Senior Associate Marketing Project Manager

Pilgrim's • Greeley, CO

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About The Position

The Senior Associate Marketing Project Manager coordinates marketing work across Pilgrim’s and JBS brands, retail and foodservice channels, internal teams, and outside agencies. The role turns product launch dates into visible plans and ensures marketing deliverables—including packaging artwork, sales materials, launch assets, product content and syndication, retail media, shopper marketing, and ratings and reviews—are ready on time.

The position owns integrated launch workbacks tied to sell-in, ship dates, and stage-gate timelines; the broader marketing calendar; creative intake and workflow; planning and asset systems; vendor coordination; and status, risk, and performance reporting. The role partners closely with brand and foodservice marketing, R&D project management, commerce marketing, creative, agencies, Category Management, Sales, Regulatory, and Packaging. It leads through influence and process, coordinating work rather than making brand or launch decisions or creating the work itself.

The position requires at least three years of project management experience managing cross-functional launches, campaigns, or programs. The role is eligible for an annual bonus plan and offers a stated base salary range of $93,000–$112,000. The company describes opportunities for continuous learning and career growth.

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, not just 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, creative workflow tools such as Bynder or Manage Artworks, and product content syndication tools such as GS1, Syndigo, or 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 plans and workbacks for new items and major initiatives, working backward from sell-in and ship dates and aligning plans with stage-gate timelines.
• Track and communicate launch readiness for marketing deliverables, including packaging artwork, sales materials, launch assets, product content and syndication, retail media, shopper marketing, and ratings and reviews.
• Organize kickoffs at the Development gate with brand, foodservice marketing, design, commerce, and regulatory stakeholders.
• Track risks, dependencies, and decisions in one place and capture lessons learned after each launch.
• Own a marketing calendar covering stage-gate work as well as trade shows, K-12 activities, line reviews, campaigns, commerce programs, and customer requests.
• Plan predictable work well in advance and maintain the cadence of kickoffs, reviews, and check-ins with the right participants.
• Manage design intake, including tiering, completeness checks, routing, and status; return incomplete requests with a clear path to completion.
• Establish and maintain a consistent creative workflow for internal teams and outside agencies, including briefing, proofing, approvals, and delivery.
• Oversee how planning, creative workflow, and asset systems are configured and used, and coordinate the vendors that support them.
• Clear process obstacles so designers can focus on design work.
• Surface status, risks, and escalations early and provide recommendations.
• Measure and report on delivery against actual ship dates, request completeness, cycle time, changes after lock, and reasons dates slip.
• Run the marketing workstream within the R&D project management stage-gate process and product timeline.
• Ensure commerce marketing work is included in launch plans and the marketing calendar from the outset.
• During the first 90 days, learn the 2027 launch slate, take ownership of design intake and the marketing calendar, run one launch end to end, and publish a useful leadership status report.

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; bonus amounts vary and are subject to the program’s standard terms and conditions.
• Continuous learning opportunities and career growth through learning and development programs.

What This Job Offers

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