Associate Trade Marketing Manager

You may know McCormick as a leader in herbs, spices, seasonings, and condiments – and we’re only getting started. At McCormick, we’re always looking for new people to bring their unique flavor to our team.

McCormick employees – all 14,000 of us across the world – are what makes this company a great place to work.

We are looking to hire a Associate Trade Marketing Manager I  immediately in a Hybrid (50/50) capacity located in Hunt Valley, MD  supporting our Asian and Salad Toppings Category.    The Associate Trade Marketing Manager I  will report to our Trade Marketing Director.

What We Bring To The Table:

The best people deserve the best rewards. In addition to the benefits you’d expect from a global leader (401k, health insurance, paid time off, etc.) we also offer:

• Competitive compensation

• Career growth opportunities

• Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices

• Wellbeing programs including Physical, Mental and Financial wellness

• Tuition assistance

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Associate Trade Marketing Manager I bridges Field Sales and Marketing; leading strategic sales promotion plans and resolving issues to support national business goals and achieving sales and profit targets.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage a portfolio estimating $317MM  in annual sales.
• Participate in the annual brand planning process.  Own translating strategic direction from Marketing (annual and ad hoc) into National and Category specific strategies for deployment to Field Sales for execution.
• Actively provide insights and participate in joint planning sessions with Field Sales (managers and brokers) to ensure one comprehensive plan.
• Assists in developing incremental marketing/trade funds programs and launch these programs to the Field Sales Team
• Helps resolve a variety, often unique, Sales and Customer issues related to economics, sales, production, supply chain, and/or marketing.
• Aids with development and coordination of Sales and Customer initiatives/plans related to new products introductions, including but not limited to complete Innovation Sell Decks
• Participate in new item and promotion forecasts to ensure customer service needs are met; include working with Marketing and Supply Chain via the IBP process.
• Deliver monthly and ad hoc reporting for trade, innovation and other business needs.
• Assist in managing inventory and production needs as necessary.
• Manages the forecast and tracking of display vehicles.
• Work along with Marketing, Category Management, Revenue Management and other cross functional partners on strategic initiatives related to major customer sales opportunities.
• May have the opportunity to manage a summer intern.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Analytics or other related fields
• 3+ years of consumer product good experience with at least 1 year of direct customer selling experience.
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft office including PowerPoint and excel.
• Must be able to work with large data sets including pulling and interrupting data independently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Required to present to large groups of people virtually and in person.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills. Required to manage multiple projects at the same time while managing day-to-day tasks and objectives.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- A minimum of 2 years of Category Management experience is strongly preferred

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As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future. 

Base Salary: $87,910  - $153,870

Base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience for this role, and/or internal equity of our current employees as part of any final offer. This position is also eligible to participate in McCormick’s Incentive Bonus (MIB) Plan/ McCormick’s Sales Incentive Bonus (SIB) Plan/ McCormick’s Dividend Program. In addition to a competitive compensation package, permanent employees of McCormick are eligible for our extensive Total Rewards programs that include:

- Comprehensive health plans covering medical, vision, dental, life and disability benefits

- Family-friendly benefits such as paid parental leave, fertility benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and caregiver support

- Retirement and investment programs including 401(k) and profit-sharing plans

Current McCormick employees who meet these qualifications and are interested in pursuing this position must notify their direct supervisor and their unit HR representative prior to applying.

First consideration will be given to employees who have been displaced from their jobs for positions with the same grade or lower. If there are no qualified candidates, all other employees will then be considered. No displaced employee will receive preferential consideration for a promotional opportunity.

McCormick may recruit external candidates concurrently in order to expedite the recruitment process. Qualified internal candidates submitting bids within the first ten (10) days of the job being posted will be considered before external candidates. Internal bids received after the tenth (10th) day will be considered along with external candidates. It is the policy of McCormick and Company to select and promote for all positions without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.