This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.
Job Purpose and ImpactThe Associate Marketing Manager, Case Ready, supports the execution of marketing strategies and priorities across Case Ready within Cargill Food North America's Retail channel. In this role, you will partner closely with the Sr. Marketing Manager and cross-functional teams to activate category strategies, advance innovation initiatives, and deliver customer-focused marketing solutions. By applying strong market, customer, and consumer understanding, you will help translate strategic direction into actionable plans that drive business performance and support category growth.
Key Accountabilities- Lead the execution of the category marketing strategy development for Retail Case Ready in alignment with broader business objectives, providing expertise and using additional research and interpretation to identify issues or problems.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to generate and apply insights on customer needs, customer strategies, market trends, consumer behaviors, and competitive dynamics to inform product or category decisions, guide category direction, and support effective priority setting.
- Support initiatives across innovation, new product development, and co-creation of customer solutions, driving product commercialization and portfolio health through integrated pipeline development, including concept ideation, business assessments, and coordinated project execution.
- Partner with R&D, Business, and other cross-functional teams to help move innovation concepts from ideas through commercialization.
- Lead initiatives to improve customer experience for the assigned category by developing and activating differentiated value propositions, while supporting customer engagement plans through crafting compelling selling stories and marketing materials tailored to specific customer needs.
- Support the development and execution of marketing programs, launches, promotions, and customer-facing materials.
- Track innovation progress, timelines, and key milestones to ensure initiatives remain aligned with strategic priorities and are delivered on schedule.
- Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
- Other duties as assigned.
QualificationsMinimum Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in marketing, Business Administration, a related field
- Minimum requirement of 4 years of work experience in a similar role
- Experience translating insights and data into clear recommendations and action plans
- Proven experience collaborating cross-functionally
Preferred Qualifications- Experience in food, retail, or consumer-packaged goods marketing
- Experience supporting marketing strategy execution in a cross-functional, matrixed environment
- Experience navigating complex organizational structures and influence without direct authority
Position Information- This position is located in Wayzata, MN or Wichita, KS.
- This position is hybrid and requires to be on site and minimum travel based on business need.
- The expected salary for this position is $97K to $130K. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, certifications, education, and level of experience. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.
- At Cargill we put people first. As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: https://www.cargill.com/page/my-health/mh-health-and-wellness to learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).
