Area Marketing Manager

* Manages and develops annual marketing plan in conjunction with Area Leadership.* Manages Area marketing spend and budgeting within all Markets in the Area.* Plan, develop, coordinate, and execute marketing and sales activities such as culinary events, sales meetings, promotions/incentives, etc.* Area’s voice of marketing leadership for center led strategic initiative such as flyer promotions, product launches, customer and seller events, incentives and other campaign driven efforts.* Counsel, and provide support to, Area leadership to maximize impact of center-driven marketing programs and best practices for delivering local programs.* Manage marketing activities to support and drive key results; sales and profit growth, penetration (account, Scoop, and E-Commerce) and account growth.* Assess local sponsorship and partnership opportunities with marketing leadership. Provide assistance in obtaining items such as advertisements for local media, table tents, etc.* Implement and execute the center led marketing activities. Review center-led materials and make any area specific changes, such as updates to product list based on inventory availability, before distributing. Manage all aspects of distribution.* Develop marketing materials and communications to support Area-led activities using templates, tools and best practices provided by the Center such as local flyers, promotions and events. Manage distribution.* Responsible for communicating local promotional results to sales team by using Center provided analytics or working with Sales Analyst on local tracking needs.* Makes recommendations to Area Leadership on how to improve results of promotional and marketing events.* Partners with VPLS to execute marketing initiatives to drive sales growth and work with VP Merchandising to ensure alignment.* Follows company brand standards when customizing and creating any local marketing materials. Responsible for ensuring our brand is executed by all personnel within all Markets within their Area and vendor/broker partners.* Provide Center provided product/program positioning materials (i.e. sell sheets, guides, etc), as well as training materials, for the sales force.* Use and encourage the use of approved social media channels and collaboration tools Teams (Yammer) by all personnel within the Area.* Other duties assigned by manager.**Onsit****e:** The associate in this role is expected to perform assigned responsibilities inside a US Foods office-based environment.* 5 years marketing experience* Ability to operate under pressure and tight deadlines.* Excellent prioritization and time management skills.* Sound understanding of marketing principles.* Ability to build and maintain excellent working partnerships and interface with a variety of internal and external resources to attain organizational goals.* Ability to make sound, independent decisions.* Proficient communication skills.* Able to work with various content management and online marketing systems.* Self-directed and highly motivated.* An advanced internet aptitude strongly desired.* Overnight travel up to 20%Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state minimum wage thresholds).

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