General Mills · 1 month ago
Associate Manager, Customer Marketing, Kroger
General Mills is a company that prioritizes being a force for good in the food industry. They are seeking an Associate Manager to lead their North America Retail customer marketing strategy with Kroger, focusing on driving volume through customer-centric marketing programs and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
Food and BeverageFood ProcessingManufacturingSnack FoodWholesale
Responsibilities
Lead strategy and execution of General Mills retailer customer marketing programs and tactics with internal and external groups
Orchestrate strategies, priorities, and business objectives from brand strategies into customer first ideas and executions
Lead Kroger business in partnership with sales for instore & online marketing needs associated with GMI North American Retail (NAR) Operating Units (OUs)
Develop omnichannel shopper marketing plans and presentations for internal and external stakeholders
Oversee creative briefs, timelines, budgets, etc. in support of shopper campaigns
Foster strong working relationships with sales and marketing team members at both General Mills and our customer
Manage account level shopper marketing budget
Lead data/event analysis in partnership with analytic team and use learnings to optimize plans for the businesses
Serve as marketing expert and partner to sales team through thought leadership, insights, and best practice sharing
Attend and present at external customer meetings, selling-in customer marketing programs, events and GMI capabilities
Manage agency relationships with search and media
Be an innovative leader with an agile mindset to grow customer business through insight to activation while working in a collaboration with customer marketing peers
Be a connector and skilled in national media tactics to build connection of full funnel marketing campaigns across the Kroger ecosystem
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Communications, Marketing, or Business
5+ years' experience in a related marketing role (brand, agency, or shopper)
Experience on collaborating with cross-functional teams, agency partners
Project and budget management experience
Strategic and executional excellence
Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
Ability to work independently
Preferred
Experience building learning agendas and leading test plans
Past ecommerce marketing experience with Search and Media
Strong ability to lead through ambiguity
Strong presentation skills
Company
General Mills
General Mills is a food company that manufactures and markets branded consumer foods.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.7B2024-10-15Post Ipo Debt· $2.7B
1928-11-30IPO
Leadership Team
Recent News
2026-01-07
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