounting for critical paths, risks, and contingencies
• Leads cross-functional teams to develop, commercialize, and launch concepts in the Innovation Pipeline
• Provides support in the tracking and reporting against innovation goals and objectives (KPIs) back into the broader organization
• Helps build and champion an insights & innovation culture within the organization, championing the voice of the customer
• Supports development of annual assigned channel innovation plans in partnership with sales, R&D, and Business Unit (BU) Leadership
• Partners with Sales and Brand Marketing to help “sell in” innovations to key customers and operators across foodservice segments
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree 
• Up to 2 years professional experience (retail, business-to-business, foodservice, project management preferred, agency, sales, analytics, or marketing strategy)
• Ability to travel (5-10%)
• Entrepreneurial accountability to drive projects forward in a disciplined approach with an attention and love for details
• Excellent determination evidenced by strategic thinking, collaboration, problem solving, teaming, and project execution skills
• Strong curiosity and is energized by understanding “why?”
• Excellent communication & presentation skills—verbal and written
• Strong negotiation skills
• Comfort with ambiguity with a penchant for planning and organizing
• Knowledge and experience in Stage-Gate management preferred
• Passion for food (Chicken preferred!)
• Can perform the functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation
• As a salaried position with the company, you may be required to travel at some point to other facilities, to attend Company events, or as a representative of the Company in other situations. Unless otherwise specified in this posting, the amount of travel may vary and the most qualified candidate must be willing and able to travel as business needs dictate.

The applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:

• Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment;
• Paid Time Off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays;
• 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;
• Base salary range of $60,000 - $70,000; and
• Incentive Pay: This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s annual bonus plan, the amount of bonus varies and is subject to the standard terms and conditions of the incentive program;

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in states where it is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for any given position, compensation ranges are specific to those states and takes into account various factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to a candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiencies for the role.

This position does not have an application deadline. We will continue to recruit until the position has been filled. 

The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.

About us: Pilgrim’s is the second largest chicken producer in the world, with operations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico and the U.K. Pilgrim’s processes, prepares, packages and delivers fresh, further-processed and value-added poultry products for sale to customers in more than 100 countries, employs more than 50,000 people and contracts with more than 5,200 family farmers. Pilgrim’s is headquartered in beautiful Greeley, Colorado, at the JBS USA corporate office where our 1,200 employees enjoy more than 300 days of sunshine a year.

Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.

Our core values are: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity

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