Senior Associate Marketing Project Manager

Pilgrim's • Greeley, CO

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About The Position

Pilgrim’s is hiring a Senior Associate Marketing Project Manager to coordinate marketing work across brands, retail and foodservice channels, creative teams, agencies, and commercial partners. The role turns product and initiative launch dates into visible, actionable plans and ensures marketing deliverables are completed and ready on time. Deliverables include packaging artwork, sales materials, launch assets, product content and syndication, retail media, shopper marketing, ratings and reviews, and commerce support.

The position owns integrated marketing launch workbacks tied to sell-in and ship dates and the stage-gate timeline, a comprehensive marketing calendar, creative intake and workflow, and status reporting. The person in this role coordinates kickoffs, reviews, and check-ins; tracks risks, dependencies, decisions, and lessons learned; and surfaces issues early with recommendations. They lead through influence and process, rather than authority, and coordinate work without taking ownership of brand decisions, creative execution, product timelines, or file uploads and tagging.

The role partners with brand and foodservice marketing, R&D project management, commerce marketing, creative teams, agencies, Category Management, Sales, Regulatory, and Packaging. In the first 90 days, the successful hire will learn the 2027 launch slate, take ownership of design intake and the marketing calendar, run a launch from kickoff to shelf, and publish a useful status report. Success includes reliable launch workbacks, one shared calendar, a consistent design intake process, complete requests, clear leadership visibility, and marketing readiness for sales and foodservice partners.

The applicant hired will be eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, a 401(k) with company match, annual incentive-plan participation, and career development and learning opportunities. The stated base salary range is $93,000–$112,000. The role has no application deadline and recruitment will continue until filled. New team members undergo post-offer, pre-start drug, alcohol, and background checks.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of project management experience managing cross-functional launches, campaigns, or programs, ideally in CPG, food, or an agency.
• Hands-on command of project management practices, including planning and execution, timeline and dependency management, risk tracking, stakeholder communication, and lessons learned.
• Experience building or improving a process, rather than only following one.
• Confidence holding partners, including senior partners, to dates and constructively returning incomplete work.
• Experience setting up or owning a project or workflow tool, rather than only using one.
• Clear, concise written communication.
• Ability to perform the functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Willingness to travel as business needs dictate.

Nice To Haves

• PMP, CAPM, or another recognized project management certification.
• Working knowledge of Waterfall, Agile, and Kanban, and judgment about which approach fits the work.
• CPG launch experience, including packaging artwork, item setup, retailer content, and regulatory approval.
• Experience with Smartsheet, digital asset management and creative workflow tools such as Bynder and Manage Artworks, and product content syndication tools such as GS1, Syndigo, and Salsify.
• Experience across retail and foodservice, including trade shows and K-12.
• Agency-side production or traffic experience, or experience managing multiple outside agencies.

Responsibilities

• Build integrated marketing launch plans and workbacks for new items and major initiatives, working backward from sell-in and ship dates and aligning plans to stage-gate timelines.
• Track marketing launch readiness for packaging artwork, sales materials, launch assets, product content and syndication, and commerce support, and communicate completion status.
• Coordinate Development-gate kickoffs bringing together brand, foodservice marketing, design, commerce, and regulatory partners.
• Track risks, dependencies, and decisions in one place and capture lessons learned after launches.
• Maintain a shared marketing calendar covering stage-gate work as well as trade shows, the K-12 calendar, line reviews, campaigns, commerce programs, and customer requests.
• Plan predictable work in advance and schedule kickoffs, reviews, and check-ins with the appropriate participants.
• Own creative intake, including tiering, completeness checks, routing, and status; return incomplete requests with a clear path to completion.
• Ensure internal creative teams and outside agencies use a consistent workflow for briefing, proofing, approvals, and delivery.
• Oversee how planning, creative workflow, and asset systems are set up and used, including supporting vendors.
• Clear process obstacles so designers can focus on design work.
• Surface status, risks, and escalations early and provide recommendations.
• Measure and report performance, including timeliness against actual ship dates, request completeness, cycle time, changes after lock, and reasons dates slip.
• Coordinate marketing’s workstream within the R&D-owned stage-gate process and product timeline.
• Ensure commerce marketing work is incorporated into launch plans and the calendar from the start.
• Run a launch end to end from kickoff to shelf and publish status reporting for leadership.

Benefits

• Vision, medical, and dental coverage beginning after 60 days of employment.
• Paid sick leave, vacation, and 6 company-observed holidays.
• 401(k) with a company match beginning after the first year of service, subject to the company vesting schedule.
• Eligibility to participate in the Company’s annual bonus plan, subject to its standard terms and conditions.
• Continuous learning opportunities and career-growth programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed