Senior Director, Marketing

Mizkan America•Schaumburg, IL

23h•$210,000 - $260,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Mizkan America is seeking a strategic, commercially minded marketing leader to guide the growth of the RAGÚ® and BERTOLLI® portfolio. The Senior Director, Marketing serves as the senior business and brand leader for a portfolio with significant revenue responsibility, leading long-term strategy, innovation, investment decisions, and portfolio performance. The role is based in Schaumburg, Illinois, and operates under Mizkan’s corporate hybrid schedule, with required onsite presence and regular business hours. It reports to the Executive Director, Marketing. The role establishes the portfolio’s long-term growth agenda, directs brand positioning and portfolio architecture, and drives revenue, profitability, household penetration, and market share while strengthening brand equity and relevance. It leads annual and long-range planning, portfolio reviews, innovation and renovation priorities, commercialization decisions, and significant marketing investment and resource-allocation choices. The Senior Director collaborates with Sales, Finance, Revenue Growth Management, Insights, R&D, Innovation, Supply Chain, and Omnichannel partners, and influences enterprise priorities and senior leaders. The position leads and develops Brand Managers, supports succession and talent development, and fosters accountability, collaboration, innovation, and consumer-centric decisions. Success includes sustainable portfolio growth, disciplined investment, breakthrough innovation, stronger brand equity, future marketing talent, and measurable gains in revenue, profitability, market share, and household penetration. Periodic travel may be required for customer, agency, leadership, and business meetings. The work involves extended periods seated at a workstation and viewing screens or printed materials, frequent typing and use of office equipment, occasional standing, walking, and reaching, and lifting or carrying office supplies or equipment weighing up to 10–15 pounds. Adequate hearing and speech are needed for communication in person, by phone, or by video.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
12+ years of progressive marketing and business leadership experience within branded consumer packaged goods organizations.
Demonstrated success leading a significant brand, category, or portfolio business with meaningful revenue responsibility.
Deep experience in portfolio strategy, brand management, innovation, commercialization, and annual and long-range business planning.
Demonstrated financial and commercial acumen, including management of significant marketing investments and business-performance evaluation.
Experience leading and developing teams and influencing senior leadership and complex cross-functional organizations.
Ability to translate consumer, customer, and market insights into strategic choices and data-informed investment decisions.
Regular, predictable attendance, including required onsite days, is an essential function of the position.

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced business degree.
Experience partnering across Sales, Finance, Revenue Growth Management, Insights, R&D, Innovation, Supply Chain, and Omnichannel functions.
Working knowledge of syndicated market data, financial planning and reporting, omnichannel and e-commerce analytics, and standard Microsoft business applications.

Responsibilities

Establish the long-term growth agenda for the RAGÚ® and BERTOLLI® portfolio and translate consumer, customer, category, competitive, channel, and e-commerce insights into strategic priorities.
Define brand positioning, portfolio architecture, and the strategic role of each brand and sub-brand while protecting brand equity and consumer relevance.
Drive sustainable revenue growth, profitability, household penetration, and market share while strengthening the portfolio’s long-term equity, health, and relevance.
Lead annual operating plans, long-range portfolio planning, and portfolio reviews that balance near-term delivery with long-term value creation.
Set the innovation and renovation agenda, prioritize opportunities based on consumer demand, strategic fit, and financial return, and guide major commercialization decisions through launch.
Direct significant marketing investments and resource-allocation decisions, prioritizing high-impact growth opportunities and expected returns.
Align Sales, Finance, Revenue Growth Management, Insights, R&D, Innovation, Supply Chain, and Omnichannel partners around portfolio priorities and execution.
Steward long-term portfolio strategy, influence enterprise priorities, and help shape the future growth agenda for Mizkan America’s Meal Solutions business.
Influence senior leaders through clear strategic rationale, sound judgment, and strong financial and consumer insight.
Lead and develop a high-performing team of Brand Managers responsible for business and brand results.
Build organizational capability through coaching, succession planning, talent development, and performance leadership.
Foster accountability, collaboration, innovation, and consumer-centric decision-making.
Influence and align cross-functional business leaders without direct authority to achieve shared objectives.
Establish portfolio and brand direction within approved enterprise and functional priorities, and recommend action on performance gaps, competitive threats, and growth opportunities.