Nestlé Looking for Sales and Marketing Associate at North York, ON Full Time

Location: North York, ON

Job Grade: 13

Position Summary

We are looking for a Marketing Associate to join a dynamic Nutrition team, based at our North York office, reporting into the Senior Marketing Manager. This role will support both Baby Food (approx 50%) and the Nutrition Marketing team (approx 50%) and be responsible for assisting in the execution of marketing activities in line with the 18 month plan. Key responsibilities include supporting I&R, executing consumer-driven marketing plans, managing marketing budgets and monitoring/analysing brand performance.

A day in the life of…

As the Marketing Associate for Nutrition, you will have the opportunity to work on the entire portfolio of Brands including Gerber, Good Start, and Materna. This role offers the ability to execute marketing activities in line with brand strategies, while supporting or leading elements of our end-to-end business, with autonomy to work closely with key cross functional partners and the support to develop and thrive.

You will also:

• Provides fact based analytical support to identify business issues/opportunities. Monitors and analyses brand and competitor performance vs. established KPIs (market share, brand health, profitability). Tracks innovation monthly vs. established KPIs.
• Responsible for managing marketing budgets in Brand Planner and tracks and monitors spending. Contributes to Pre-Post spend evaluations to assess the impact on the business and against KPIs. Shares learnings across team.
• Supports execution of approved consumer plans (packaging, product, consumer support) per brand essence and vision within approved budgets and timelines. Develops presentations, sell sheets and sales kit materials.
• Uses consumer and marketplace data and trends to support definition of the target consumer and develop a deeper understanding of them.
• Leads execution of specific innovation & renovation projects aligned to the approved I&R strategy.
• Assist in general administration including setting meetings, internal event management and preparation of marketing presentations

What Will Make You Successful

As the successful candidate, you will work with the marketing leads to champion the Nutrition business unit throughout the organization. This role requires someone with the flexibility to support critical activities across a variety of functions across the value chain. You will need to be well-organized, results focused and really enjoy working in a highly energetic and collaborative environment. An individual with the curiosity and tenacity to take on new challenges and deliver in a dynamic category will find the opportunities in this role truly rewarding. Some additional qualifications could include:

• University degree in Business, and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Recent graduate, or 1-2 experience in analytical marketing/sales positions considered an asset
• Strong analytical skills with high detail orientation and a bias for action
• Strong communication skills, able to disseminate and synthesize diverse and vast data while communicating simply to a non-analytic audience
• Works well independently as well as across various levels and functions to succeed in a highly collaborative, matrix organization
• An energetic self-starter, agile and able to pivot in a fast paced ever changing environment.
• Passion for growth with a ‘can-do’ attitude and a curiosity to learn and challenge the status quo
• Proficiency with MS Office, and/or previous experience with POS or Nielsen tool considered an asset

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

What You Need To Know

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestle including a comprehensive total rewards benefits package including Health and Dental benefits that start on day one as well as a Company matched retirement savings plan, Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company.

We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application. Nestlé is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. 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.

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

Experience:

• marketing: 1 year (preferred)