Marketing Manager

Location – Remote 
This role is eligible to be performed remotely, however, if you reside within 100 miles of Organic Valley offices in WI, you will be expected to collaborate onsite in a hybrid fashion for 4-8 days per month. If you reside outside of 100 miles, you will travel in 4 times/year for intentional collaboration and connection.  
Employee Type – Salaried
Bonus Eligibility – Yes, 20%
Safety Sensitive – No

If a company is going to make a difference in today’s world, it’s going to have to think differently. At Organic Valley, our philosophy and decisions are based on the health and welfare of people, animals and the earth.  We’re a mission-driven cooperative, owned by family farmers, and we’ve been leaders in organic agriculture from the very beginning.  Once pioneers of organic agriculture, we’re now an established leader.  Organic is all we do.  We are driven by our mission to promote regional farm diversity and economic stability by the means of organic agricultural methods and the sale of certified organic products.

Summary of Role:
The Marketing Manager is responsible for crafting and executing the category strategy and annual category plans, including top and bottom-line growth. This individual will be expected to develop an in-depth understanding of the category and fact-based strategic recommendations that will drive profitable business growth. The position requires a deep understanding of the target consumer and customer landscape, strong analytical abilities, project management expertise, and strategic & creative thinking. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated strong cross-functional and team leadership capabilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
· Champions a compelling vision for the category. Implementing category strategies to deliver annual plans that meet revenue and profit goals.
· Demonstrates a deep understanding of drivers of performance for the brand. Leads business analysis; monitoring and reporting business performance against KPI’s. Identifies opportunities and issues to drive brand growth and profitability.
· Leads cross-functional category team and collaborates closely with internal cross-functional teams including Integrated Marketing, Sales, Operations, Finance, Product Development, Consumer Insights to achieve category objectives.
· Leads the commercialization of new initiatives within the Commercialization and Stage Gate processes. Communicates project status, issues, and opportunities to the broader organization.
· Collaborates with Customer Planning, Sales, and Integrated Marketing to create strong selling and consumer promotional materials.
· Communicates performance expectations, evaluates employee performance, provide timely feedback, train, and coach employees, and recommend personnel actions for assigned staff.

Key Competencies:
· Leading & Inspiring Teams – ability to lead up, down and across the organization, creating a culture of open feedback with a          focus on continuous improvement.
· Executing for Results – Demonstrates and drives strong accountability for delivering financial and marketplace results throughout    the organization.
· Consumer insights – considers needs of consumers and customers when making recommendations. Goes beyond obvious facts      to seek out key insights that make a difference in strategy and execution.
· Strategic thinking – capable of seeing where the category, consumers, and trends need to head to create short and long-term        success.
· Initiative & follow-through – consistently executes marketing programs in a timely manner.
· Builds relationships – able to partner with both internal departments and external agencies to produce best-in-class work.
· Verbal and written communication – communicates well with peers, cross-functional teams, management, and outside vendors.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:
· Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
· Minimum 5+ years within a consumer-packaged goods company in brand/product management.
· Food/Dairy experience preferred.
· Bachelor’s degree required. MBA preferred.
· Experience leading people is preferred.
· Demonstrated strong analytical rigor, including understanding P&L drivers as well as syndicated data experience: SPINS, IRI, and    Nielsen.
· Has created and executed annual category and brand plans.
· Must be able to build trust and effectively lead cross-functional teams.
· Entrepreneurial mind-set: creative, resourceful, risk taker, business savvy, adaptable.
· Project management experience and ability to manage multiple tasks and projects in a fast-paced environment.

Base salary range: $92,768 - $127,337 per year
This salary range is exclusive of fringe benefits. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary bonuses. If you are hired at CROPP, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience. Additionally, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider the internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that entry-level candidates to this role should expect to be at the lower end of the salary range and hiring at the maximum of the salary range is not typical.

Benefits
We believe when our people are strong, our mission is strong. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive and holistic Total Rewards package meant to strengthen employees’ and their family's total wellbeing. Here are some of the great benefits offered: 

• Comprehensive Health Insurance - Choice of plans for you and your family, including some that can be paired with an HSA (which CROPP contributes to on your behalf)
• Supplemental insurances: we offer accidental insurance, critical illness insurance, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Time Off – 136 hours in the 1st year of employment prorated by start date. Plus 9 paid holidays, plus one floating holiday to use at will. 
• 6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave – For all gendered partners in childbirth or adoption.
• Vision & Dental Insurance – Free annual eye exam, discounts on glasses/contacts, flexible dental network, adult ortho.
• 401k – We match 100% up to the first 3% of an employee’s contribution, and then 50% for 3.1%-5.0% of employee contributions.
• Free services at five local Neighborhood Family Clinics.
• Tuition Reimbursement – Up to $1,500 per year to support continuing higher education.
• Life Insurance - $50,000 policy funded by CROPP for each employee. Supplemental voluntary coverage available for employees, spouses, and children.
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability/AD&D Insurance - $50,000 of life insurance coverage of $50,000 of AD&D coverage funded by CROPP for each employee.
• Employee Assistance Program - Free and Confidential for employees, spouses, and dependents.
• Free onsite fitness centers available 24/7
• Free biometric screenings (cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure) and health coaching.
• Financial advisors and seminars
• Annual $360 Lifestyle Spending Account 
  
• Flexible Scheduling
• On-site all-organic cafeterias