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Director, Omni-channel Marketing (North America) As one of the only CPG companies headquartered in Canada, Maple Leaf Foods offers a rare marketing career advantage: the chance to shape strategy at the centre, not execute from a satellite office. This role is our North American Omni-channel leader, a visible, highimpact mandate with the latitude to design growth strategy, mobilize crossfunctional leaders, and build a team of worldclass executors. **Responsibilities** Own the development and execution of profitable growth strategies grounded in a sound understanding of the 3Cs (ConsumerCustomer, Competitors, Company) and the 4Ps (Product, Price, Promotion, Placement). Partner closely with experts in Category, Revenue Growth Management, and Brand to lead our growth agenda across the US and Canada. Accelerate incremental revenue and profit growth across the US and Canada by owning the endtoend pathtopurchase growth engine across physical retail and digital commerce. Translate brand strategy into measurable conversion in the moments that matter: search, shelf, PDP, promo, cart, checkout, and repeat. Evolve shopper marketing into a unified omnichannel capability that connects brand building, performance, and retail execution to deliver sustainable, profitable growth. Lead and develop the Omnichannel Marketing team to deliver industryleading programs across instore and digital channels, spanning grocery and mass formats. Ensure every major brand initiative is translated into a cohesive retail conversion plan across physical and digital touchpoints. Own execution of the US and Canada retail marketing strategy, partnering with Brand, Category, Sales/Customer teams, and external partners to deliver insightdriven programs aligned to consumer and customer strategies, with clear activation blueprints by retailer and channel. Build annual omnichannel plans by brand/category/customer, including channel roles, consumer missions, and conversion barriers. Define the activation architecturehero moments + alwayson fundamentalsensuring cohesive execution without losing brand clarity. Own the digital shelf: PDP quality, content compliance, imagery, claims, nutrition, FAQs, and comparison content. Lead search and browse optimization: onsite search, category taxonomy alignment, and keyword strategy (where permitted). Drive ratings and reviews strategy (sampling, advocacy, issue management) in partnership with Communications, Legal, and Consumer Engagement. Build scalable playbooks for pureplay and omnichannel retailers and platforms. Lead retailer media strategy: objectives, targeting approach, measurement, and testandlearn roadmap. Orchestrate closedloop plans tying media investment to commercial outcomes, including ROI/ROAS, profitaware attributed sales, newtobrand sales, share, household penetration, and incrementality (where possible). Ensure creative and content are fitforformat across sponsored products, display, video, shoppable, and offsite. Own shopper platforms: POS, merchandising, displays, promo storytelling, and seasonal programs. Integrate instore activation with digital and retail media channels: QR where useful, app offers, loyalty ecosystems, and clickandcollect moments. Establish the omnichannel scorecard and operating rhythm, tracking share of search, PDP conversion, ROI/ROAS, incrementality, distribution, promo effectiveness, repeat, and reduction of nonworking cost/waste/fees. Deliver a single source of truth for performance reporting and postmortems in partnership with Finance, Sales, and Category, turning learning into action and raising the return on omnichannel investment. Lead and develop a highperforming Omnichannel Marketing team across the US and Canada, setting clear priorities, raising the performance bar, and building deep functional expertise in digital shelf, retail media, and integrated shopper activation. Serve as a unifying leader across Brand, Sales, Category, Finance, and agency partners, aligning diverse stakeholders around shared growth objectives, simplifying complexity, and fostering a culture of accountability, experimentation, and datadriven decisionmaking. Coach and develop talent, creating clear growth paths and succession depth within the omnichannel function. **Qualifications** - Strong foundation in shopper marketing, with modern capability in eCommerce, retailer media, quick commerce, and effective use of AIenabled tools. - Proven ability to design strategy (not just execute) and lead changegrounded in the 3Cs and 4Psand translate it into retailerready activation. - Highimpact people leader with experience building, inspiring, and developing worldclass executors across disciplines. - Commercially fluent: comfortable with data, dashboards, testing, and tradeoffs; able to connect decisions to incremental revenue and profit. - Exceptional communicator (written and verbal) with the ability to influence and align senior stakeholders. - Experience operating across Canadian shopper/retail environments (USA experience is an additional asset). - Highly organized, able to manage multiple priorities and thrive in a fastpaced environment. - Strong craft and conversion instincts; able to make a message sell in each environment, digital and physical. **What Youll Bring** Strong foundation in shopper marketing, with modern capability in eCommerce, retailer media, quick commerce, and effective use of AIenabled tools Proven ability to design strategy (not just execute) and lead changegrounded in the 3Cs and 4Psand translate it into retailerready activation Highimpact people leader with experience building, inspiring, and developing worldclass executors across disciplines Commercially fluent: comfortable with data, dashboards, testing, and tradeoffs; able to connect decisions to incremental revenue and profit Exceptional communicator (written and verbal) with the ability to influence and align senior stakeholders Experience operating across Canadian shopper/retail environments (USA experience is an additional asset) Highly organized, able to manage multiple priorities and thrive in a fastpaced environment Strong craft and conversion instincts; able to make a message sell in each environment, digital and physical **What We Offer at Maple Leaf Foods** Being part of a highperformance, peoplefocused company that has an inspiring and unique vision to become the most sustainable protein company on earth, and a deep commitment to sustainable protein across North America. An inclusive company culture and a work environment that keeps our people safe, rewards excellence, and empowers everyone to learn and contribute their best. Competitive Health and Wellness benefits that offer flexibility to meet your individual or family needs, including programs focused on improving mental health and wellbeing. These benefits start on your first day of employment. Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company matching that starts on your first day of employment. Learning and development opportunities, including workshops, speaker series events, and resources that allow you to develop your skills and progress your career. Comprehensive tuition reimbursement program that supports continuous learning and development of our team members through investment in eligible degrees, diplomas, professional certification, or trades programs. Supporting our deep commitment to community impact; we offer up to two paid days annually to volunteer at a cause of your choice. **About Us** Were a carbon neutral food company on a purposeful journey to Raise the Good in Food through better nutrition, safer food and workplaces, more humane animal care, and environmental sustainability efforts that protect our planet. We care about our communities and commit to reducing food insecurity in Canada. Join us on the journey. Lets build a better future, together. Were passionate about food. For more than 100 years, weve made delicious, healthy protein that Canadians love under iconic national and regional brands, like Maple Leaf, Schneiders, and Greenfield Natural Meat Co. Were on a journey to become the most sustainable protein company not just in Canada but on earth. We are carbon neutral. We are one of the only food companies in Canada to set sciencebased targets. We operate sites in 20+ locations across Canada and in the U.S. and Mexico, and do business in Asia. We have approximately 10,000 team members. **A diverse and inclusive work environment** Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision and living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values. We believe in building, investing in, recognizing, and rewarding remarkable people who value an inclusive workplace, embrace all forms of diversity, and commit to including every voice in our collaborative environment. Were so much stronger when we know were accepted and valued for who we are and what we each bring to the workplace. **We embrace a strong, valuesbased culture** Our eight Leadership Values are our north star. They guide the decisions we make for all our stakeholders: our consumers, our customers, our people, our communities, our shareholders, and the environment. Doing Whats Right Shared Value High Performance Diverse and Inclusive Teams Disciplined Decision Making Our Accountability Intense Curiosity Transparency and Humility We thank all applicants for their interest in exploring employment opportunities with Maple Leaf Foods; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Applicants may be subject to a background check and must meet the security criteria designated for the position. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired; please contact our Talent Attraction Team at [email protected] . Disclaimer: Please note that salaries posted on sites other than the MLF Careers Page are not a reflection of Maple Leaf Foods and are an estimated salary range provided by that particular job board. Maple Leaf Foods offers competitive wages and an attractive total rewards package, which will be discussed during an interview with our Talent Team. #J-18808-Ljbffr