Marketing Operations Manager

Overview

A great job-and a great future awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We are an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products. We're looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Apply Now!

At Smithfield Foods, we are driven by a passion for bringing delicious, high-quality pork products to tables across America. The Marketing Operations Manager plays a critical role in supporting the success of the Smithfield marketing organization by driving operational excellence, ensuring fiscal discipline, and enabling our marketing teams to execute with efficiency and precision. Reporting directly to Smithfield's Director of Operations and Brand Experience, this role works closely with the Chief Marketing Officer, Brand Marketing, Finance, Procurement, and cross-functional partners to manage marketing budgets, vendor processes, and marketing materials that help bring our brands to life.

• Marketing Budget & Financial Management

  • Partner with the CMO and Finance team to build, track, and manage annual and quarterly Advertising & Promotion (A&P) budgets across all brand portfolios.

  • Develop and maintain detailed budget trackers and dashboards to monitor spend, accruals, and forecast accuracy.

  • Support monthly and quarterly business reviews by preparing budget summaries and variance analyses.

  • Ensure timely and accurate processing of invoices, purchase orders, and budget adjustments.

• Vendor & Process Management

  • Serve as the key liaison for vendor onboarding, compliance, and invoice management within Smithfield's procurement systems.

  • Collaborate with brand managers and Procurement to ensure vendors are properly set up, SOWs are complete, and payment terms are met.

  • Streamline marketing operations processes to improve efficiency, transparency, and adherence to internal policies.

  • Assist in the management of the department's digital contract management to ensure all records are housed in systems correctly and stay current.

• Marketing Materials & Tools

  • Develop and manage new product sales decks, one-pagers, and support materials for internal and customer presentations.

  • Partner with brand and sales teams to ensure alignment on messaging, product claims, and design standards.

  • Oversee the organization and accessibility of marketing assets, ensuring brand consistency and ease of use across teams.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Support

  • Provide day-to-day support to the brand marketing team, ensuring smooth operational flow between marketing, finance, sales, and procurement.

  • Assist with project tracking, agency management logistics, and reporting for major campaigns and new product launches.

  • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to optimize how Smithfield's marketing organization plans, spends, and communicates.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

• Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Marketing, Business Management, Research Analytics, or a related field and 5+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.

• Leadership
  
  Experience:
  
  2+ years of demonstrated experience in team management/development or project leadership is required.

• Communication skills: Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and collaborative subject matter expert team player approach.

• Tech Proficiency: Advanced skills in Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); experience with data share and warehousing systems preferred (SharePoint).

• Strategic Planning: Experienced in leading fast paced project initiatives, with overlapping systems, vendors and internal resources to deliver on-time and on-budget outcomes.

• Personal Attributes: Unwavering integrity, resourceful, approachable, adaptable, detail-oriented, and policy-minded with strong…