Marketing Operations Manager, Seasonal

Mars•Chicago, IL

3d•$79,280 - $109,010•Onsite

About The Position

The Marketing Operations Manager has a pivotal operational and analytical role within our Seasonal Marketing organization, serving as the dedicated product and asset owner for our newly launched Digital Portfolio Planning tool. In this role, you will bridge commercial marketing, supply, and technology by ensuring data integrity, managing system access, and partnering closely with internal Development Ops on continuous tool enhancements. Beyond tool governance, you will drive operational excellence across our seasonal calendar by leading the annual portfolio health review, governing Non-Quality Cost (NQC) tracking, and orchestrating end-to-end innovation sales sample readiness to set our national commercial teams up for success.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Strategy, Business Administration, or related field required
3+ experience in Marketing Operations, Commercial Operations, Brand Operations, or Category Management within the CPG / FMCG industry.
Advanced Excel proficiency with proven expertise in complex formula modeling (XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, multi-condition logic), automated data validation, and building dynamic reporting models.
Digital tool or system asset ownership experience, including user access management, bug triage, UAT testing, and collaborating with IT/DevOps teams on functional enhancements.
Exceptional project management and organizational skills, with a track record of driving cross-functional alignment and delivering commercial assets against strict, overlapping timelines.
Experience with strategic planning
Stakeholder management

Nice To Haves

MBA nice to have.

Responsibilities

Serve as the functional product and asset owner for the Seasonal Digital Portfolio Planning tool; maintain data architecture, govern associate access, execute performance data validation, and partner with internal Dev Ops to scope and test system enhancements.
Lead the end-to-end annual seasonal portfolio review process, analyzing SKU performance, complexity, and mix health to deliver actionable optimization and rationalization recommendations.
Monitor, analyze, and report Non-Quality Costs (NQC) across seasonal cycles, collaborating cross-functionally with Finance, Supply, and Marketing to identify root causes and mitigate portfolio waste.
Lead complex innovation sales sample planning across all seasonal horizons, orchestrating timelines across R&D, graphics, and commercial sales teams to guarantee on-time, sales-ready execution for key customer presentations.