Marketing Manager - Area

US Foods•Oklahoma City, OK

2d•$65,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

We’re excited about your interest in pursuing the next step in your career with US Foods! Your continuous growth and development is critical to our success. US Foods is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the interview process or to perform essential job functions, please contact our US Foods Application Accommodation Line at 855-873-2468. You will be prompted to leave a message. Please state the specifics of the assistance needed and your contact information. A member of our HR department will return your call within two business days. https://www.usfoods.com/careers/job-application-accomodation.html NOTE: Before you begin your internal job search, please review the criteria you will need to start the process. Provides marketing support to multiple Markets within the defined Area in alignment with national marketing objectives and initiatives. This is an Area position that will work in conjunction with multiple Markets to develop and manage the annual marketing plan and marketing strategies to meet all Market’s objectives within the Area. Manages all Area marketing communications and marketing events, tailoring local activities to maximize impact of national programs and initiatives.

Requirements

5 years marketing experience
Ability to operate under pressure and tight deadlines.
Excellent prioritization and time management skills.
Sound understanding of marketing principles.
Ability to build and maintain excellent working partnerships and interface with a variety of internal and external resources to attain organizational goals.
Ability to make sound, independent decisions.
Proficient communication skills.
Able to work with various content management and online marketing systems.
Self-directed and highly motivated.
An advanced internet aptitude strongly desired.
At least a four-year college degree in business, marketing, communications, advertising.

Nice To Haves

High level of proficiency required in the use of Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as Microsoft Outlook; Adobe InDesign, Adobe Acrobat Professional, and Social Media applications.

Responsibilities

Manages and develops annual marketing plan in conjunction with Area Leadership.
Manages Area marketing spend and budgeting within all Markets in the Area.
Plan, develop, coordinate, and execute marketing and sales activities such as culinary events, sales meetings, promotions/incentives, etc.
Area’s voice of marketing leadership for center led strategic initiative such as flyer promotions, product launches, customer and seller events, incentives and other campaign driven efforts.
Counsel, and provide support to, Area leadership to maximize impact of center-driven marketing programs and best practices for delivering local programs.
Manage marketing activities to support and drive key results; sales and profit growth, penetration (account, Scoop, and E-Commerce) and account growth.
Assess local sponsorship and partnership opportunities with marketing leadership.
Provide assistance in obtaining items such as advertisements for local media, table tents, etc.
Implement and execute the center led marketing activities.
Review center-led materials and make any area specific changes, such as updates to product list based on inventory availability, before distributing.
Manage all aspects of distribution.
Develop marketing materials and communications to support Area-led activities using templates, tools and best practices provided by the Center such as local flyers, promotions and events.
Manage distribution.
Responsible for communicating local promotional results to sales team by using Center provided analytics or working with Sales Analyst on local tracking needs.
Makes recommendations to Area Leadership on how to improve results of promotional and marketing events.
Partners with VPLS to execute marketing initiatives to drive sales growth and work with VP Merchandising to ensure alignment.
Follows company brand standards when customizing and creating any local marketing materials.
Responsible for ensuring our brand is executed by all personnel within all Markets within their Area and vendor/broker partners.
Provide Center provided product/program positioning materials (i.e. sell sheets, guides, etc), as well as training materials, for the sales force.
Use and encourage the use of approved social media channels and collaboration tools Teams (Yammer) by all personnel within the Area.
Other duties assigned by manager.