Retail Strategy Communications Manager

Overview

At Cosmos Corporation, we make health and wellness products that help people and pets live better lives. From our O’Fallon, Missouri headquarters, we manufacture high-quality, natural liquid products with ingredients people trust!

• Translate Strategy into Actionable Stories – Collaborate with internal teams to interpret company strategy and create compelling narratives that help retail partners optimize assortments and category performance.
• Sales Presentation Development – Develop and design persuasive PowerPoint decks that clearly communicate insights, trends, and merchandising recommendations, ensuring adaptability across diverse customer types.
• Consultative Selling Support – Equip the sales team to deliver data-driven insights and strategies by providing frameworks and training on effective communication with retail partners.
• Category & Retail Analysis – Maintain a deep understanding of the competitive retail landscape and use market data to inform strategic recommendations aligned with business objectives.
• Problem Solving & Strategy Application – Apply creative thinking to translate complex challenges into practical, actionable solutions for retailers.
• Internal Training & Knowledge Sharing – Provide new and existing sales staff with the tools to understand, present, and leverage data and insights in their customer conversations.
• Channel Marketing & Messaging Support – Enhance, edit, and create customer-specific marketing language to support channel team requests, ensuring messaging is clear, compelling, and aligned with brand and strategic priorities.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration – Partner with product, formulation, and consumer insights teams to gather accurate, relevant information and translate it into clear, customer-ready materials for the channel team.

You will hold a Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or a related field. You will also have 3 to 5 years of experience in merchandising, communications, marketing, category management or account management within retail, CPG manufacturing or a related industry, ideally with exposure to pet products or CPG.

• You’re a strong storyteller with the ability to craft clear, actionable messages that prioritize the most important insights.
• You have a creative problem-solving mindset that can take complex market data and transform it into clear, simple narratives that resonate with retail customers.
• You’re an ideal team player with a good balance of humble, hungry, and smart, bringing a collaborative mindset, strong work ethic, and sound judgment to cross-functional conversations and customer-facing initiatives.
• You’re proficient in the Microsoft suite, specifically PowerPoint, with the ability to create visually compelling presentations that are consistent with our strategic message and adaptable across different retail clients.
• You have strong communication skills with the ability to train and mentor sales teams on how to effectively communicate insights.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, or equivalent preferred.

Monday – Friday; 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

• Ability to sit for extended periods of time while working at a desk or computer.
• Ability to stand, walk, and move throughout the office as needed.
• Ability to use hands and fingers to operate a computer, keyboard, mouse, phone, and other office equipment.
• Ability to communicate effectively, including speaking and hearing, in person and via phone or video conference.
• Ability to view computer screens and read printed or digital documents.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull light office materials (generally up to 10–15 pounds).
• Ability to perform repetitive motions associated with office work.
• Ability to work in a standard office environment with typical noise levels.

A Retail Strategy Communications Manager plays a key role in crafting persuasive narratives that connect product strategies to retailer needs. A typical day would be spent balancing meetings with channel, portfolio team, and senior management to align on strategy, gather insights, and refine messaging, as well as…