Marketing Manager - Dairy Foods

Land O'Lakes • Arden Hills, MN

26d

About The Position

Marketing Manager - Dairy Foods Join Land O’Lakes, Inc., and help us bring food from farmer to fork, building vibrant communities along the way. We’re a global, Fortune 250 company and a farmer-owned cooperative, which means we work for one another—not Wall Street. Land O’Lakes operates some of the most respected brands in agribusiness and food production including LAND O LAKES® Dairy Foods, Vermont Creamery, Purina® Animal Nutrition, and WinField United® Crop Inputs. Positions are located at Land O’Lakes, Inc. corporate headquarters in Arden Hills, MN. Marketing Manager Position Description: This position will be in the Dairy Foods Division. Dairy Foods produces a diverse array of industry leading products that are an icon in home kitchens, restaurants, and food manufacturers around the world. Our industry leading brands include LAND O LAKES®, Kozy Shack® refrigerated desserts and Vermont Creamery Rotational program – move to different assignments across the organization to advance marketing skills and general management competencies in a variety of industries and situations Identify unmet and underappreciated consumer / customer needs and use them to generate insights to drive the business forward Create growth strategies and plans that are consistent with enterprise objectives Own the P&L and proactively adjust plans and tactics as necessary Champion consumer and customer first thinking Maintain a strong relationship with Sales and Key Channel Customers Monitor metrics and milestones to chart progress against expectations and accountabilities This position includes leading and developing 1 or more direct reports

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or similar degree with strong understanding and or experience of P&L ownership
• 5+ years of relevant work experience
• Ability to collaborate and influence across functions and up through leadership
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written skills
• Effective analytical, critical thinking and quantitative problem-solving abilities
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

• MBA preferred
• Experience in consumer-packaged goods and/or agricultural industries preferred

Responsibilities

• Identify unmet and underappreciated consumer / customer needs and use them to generate insights to drive the business forward
• Create growth strategies and plans that are consistent with enterprise objectives
• Own the P&L and proactively adjust plans and tactics as necessary
• Champion consumer and customer first thinking
• Maintain a strong relationship with Sales and Key Channel Customers
• Monitor metrics and milestones to chart progress against expectations and accountabilities
• This position includes leading and developing 1 or more direct reports

Benefits

• Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources.
• Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees