Nestlé Looking for Assistant Marketing Manager- Halloween at North York, Ontario, Canada Full Time

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.

Position Snapshot

Business area: Nestlé Canada

Job title: Assistant Marketing Manager – Halloween

Location: North York, ON (Hybrid-Mode)

Job Grade: 15

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
• 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

Position Summary

We are looking for an Assistant Marketing Manager, Halloween, for the Confectionery team, based at our North York Office. In this role, you will work with a dynamic team to strengthen, evolve, and grow brands 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 of an Assistant Marketing Manager:

As an Assistant Marketing Manager, you will be working on a variety of projects across the portfolio. This role is a great opportunity to build strategic and fulsome recommendations, own and develop a product range, commercialize newly approved launches, and provide overall support to the team across various initiatives. You will be working daily with various stakeholders and cross-functional teams, with lots of autonomy and support to thrive.

You will also:

• 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
• 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

What Will Make You Successful

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 1 or more years of marketing experience; CPG experience is strongly preferred
• 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.
• Self-motivated, results focused with strong analytical skills.
• Curiosity, an entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinker.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinker.
• Must be able to manage change and evolve in a fast-paced dynamic and matrix environment.
• Proficient literacy in Nielsen and Microsoft office, with strong attention to detail

We have a friendly, supportive team in an environment that prioritises coaching and mentoring. There are real opportunities for future development and progression – this really could be a move towards the exciting opportunity to drive strategy and build a marketing career with the leader in Food & Beverage.

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.