Associate Marketing Manager Innovation

Job Location: Mississauga, Ontario

 

The Hershey Company

Your career. Your ownership. Together, we’ll make more Moments of Goodness.

Hershey employees get to make real, impactful changes daily. We are looking for thinkers, leaders and challengers – people who initiate and make a true impact. Here at Hershey Canada, we strike the perfect balance between autonomy and support. Our managers are equipped to foster your career aspirations and empower your growth. With resources like e-learning, coaching, cross-functional projects, your personal and professional growth is paramount to the team. Hershey’s people-focused mindset is what makes our culture so sweet.

Hershey Canada is proud of our top 100 position on Forbes Canada’s Best Employers 2021 List and Forbes 2021 World’s Top Female Friendly Companies. We have also been recognized as Greater Toronto Top Employer’s for 2023 and Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2023, and Great Places to Work Canada 2023-2024.
 

How will you fit in the big picture?

This position is responsible for supporting the Marketing Manager, Innovation in the comprehensive management and commercialization of the 3 year innovation pipeline. The ideal candidate has strong cross functional leadership, attention to detail and a sense of urgency to commercialize key strategic projects with excellence. In addition, the successful candidate must possess strong analytical skills, leveraging a variety of data sources to develop insights that help build the corporate innovation strategy.
 

What will you do?

As a critical member of the Hershey Marketing team, the Associate Marketing Manager, Innovation will be responsible for:

· Leading a cross functional team through end-to-end commercialization of high profile projects

· Analyzing market data to understand Hershey, competitor and category innovation results to deliver actionable recommendations that inform the innovation strategy and pipeline

· Monitoring competitive innovation in Canada and around the world to understand key trends

· Leading key innovation research projects including briefing, creating concepts, coordinating materials and actioning results

· Overseeing the Hershey stage gate process, including liaising with the marketing team and senior leadership team, meeting facilitation and meeting minutes

· Management and control of innovation budget

· Other ad hoc projects as required

Education, Experience and Skill Requirements

· Business degree or equivalent experience with a marketing or related major preferred

· Minimum 2 years of progressive innovation and/or brand marketing experience in a Consumer-Packaged Goods or related capacity

· Strong project leadership and relationship building skills – ability to manage a cross-functional team and many stake holders

· Strong verbal and written communication skills with experience across a wide breadth of audiences including senior management

· Overall business knowledge and holistic general management approach

· Strong analytical skills including the ability to turn data into insights and actions

· Experience in a fast-paced business environment and ability to navigate change and ambiguity are essential

· Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and AC Nielsen analytics

· Willingness to be a part of a high performing team that works hard and has fun!
 

Benefits & Perks of working with us:

· Strong work-life balance values (flextime and work from home options available)

· Flexible dress policy – this includes jeans!

· Working in a LEED certified and open concept environment

· Corporate social responsibility programs - because we should leave the world a little better than we found it

· …of course, some of the world’s leading chocolate & sweets at your fingertips!

Together, we’ll make more Moments of Goodness. Get to know us more on our LinkedIn: Hershey Canada Inc.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Hershey Canada, Inc. will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform the Talent Acquisition team of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.