Assistant Marketing Manager, Starbucks, Carnation, Nesquik, Nestea, Goodhost & Nesfruta

A Little About Us

Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company. We have over 2000 brands ranging from global icons to local favorites and are present in 190 countries worldwide. In Canada, excelling means sharing our passion for our purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. It also means living up to our exemplary values which are rooted in respect for ourselves, others, diversity and the future. We will support your personal growth with a people-focused culture and a flexible and diverse working environment. Join our team to support our purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future.

Position Snapshot

Business area: Nestlé Canada

Job title: Assistant Marketing Manager, Starbucks, Carnation, Nesquik, Nestea, GoodHost & Nesfruta

Location: North York, ON located at 25 Sheppard Ave W, North York, ON M2N 6S8;

Job Grade: 15

Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid work arrangements
• Free Headspace Account – guidance to create habits to support your mental health
• Company matched pension plan
• Access to Educational Assistance & Tuition Reimbursement
• 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
• Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company
• Bonus eligibility
• Comprehensive total rewards benefits package including Health and Dental benefits that start on day one of employment
• Three weeks of Vacation and five personal days (Personal Paid Holidays)

Position Summary

We are looking for an Assistant Marketing Manager, based at our North York Office. In this role, you will work with a dynamic team to strengthen, evolve, and grow multiple brands spanning multiple different categories. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain a deep understanding of brand building, harness your strategic and executional prowess, and become an expert across multiple categories.

A day in the life of an AMM:

As 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:

• Leverage brand, consumer, and marketplace data to recommend marketing strategies, and activities for the 18 Month Brand Plan (aligned with 3 Year Brand Roadmap and learning from previous years)
• Prepare and present monthly brand and competitive performance reviews vs. KPIs using available data tools such as AC Nielsen, to provide a complete understanding of category dynamics and business health
• Manage packaging, pricing, promotional, merchandising and distribution strategies to support brand & category plans
• 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
• Provide fact-based analytical data to support consumer and customer initiatives and to drive portfolio profitability and growth.
• Support and in some instances lead team processes such as budget management & tracking and monthly priority status meetings
• Manage the end-to-end execution of key Innovation & Renovation projects, collaborating and influencing effectively across various stakeholders to execute with excellence
• Support and collaborate with internal team members and external stakeholders across various initiatives and high-profile launches

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:

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

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.