Title: Sr. Marketing Manager

Work Location: Stamford, CT 06902

Duration: 6 Months

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Onsite

Shift: M - F (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM)

Pay rate: $ 57.00 - 70.00/hr

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide.

Job Description:

Qualifications:

• The Senior Marketing Manager – Innovation/Renovation Portfolio Management is responsible for driving overall portfolio governance by overseeing the movement of both long and short-term initiatives that align with organizational growth objectives through our stage gate and commercial planning processes.
• The position requires the ability to work seamlessly with cross-functional partners, ensuring strong collaboration and communication while leading the most critical aspects of Portfolio Governance and Process Management.
• Ideally, this person will also have past Innovation experience or an understanding of (not only process but also) the key tenets of innovation.
• Looking at initiatives with a critical eye and helping the team ensure that as we prioritize and evaluate initiatives for launch, we are pressure testing them in the right ways – are they big enough, are they solving consumer problems, are they strategic for the business.

Responsibilities:

• The mission of this role is to monitor & improve processes, tools, and systems to deliver better, strategically-relevant Inno/Reno project results with discretion, speed and agility.
• Main responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Deputy I&R Portfolio Management:

• Coordinate cross-functional innovation partners around common understanding & priorities
• Aggregate & organize relevant data to inform portfolio/pipeline priorities & decision making

Governance Officer for I&R Development:

• Be single point of contact on Project and Portfolio management toolkit
• Establish and lead monthly and quarterly portfolio management routines
• Facilitate project advancement routines; barrier identification & removal
• Support scheduling and facilitation of portfolio management routines – Weekly Project Review

Board + Executive Level portfolio governance routines:

• Facilitate project escalations communication flows
• Establish project knowledge management & document controls
• Maintain Portfolio Management system – Project setup, prioritization, resource management, project status data integrity, etc.
• I&R Portfolio & Pipeline Performance Tracking & Analysis
• Streamline and maintain portfolio performance metrics (ex: Project success rate, total portfolio financial contribution, project gating performance management, etc.)
• Maintain reports and dashboards for process monitoring and KPI tracking.
• Drive Continuous Improvement - Define and facilitate post-project evaluation process and capture lessons learned

Commercial Planning Coordination Support:

• Lead development key milestones/connection points leading to annual National Sales Meeting
• Adapt materials to streamline the development process & improve strategic clarity
• Facilitate critical collaborative sessions & share-outs to develop strategy, plan & required materials

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience (MBA preferred)
• Expertise in project/program management, innovation, and governance (Preferably within CPG/Food or Beverage Industry)

Key Skills:

• Managing multiple projects at various stages
• Governance leadership and stakeholder engagement
• Leading senior leadership (C-suite) meetings confidently
• Strategic thinking with hands-on execution

Education:

• Masters Degree in Marketing - Required
• Masters Degree in Business Administration - Preferred

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce