Category Marketing Specialist, Food Manufacturing

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Category Marketing Specialist, Food Manufacturing will execute marketing strategies and annual plans for assigned categories within the Food Manufacturing channel, with a focus on beverage, specialized nutrition and bakery.

This role supports Category Marketing Managers by delivering high-quality, tactical execution across key initiatives. You will apply general knowledge of the business, market dynamics, customer drivers, and category context to support customer-driven marketing activities that achieve business and financial goals.

Key Accountabilities

• Support Category Marketing Managers in delivering day-to-day marketing initiatives and priorities.
• Execute marketing materials by coordinating the development, updates, and distribution of sell sheets, brochures, presentations, and other activation tools, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and on-time delivery.
• Manage creative execution within established guardrails, coordinating with agencies or internal teams, tracking versions and approvals, and ensuring all materials adhere to brand standards.
• Maintain marketing systems and repositories to ensure all assets are current, organized, and easily accessible.
• Support trade shows and events by managing logistics, timelines, vendor coordination, and material readiness (e.g., booth assets, collateral, presentations), as well as post-event follow-up aligned with event objectives.
• Gather and analyze market data, customer insights, and competitive intelligence to inform marketing decisions and improve positioning. Provide executional support for insights and growth initiatives by organizing data, synthesizing inputs, and assisting in development of draft materials.
• Collaborate cross-functionally (e.g., sales, product line marketing, R&D, and commercial teams) to support execution of customer-driven initiatives.
• Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications or a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum requirement of 2 years of relevant work experience
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Food Marketing experience
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex matrix organizations and align leadership to enable decisions
  
  

Position Information

• This position is open to candidates in Wayzata, MN or Wichita, KS.
• This position is hybrid and requires to be on site and minimum travel based on business need.
• This posting will expire on April 20, 2026.
• The expected salary for this position is $65,000 - $85,000. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, certifications, education, and level of experience. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.
• At Cargill we put people first. As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: https://www.cargill.com/page/my-health/mh-health-and-wellness to learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet