Associate Marketing Manager - Foodservice C-Store & Non-Comm

cargill•Shorewood, MN

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

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 Impact The Associate Marketing Manager - Foodservice C-Store & Non-Comm supports the execution of customer-driven marketing plans for Foodservice Non-Commercial and C-store customers. This role focuses on delivering high-impact marketing programs by translating strategies into actionable plans, ensuring timely and effective execution across channels. This role partners closely with Sales, Product Line Management, and cross-functional teams to implement marketing initiatives that drive growth, strengthen customer relationships, and deliver measurable results. The Associate Marketing Manager applies knowledge of the foodservice channels, customer needs, and market trends to support campaign execution, commercialization, and go-to-market activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration related or equivalent experience
Minimum of four years of related work experience
Background in B2B marketing environments
Experience in food marketing

Nice To Haves

Hands‑on experience managing projects, organizing workflows, and ensuring timely delivery of initiatives
Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
Experience working with or marketing through foodservice channels
Experience leading promotional campaigns and activations within budget and market dynamics

Responsibilities

Execute customer marketing plans aligned to business priorities, customer insights, and growth objectives.
Collaborate with Sales, Insights, and Product Line teams to develop, align and execute marketing materials, campaigns, activations, promotions, product launches, and customer programs that drive demand and customer engagement.
Manage day-to-day implementation of marketing initiatives, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and with high quality.
Demonstrate deep knowledge of customer priorities to help identify areas where additional customer profitability and brand growth can be achieved.
Monitor and report on marketing performance metrics, providing insights to optimize campaign effectiveness.
Assist in gathering and applying customer, market, and competitive insights to improve marketing execution.
Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
Other duties as assigned