Bel, makers of iconic brands including GoGo squeeZ, Babybel, The Laughing Cow, and Boursin is a growing global company that values your contributions, strives to create a sense of belonging for everyone and offers career growth and development opportunities, as well as competitive total compensation and meaningful well-being benefits from day one. For All, For Good, our company signature, reflects Bel’s commitment to sustainability and healthier and responsible food for all. The company has headquarters in Chicago (Bel Brands USA) and New York City (GoGo Squeez) and operates 5 manufacturing plants in Little Chute, WI; Leitchfield, KY; Brookings, SD; Traverse City, MI; and Nampa, ID.

Job Description Summary:

We are seeking a Marketing Specialist to join our team with responsibilities over Bel's Fruit Business unit. In this role, you will report directly to Sr. Brand Manager and collaborate with the brand and cross functional teams to complete tasks that support an organization's overall marketing initiative.

Responsible for end-to-end execution of business processes within the marketing function. Responsible for process communication, deployment, and continual improvements of all execution of marketing activations. Partnering with Project Management Organization to provide direction and mentoring to employees/leaders, as well as ensuring deadlines are met across executional initiatives. Provides summary of outcomes, and after-action review.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for budget management by maintaining strong lines of communication with Brand teams and customers to ensure offline tracking and budget entry are updated and accurate. This also includes new budget creation during the budget planning cycle in partnership with Brand customers.
• Performing with excellence on deployment of go-to-market toolkits and brand 3D artwork, working with brand managers and external agencies to ensure all deployment guidelines and principles are followed for artwork, e-content, and in-store assets.
• Acting as Vendor Management Process Owner for MSA/SOW expenses, handling goods receipt, confirming proof of performance, and when vital, initiating the purchase order process to enable projects.
• Responsible for the packaging artwork initiatives within our system (Esko).
• Responsible for all instore merchandising tools - development, optimization, and deployment to the field sales team.

Required Capabilities:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing or related field strongly preferred
• 1+ years of Marketing experience required
• Capable of onboarding to several different standardized processes and becoming the go-to person within the organization for others that are less familiar or need support.
• Project Management: Have validated strong project management skills with a high attention to detail to ensure accuracy and consistency. Budget management experience is desirable.

• Act As an Owner: Take ownership of the processes and help ensure that we remain stewardship compliant.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint; Outstanding in Excel
• Experience with budget management (setting up and maintaining offline standardized trackers)
• Familiarity with Vendor Management processes & systems (SAP)

Working Conditions: This is a hybrid role in New York City that enables you to work 10 days a month work from home. At times there will be some variation in work hours due to special projects, deadlines and other concerns. Occasional travel may be required.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Acknowledgement: This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed by employee assigned to this position. It does not state or imply that these are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to the job. The employee may be required to perform other job-related duties as requested by management. All requirements are subject to change over time and to possible modifications to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability.

Total Rewards:

Base Salary: $65,000 - $70,000 non-exempt

Bonus opportunity: 5%

20 days PTO

4% match on 401k

Health care by Cigna

Free Vision & Dental

Hybrid role based in NYC

Bel Brands is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Bel Brands prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also Bel Brand's policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

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