Company Description
Come join a growing team! FOODMatch is searching for a Consumer Marketing Specialist to join our Marketing team.
FOODMatch is a producer and importer of Mediterranean specialty foods with a focus on olives, antipasti, and ingredients. Founded in 1996, FOODMatch is a producer and importer of Mediterranean specialty foods with distinct expertise in traditionally and responsibly crafted olives, antipasti, spreads, sauces, and ingredients. FOODMatch plays an integral role in ensuring the quality of our products. The FOODMatch difference begins in the fields and groves. We are vertically integrated with our partners to ensure that each step along the production chain is completed to meticulous standards: from irrigation and pruning, to harvesting, sorting and stuffing by hand, to expertly curing and preserving, we ensure each ingredient delivers its natural flavor, color, and texture. Simply put, no detail is spared.
Through the hands of our growers we create great tasting, responsibly produced, authentic foods that nurture community and enhance your quality of life.
Job Description
The Consumer Marketing Specialist will become vital to Divina's small but mighty consumer team, reporting to the Senior Consumer Marketing Manager. We are looking for someone fearless and ready to roll up their sleeves and get to work with our flagship brand, Divina (@eatdivina on IG). The ideal candidate is someone who will grow with us, has a true passion for consumer-packaged goods, has in-depth knowledge of the grocery/retail space, and has worked within the CPG/Food sector for at least four years. If you love food, a mellow-paced work environment, and are curious how products get on the shelf at a grocery/retail store, then this is the place for you.
At Divina, we believe that great food should give back. For over 25 years, Divina has been crafting crave-worthy foods with ingredients you can trust. Beginning with our partnerships in the fields with family-owned, sustainable farms, we help preserve timeless culinary heritages, while our collection of olives, preserved vegetables, and spreads simplifies the joy of cooking and entertaining. If this sounds like a team you want to join, we welcome you with open arms.
Essential Functions
Retail Marketing
- Assist in the development and execution of consumer-facing marketing campaigns to drive growth with our retail partners. (Brick and mortar, online, etc.)
- Merchandising
- Signage/Point-of-sale
- Coupon programs
- Retail media
eCommerce
- Manage our in-house fulfillment program for Divina Market
- Order fulfillment and shipping (supervise a team of part-time fulfillment staff)
- Ensure successful order fulfillment for any consumer promotions, sponsorships, partnerships, giveaways, etc.
- Manage, maintain, and answer all incoming customer support inquiries
- Inventory management: ordering, intake, and inventory audits
- Coordinate sample shipments for all affiliates and influencers
- Serve as main customer service chat representative for Divina Market digital properties
Digital Marketing
- Manage and create the content communications calendar in collaboration with the creative services team for Divina Market's digital platforms. This will include scheduling and posting of all digital consumer marketing communications on social media platforms, email marketing, website etc.
- Manage the distribution of all digital brand assets for consumer activities
- Community manager for all consumer platforms
- Assist with partnerships, sponsorships, and promotions, etc.
Other Duties
- Assist at trade shows as needed
- Assist on special corporate projects as needed
- Assist with in-store activations and other marketing activations as needed
- Maintain monthly performance metrics dashboard updated for all marketing platforms
- Point of contact for pop-up shops
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned
Qualifications
What does high performance look like in this role?
- Agile and experimental, you bring new ideas and quickly achieve goals.
- Self-driven, organized, and proactive, you maintain high ethical standards.
- Passionate about web analytics and attribution models, you stay updated on the latest trends.
- You consistently complete assignments on time.
- You give your all to every task and project.
- You take full ownership of your projects, ensuring their completion.
- At least 3 years in the Marketing field.
Additional Information
COVID-19 Safety Protocols
- All FOODMatch employees are required to be fully vaccinated. Employees must show proof of full vaccination at the time of hire.
FOODMatch offers a comprehensive benefits package and competitive compensation based on experience. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $70,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
What We Do
Through the hands of our growers, we create great tasting, responsibly produced authentic foods that nurture community and enhance your quality of life.
FOODMatch is a specialty food manufacturer and importer of global specialty foods spanning 14 countries and 5 continents. Originating from culinary-rich locations such as Greece, France, Italy, Spain, USA, Morocco, Peru and South Africa, our 500+ catalog of items each offer a distinct advantage in quality, packaging and value. We supply dry, perishable and frozen products that are innovative, responsibly produced and all-natural.
FOODMatch operates through either joint manufacturing ventures for company owned brands or exclusive distribution agreements with innovative manufacturers who have the long-term commitment, desire, and capacity to build a strong franchise for their brands in the U.S. and Canada.
FOODMatch leverages its strategic industry alliances and strong relationships with importers, regional distributors, retail chains, multi-unit foodservice chains, and independent end-users to launch and build our brands. We achieve product placement in the highest profile retail and foodservice venues, providing a
national showcase for our brands and products. FOODMatch also supplies industrial and private
label customers.
To learn more about FOODMatch, please visit us on the web at www.foodmatch.com or give us a call at (212) 244-5050.