Senior Manager, Marketing

Founded in 1989 and built on a reputation of trust and dependability, Puresource distributes natural products to over 3,000 independent and national retailers across Canada from three warehouses in Alberta, BC and Ontario. With over 3,400 natural & organic wellness products to choose from, we deliver full-service solutions to support brands to grow their business in Canada.

Puresource is proud to be your dedicated Canadian partner in the natural products channel.

Our mission is to provide Canadians with natural products to optimize their health. To do this, we support our brands and retail customers with market leadership and exceptional customer service. The measure of our success is built on the growth of our partners and dedicated teams that create great customer experiences every day.

Existing Vacancy

This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

Job Title

Senior Manager, Marketing

Location

Guelph, Ontario

Pay

Starting rate - $126,000 per annum

Scope for the position

• The Sr. Manager, Marketing is the lead marketing role within the company, accountable for driving growth within Puresource’s own brands sold to the retail channel, supporting our third party brand partners, and delivering on our corporate brand marketing initiatives.
• This individual is responsible for planning and overseeing the execution of the innovation pipeline, new product process, brand communications, trade marketing, and pricing for the company’s own brands.
• This role oversees multiple sub-departments including Creative Services, Category Management, Product & Brand Management.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Facilitate collaboration between marketing, sales, operations and management
• Aligning with corporate strategy, create and manage strategic brand plans to drive profitable growth within the company’s portfolio of brands; and strategic trade marketing plans and communications plans for corporate and distributed brands
• In collaboration with sales, oversee the planning and management of all new product launches
• Work closely with our U.S.-based parent company on new product selection and coordination for the NOW brand in Canada
• Work with leadership to set and maintain pricing strategies and profitability targets
• Supervise and support marketing activities and staff in these core areas:

Brand Marketing and Communications

Product Management

Product Education and Training

• With high ethics and servant leadership, support an environment of empowerment for team and colleagues with the resources, tools and support they need to anticipate and exceed expectations
• Create and own department budgets

Required qualifications, education, experience, training, skills, background, certifications:

• Post-secondary education in Marketing, Business or related field from an accredited institution
• Experience in the food or natural health products (NHP) sector preferred
• 5+ years of managerial experience
• Strategic thinker, highly organized, self-starter, excellent communication skills, servant leader
• Ability to interpret and understand scientific information pertaining to natural health and nutrition products and the statutes pertaining to the sale of NHP, Foods, Cosmetics and Consumer Goods in Canada
• Computer Skills (MS Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Occasional overnight travel; Valid passport as travel outside of Canada may be required

How to apply

Qualified candidates can submit their resumes through LinkedIn or by email to jobs@puresource.ca. Please note, emails need to have the Job Title (Senior Manager, Marketing) in the subject line.

Our Human Resources Team will be in touch if your qualifications match our needs. Please be advised that due to the high volume of applications, only candidates that have been selected for next steps will be contacted.

Accommodation & Equal Opportunity

Puresource complies with applicable human rights legislation and provides accommodation during the recruitment process where required by law. Applicants requiring accommodation may contact Human Resources at jobs@puresource.ca during the requirement process.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

Puresource does not use Artificial Intelligence to make hiring decisions. Where automated tools provided by third-party job platforms are used, they are limited to confirming basic eligibility requirements only.

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For more information about our company, visit https://www.puresource.ca/ or https://nowfoods.ca/