innovation marketing & communication specialist

project execution, go-to-market, customer sell in and tracking of in-market performance
 Work in our innovation project management, packaging and specification systems to advance projects
with the cross functional team
 Experience acting as brand ambassador maintaining brand standards and guidelines across all products
and communication channels
 Act as liaison with all other functions to ensure business initiatives receive necessary focus
 Identify opportunity areas for growth by effectively using syndicated research and trend data, primary
market research and competitive intelligence
 Develop meaningful consumer positioning for all innovation product lines that creates added value
versus competitive and effectively communicate product advantages to consumers
 Work collaboratively with insights, R&D, Channel Marketing and the BU to identify new ideas, build
research and development plans, screen ideas and food and optimize our innovation
offerings to meet consumer/operator needs and have a clear POD vs. our
competitors. 
 Resolve delivery related queries and issues from the team leads
 Identify and deliver thought leadership and transformation ideas that will provide growth or productivity
opportunities
 Client relationship management:
o Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders for you and your team
o Develop strong working relationship with key client stakeholders and proactively address their
needs for your work streams
o Respond to client requests in non-standard situations, investigating all the possibilities for a
solution Act as the contact for escalation and issue resolution arising from work stream related activities
Qualifications (Education/Experience/Certification):
• MBA preferred, Bachelors degree required
• 15+ years of product innovation and marketing experience in a global role, working with brand teams

experience

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