Assistant Marketing Manager, Starbucks At Home

A Little Bit About Us

A passionate and dedicated team manages the iconic Starbucks at Home product portfolio. Bringing our brand to life and making it relevant for today’s consumers requires a strategic mind-set and excellent executional competencies. If you can bring that into the mix, we know the magic will happen.

Position Snapshot

Business areas: Nestlé Canada

Job title: Assistant Marketing Manager, Starbucks at Home

Location: North York, ON (Hybrid-Mode)

Job Grade: 15

Benefits

• Additional discounts on a variety of products and services offered by our preferred vendors and partnerships
• Bonus eligibility
• Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company
• Three weeks of Vacation and five personal days (Personal Paid Holidays)
• Access to Educational Assistance & Tuition Reimbursement
• Flexible and hybrid work arrangements
• Company matched pension plan
• Access to the Discount Company store with Nestlé, Nespresso, and Purina products (Located across various Nestle offices/sites)
• Comprehensive total rewards benefits package including Health and Dental benefits that start on day one of employment
• Up to 50% off – Nespresso Coffee Machine, Capsules and accessories

Position Summary

We are looking for an Assistant Marketing Manager, Starbucks at Home Coffee based at our North York Office reporting into the Senior Marketing Manager, Starbucks at Home. In this role, you will work with a dynamic team to strengthen, evolve and grow the Starbucks portfolio. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain a deep understanding of brand building, harness your strategic and executional prowess, and become an expert in the Coffee Category.

A day in the life of an Assistant Marketing Manager:

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

You will also:

• Support and in some instances lead team processes such as budget management & tracking and monthly priority status meetings
• Prepare and present monthly brand and competitive performance reviews using all available research and tools including Nielsen, to provide a complete understanding of category dynamics and business health
• Manage packaging, pricing, promotional, merchandising and distribution strategies to support brand and category plans.
• Own and drive a specific product range within the Starbucks at Home Portfolio.
• Provide fact-based analytical information to support consumer and customer initiatives and to drive portfolio profitability and growth.
• Leverage brand, consumer and marketplace data to recommend marketing strategies and activities for the 18 month brand plan (aligned with the 3 year brand roadmap)
• Manage 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, packaging, product development, launch presentations and information to sales.

What will make you successful?

As the successful candidate, you will be a creative thinker who can balance strategic thinking and executional impact with excellent planning, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. You will already have great project management and analytical skills coupled with your highly organised, conscientious approach. Pro-activity, tenacity and enthusiasm are essential, as will be your ability to understand and work within our competitive market. You will also require:

• Field sales experience considered a strong asset.
• Self-motivated, results focused with strong analytical skills and curiosity.
• Proficient computer literacy: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and other MS applications.
• A minimum of 2 years of marketing experience required. CPG experience is strongly preferred.
• Passionate to build and grow brands, with ‘can-do’ attitude and a willingness to challenge status quo.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinker.
• University degree in Business or Marketing, and or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Understanding of commercialization process within CPG with ability to leverage Nestlé processes, resources and environment.
• Must be able to manage change and evolve in a fast-paced dynamic and matrix environment.

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 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.