Unit Marketing Manager

Job Responsibility:

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Job Summary

Location: Acadia University, Wolfville, NS

The Unit Marketing Manager leads the marketing function for the region, supporting sales growth, customer and client experience and stewards the company brand.

This position will include coaching and inspiring unit managers to achieve goals related to retail sales, meal pan sales, guest communication and social media approaches.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure operators are supported to execute a rolling 12-month marketing plan in applicable units.
• You will be expected to consistently exceed assigned LFL sales targets through the effective execution and management of key initiatives.
• Constantly improve retail growth by applying strong retail execution principles, adhering to pricing, product assortment and promotional activities.
• You will create and drive compelling sales-building initiatives requiring you to leverage your expertise in the areas of:
  • Accelerating transaction growth
  • Growing beverage attachment rates, and basket size
  • Exceeding execution standards with a focus on speed of service improvements, while maintaining brand standards
  • Delivering superior consumer engagement
  • Creation and communication of impactful upselling programs
• Lead social media as the content advisor and standards keeper across campus locations in the regional geography that highlights key brand messaging and campus success stories on behalf.
• Drive innovative sales marketing for campus meal-plans and on-going improvement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to review sales data, and build action plans accordingly
• Experience in a QSR, B2C marketing position preferred (including product, promotions, price, placement, and positioning). B2B experience also beneficial.
• Base understanding of the financial components of contract foodservice and origins of revenue, margin, costs, and risks.
• Interpersonal skills which support the ability to influence without direct authority, holding standards of new programs high and ensuring field execution.
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to adjust content across stakeholders
• A background understanding of operations which enables field-friendly and executable development.
• Detail orientated with strong writing skills to create and steward brand materials and voice.

Compass Group Canada is committed to nurturing a diverse workforce representative of the communities within which we operate. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital / family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, disability or persons who may require an accommodation, to apply.

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