Job Description<div><div>TASKS, DUTIES, &amp; GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES </div><div>MARKETING STRATEGY </div><div><ul><li>Develop the brand’s long-term marketing strategy for North America while supporting EMEA and other international markets as needed </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Cultivate short and long-term views of the business and identifies key elements to achieve success </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Drive the development of the annual Marketing Plan and sets clear strategic business goals for the Marketing team to ensure alignment and accountability to their key deliverables </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Effectively supports product strategy and innovation priorities across the organization, relaying department and organizational opportunities and objectives, and identifying potential barriers as appropriate </li></ul></div><div> </div><div>BRAND &amp; CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT </div><div><ul><li>Direct the Brand Management team in crafting marketing strategies and insights-driven creative briefs that inspire their partners to deliver results-oriented, brand differentiating work </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Lead the development of the brand campaign strategy and annual marketing plan that addresses business challenges/opportunities, grows brand awareness, strengthens points of differentiation, and drives fuel funnel conversion </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Develop scalable marketing programs plus turn-key tools that can be leveraged nationally with retailers, elevating the Beyond brand while driving efficiencies </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Collaborate with cross-functional marketing teams to ideate, produce, and execute on compelling brand touchpoints (e.g., website), assets (e.g., packaging, advertising collateral) and initiatives (e.g., brand campaigns) that deliver on priorities while maintaining brand integrity </li></ul></div></div><div><div><ul><li>Work closely with Insights and Analytics teams and partners to develop a deep knowledge of our target consumer and understand the effectiveness of our marketing programs </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Analyze sales data, consumer buying data and consumer research to identify brand trends, strengths, issues and opportunities </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, leading the integrated strategic direction of product and packaging innovation and deployment </li></ul></div><div> </div><div>STRATEGICS PARTNERSHIPS </div><div><ul><li>Liaison with Strategic Restaurant partners to build and deliver best-in-class consumer marketing programs that drive the customer business through the success of Beyond products, as the single marketing point of contact for Marketing &amp; Comms </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Partner with Beyond Sales, Innovation, and VSM Teams to drive the innovation and renovation agenda across existing customers, while developing strategic sell-in presentations for potential new accounts and business development </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Oversee all marketing related to pitching, testing, deployment and rollout of new menu items for all strategic partners </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Ensure Beyond branding (e.g., logo, brand names, etc.) is strategically integrated into partner’s marketing and messaging to support Beyond brand &amp; local market development </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Develop and manage marketing cost estimates, project timelines, and budgets </li></ul></div><div> </div><div>PORTFOLIO &amp; PRODUCT MARKETING </div><div><ul><li>Support the development of a profitable portfolio strategy for in-scope product line(s). </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Scope and collaborate with the Insights team to conduct consumer research to inform product portfolio as well as changes to positioning, key features, benefits, etc. </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Analyze market data, category trends and consumer insights to identify new product opportunities; Leads consumer quantitative validation aimed at gaining insights into innovation opportunities and new product development and optimization </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Support development of relevant product concepts, product positioning, and priority product claims </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Assist with packaging design solutions to address product and/or business needs; provides category and consumer insights to help inform design development </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Help lead the development of product launch campaigns that introduce new retail and restaurant innovation </li></ul></div><div> </div><div>INTEGRATED DIGITAL MEDIA &amp; ADVERTISING STRATEGY  </div></div><div><div><ul><li>Set the overarching, integrated media strategy across all advertising campaigns </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Ensure all campaigns are optimized to deliver impact and engagement towards specific audiences </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Ensure agencies develop insightful, comprehensive post campaign analyses and learnings are applied to future campaigns as real-time as possible </li></ul></div><div> </div><div>PARTNERSHIPS STRATEGY  </div><div><ul><li>Co-create Beyond Meat’s partnerships strategy in partnership with Chief Communications Officer and Social team. In support of the Communications team, identify, sign and build our relationships with Beyond Ambassadors that fit our brand mission, drive brand affinity and credibility and ultimately help drive overall growth </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Lead activation of global brand partnerships across paid media. Work cross functionally with media and brand team on those activations.  Ensure Beyond Meat’s partnerships are integrated fully into the national brand plan </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Support development of our partnerships measurement approach and scorecard that will enable Beyond Meat to track and manage success within and across our partnerships </li></ul></div><div> </div><div>CREATIVE &amp; DESIGN SERVICES  </div><div><ul><li>Collaborate with the creative and design services team in the development and execution of creative concepts for internal and external needs in print and digital mediums </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Demonstrate the ability to guide the creative and design services team in the translation of marketing concepts into creative strategies in the production of brand assets including POP/POS, advertisements, sales materials, print &amp; digital publications, digital ads, newsletters, social media assets and presentation decks </li></ul></div><div> </div><div>MEASUREMENT </div><div><ul><li>Set annual brand targets </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Lead category, consumer, and competitive trend analysis, and make recommendations for immediate and long-term action plans and programs based on key learnings </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Train and coach direct reports on regular POS, panel and awareness data reporting synthesizing key learnings and business implications for broader teams </li></ul><div><div>LEADERSHIP/SUPERVISORY DUTIES </div><div><ul><li>Mentor, develop, train, and support the full brand team </li></ul></div></div><div><div><ul><li>Manage the Brand Marketing budget forecasts and actuals at or below target. Develops and manages marketing cost estimates, project timelines, and budgets </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Develop talent through on-going performance feedback and career management coaching </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Conduct quarterly and yearly performance reviews of all direct reports </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Sets annual and quarterly department level KPIs </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Mentor and develop team members, create succession plans, and identify key talent </li></ul></div><div> </div><div>QUALIFICATIONS </div><div><ul><li>BA required; MBA highly preferred </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>10+ years of marketing experience within a CPG organization </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Proven ability to coach, lead and mentor a team </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Track record of innovation within marketing: a strategic leader who takes initiative and ownership </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Strong strategic planning and budgetary competencies </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>In-depth knowledge of the ‘fast moving’ consumer goods industry and lifestyle Brands </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Analytical skills with consumer and sales data from internal and external sources </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Ability to foster meaningful dialogue and gain buy-in </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Excellent communication and coaching skills </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Ability to cultivate an inspirational and creative team environment </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Experience in managing large marketing budgets </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Creative mind with a track record of taking risks, putting new ideas into practice and assessing results </li></ul></div></div><div><div><ul><li>Should possess a natural curiosity to understand what drives consumer behavior </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>General Manager mindset with the ability to dynamically lead and inspire cross functional teams </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>High emotional intelligence with the ability to influence key stakeholders </li></ul></div><div> </div><div>WORK ENVIRONMENT </div><div><ul><li>This position requires 5 days a week, in-office attendance, at headquarters in El Segundo, CA </li></ul></div></div></div></div>**Annual salary commensurate with experience** The starting annual base pay for this role is between USD $210,000 and $240,000. The actual base is dependent upon many factors, such as training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. The role may also be eligible for bonus and benefits.Beyond Meat is an equal employment opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, gender identify, sexual orientation, national origin, liability for military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are interested in learning the status of your application, please note you will be contacted directly by the appropriate human resources contact person if you are selected for further consideration. Beyond Meat reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time.For all U.S. based roles: Applicants must be authorized to work for a U.S. employer. This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship at this time.

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Sr Director, Brand Marketing

Job Description<div><div>TASKS, DUTIES, &amp; GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES&nbsp;</div><div>MARKETING STRATEGY&nbsp;</div><div><ul><li>Develop the brand’s long-term marketing strategy&nbsp;for&nbsp;North America while supporting EMEA and other&nbsp;international&nbsp;markets&nbsp;as needed&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Cultivate short and long-term views of the business and&nbsp;identifies&nbsp;key elements to achieve success&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Drive the development of the annual Marketing Plan and&nbsp;sets&nbsp;clear strategic business goals for the Marketing team to ensure alignment and accountability to their key deliverables&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Effectively&nbsp;supports&nbsp;product strategy and innovation priorities across the organization, relaying department and organizational opportunities and&nbsp;objectives, and&nbsp;identifying&nbsp;potential barriers as&nbsp;appropriate&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>BRAND &amp; CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT&nbsp;</div><div><ul><li>Direct the Brand Management team in crafting marketing strategies and insights-driven creative briefs that inspire their partners to deliver results-oriented, brand differentiating work&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Lead the development of the brand campaign strategy and annual marketing plan that addresses business challenges/opportunities, grows brand awareness, strengthens points of differentiation, and drives fuel funnel conversion&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Develop scalable marketing programs plus turn-key tools that can be&nbsp;leveraged&nbsp;nationally with retailers, elevating the Beyond brand while driving efficiencies&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Collaborate with cross-functional marketing teams to ideate, produce, and execute on compelling&nbsp;brand touchpoints (e.g., website), assets (e.g., packaging, advertising collateral) and initiatives (e.g., brand campaigns) that deliver on priorities while&nbsp;maintaining&nbsp;brand integrity&nbsp;</li></ul></div></div><div><div><ul><li>Work&nbsp;closely with Insights and Analytics teams and partners to develop a deep knowledge of our target consumer and understand the effectiveness of our marketing programs&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Analyze sales data, consumer buying&nbsp;data&nbsp;and consumer research to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;brand trends, strengths,&nbsp;issues&nbsp;and opportunities&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, leading the integrated strategic direction of product and packaging innovation and deployment&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>STRATEGICS PARTNERSHIPS&nbsp;</div><div><ul><li>Liaison&nbsp;with Strategic Restaurant partners&nbsp;to build and deliver&nbsp;best-in-class&nbsp;consumer marketing programs that drive the customer business through the success of Beyond products, as the single marketing point of contact for Marketing &amp; Comms&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Partner with Beyond Sales, Innovation, and VSM Teams to drive the innovation and renovation agenda across existing customers, while developing strategic sell-in presentations for potential new accounts and business development&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Oversee&nbsp;all&nbsp;marketing related to&nbsp;pitching,&nbsp;testing,&nbsp;deployment&nbsp;and rollout&nbsp;of new menu items for&nbsp;all&nbsp;strategic partners&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Ensure Beyond branding (e.g., logo, brand names, etc.) is strategically integrated into&nbsp;partner’s&nbsp;marketing and messaging&nbsp;to support Beyond brand &amp; local market development&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Develop and manage marketing cost estimates, project timelines, and budgets&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>PORTFOLIO &amp; PRODUCT MARKETING&nbsp;</div><div><ul><li>Support the development of&nbsp;a profitable portfolio strategy for in-scope product line(s).&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Scope and collaborate with&nbsp;the Insights&nbsp;team to conduct consumer research to inform product portfolio as well as changes to positioning, key features, benefits, etc.&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Analyze market data, category&nbsp;trends&nbsp;and consumer insights to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;new product opportunities; Leads consumer quantitative validation aimed at gaining insights into innovation opportunities and new product development and optimization&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Support development of&nbsp;relevant product concepts, product positioning, and priority product claims&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Assist&nbsp;with packaging design solutions to address product and/or business needs; provides category and consumer insights to help inform design development&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Help lead the development of product launch campaigns that introduce new retail and restaurant innovation&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>INTEGRATED&nbsp;DIGITAL MEDIA &amp; ADVERTISING STRATEGY&nbsp;&nbsp;</div></div><div><div><ul><li>Set the overarching, integrated media strategy across all advertising campaigns&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Ensure all campaigns are&nbsp;optimized&nbsp;to deliver impact and engagement towards specific audiences&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Ensure agencies develop insightful, comprehensive post campaign analyses and learnings are applied to future campaigns as real-time as possible&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>PARTNERSHIPS STRATEGY&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><ul><li>Co-create&nbsp;Beyond Meat’s&nbsp;partnerships&nbsp;strategy&nbsp;in partnership with Chief Communications Officer and Social team.&nbsp;In&nbsp;support of&nbsp;the Communications team,&nbsp;identify,&nbsp;sign&nbsp;and build our relationships with Beyond Ambassadors that fit our brand mission, drive brand affinity and&nbsp;credibility&nbsp;and&nbsp;ultimately help&nbsp;drive overall growth&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Lead activation of global brand partnerships across paid media. Work cross functionally with media and brand team on those activations.&nbsp;&nbsp;Ensure Beyond Meat’s partnerships are integrated fully into the national brand plan&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Support development of&nbsp;our partnerships measurement approach and scorecard that will enable Beyond Meat to track and manage success within and across our partnerships&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>CREATIVE &amp; DESIGN SERVICES&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><ul><li>Collaborate with&nbsp;the creative and design services team in the development and execution of creative concepts for internal and external needs in print and digital mediums&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Demonstrate the ability to guide the creative and design services team in the translation of marketing concepts into creative strategies in the production of brand assets including POP/POS, advertisements, sales materials, print &amp; digital publications, digital ads, newsletters, social media&nbsp;assets&nbsp;and presentation decks&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>MEASUREMENT&nbsp;</div><div><ul><li>Set annual brand targets&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Lead category, consumer, and competitive trend analysis, and make recommendations for immediate and long-term action plans and programs based on key learnings&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Train and coach direct reports on regular POS, panel and awareness data reporting synthesizing key learnings and business implications for broader teams&nbsp;</li></ul><div><div>LEADERSHIP/SUPERVISORY&nbsp;DUTIES&nbsp;</div><div><ul><li>Mentor, develop, train, and&nbsp;support&nbsp;the full brand team&nbsp;</li></ul></div></div><div><div><ul><li>Manage the Brand Marketing budget forecasts and actuals at or below target. Develops and manages marketing cost estimates, project timelines, and budgets&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Develop talent through on-going performance feedback and career management coaching&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Conduct quarterly and yearly performance reviews of all direct reports&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Sets annual and quarterly department level KPIs&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Mentor and develop team members,&nbsp;create&nbsp;succession plans, and&nbsp;identify&nbsp;key talent&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>QUALIFICATIONS&nbsp;</div><div><ul><li>BA&nbsp;required;&nbsp;MBA highly preferred&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>10+ years of marketing experience within a CPG organization&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Proven ability to coach,&nbsp;lead&nbsp;and mentor a team&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Track record&nbsp;of innovation within marketing: a strategic leader who takes initiative and ownership&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Strong strategic planning and budgetary competencies&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>In-depth knowledge of the ‘fast moving’ consumer goods industry and lifestyle Brands&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Analytical skills with consumer and sales data from internal and external sources&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Ability to foster meaningful dialogue and gain buy-in&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Excellent communication and coaching skills&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Ability to cultivate an inspirational and creative team environment&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Experience in managing large marketing budgets&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Creative mind with&nbsp;a track record&nbsp;of taking risks, putting&nbsp;new ideas&nbsp;into&nbsp;practice&nbsp;and assessing results&nbsp;</li></ul></div></div><div><div><ul><li>Should&nbsp;possess&nbsp;a natural curiosity to understand what drives consumer behavior&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>General Manager mindset with the ability to dynamically lead and inspire cross functional teams&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>High emotional intelligence with the ability to influence key stakeholders&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>WORK ENVIRONMENT&nbsp;</div><div><ul><li>This position requires 5 days a week, in-office attendance, at headquarters&nbsp;in El Segundo, CA&nbsp;</li></ul></div></div></div></div>**Annual salary commensurate with experience** The starting annual base pay for this role is between USD $210,000 and $240,000. The actual base is dependent upon many factors, such as training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. The role may also be eligible for bonus and benefits.Beyond Meat is an equal employment opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, gender identify, sexual orientation, national origin, liability for military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are interested in learning the status of your application, please note you will be contacted directly by the appropriate human resources contact person if you are selected for further consideration. Beyond Meat reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time.For all U.S. based roles: Applicants must be authorized to work for a U.S. employer. This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship at this time.

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