Associate Marketing Manager - Retail Case Ready

Cargill•Wichita, KS

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Marketing Manager, Case Ready, supports the execution of marketing strategies and priorities across Case Ready within Cargill Food North America’s Retail channel. The role partners closely with the Senior Marketing Manager and cross-functional teams to activate category strategies, advance innovation initiatives, and deliver customer-focused marketing solutions. The position applies market, customer, and consumer understanding to translate strategic direction into actionable plans that drive business performance and support category growth. The position is located in Wayzata, Minnesota, or Wichita, Kansas. It is hybrid and requires on-site work, with minimum travel based on business need. The expected salary range is $97,000 to $130,000, with compensation varying based on factors including location, certifications, education, and experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Business Administration, or a related field.
At least 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.

Nice To Haves

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 influencing without direct authority.

Responsibilities

Lead execution of the Retail Case Ready category marketing strategy in alignment with broader business objectives, using research and interpretation to identify issues or problems.
Partner with cross-functional teams to generate and apply insights about customer needs and strategies, market trends, consumer behaviors, and competitive dynamics to inform product and category decisions and priority setting.
Support innovation, new product development, and customer-solution co-creation, including integrated pipeline development, concept ideation, business assessments, and coordinated project execution.
Partner with R&D, Business, and other cross-functional teams to move innovation concepts from ideas through commercialization.
Develop and activate differentiated value propositions to improve customer experience, and support customer engagement plans by creating selling stories and marketing materials tailored to customer needs.
Support the development and execution of marketing programs, launches, promotions, and customer-facing materials.
Track innovation progress, timelines, and key milestones to keep initiatives aligned with strategic priorities and on schedule.
Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision and escalate only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
Perform other duties as assigned.