AG1 is dedicated to empowering people to take ownership of their health through foundational nutrition. The Senior Manager, Shopper Marketing will translate AG1's premium product into a top-tier retail experience that fosters trust and drives conversion, while collaborating with various teams to implement shopper-focused strategies.
Responsibilities:
- Support the development and execution of shopper marketing strategies across retail channels, ensuring programs reflect premium positioning and brand standards of AG1
- Contribute to retail initiatives that drive conversion while building long term brand equity
- Partner with Retail and Brand to align shopper marketing plans with overall commercial and marketing priorities
- Contribute to planning for new retail launches, expansions, and key seasonal moments
- Lead the planning and execution of integrated shopper marketing programs across in store, retailer.com, and retail media channels
- Ensure all activations are thoughtfully designed, on brand, and aligned with business objectives
- Manage campaign timelines, deliverables, and cross functional coordination
- Partner with Activations team and agencies to deliver high quality execution
- Partner with Sales to support joint business planning and shopper marketing initiatives with key retail accounts
- Help develop retailer specific programs that align brand storytelling with commercial goals
- Coordinate with retail partners on promotions, activations, and co marketing opportunities
- Support preparation for customer meetings, line reviews, and planning sessions
- Oversee the development of merchandising tools, displays, fixtures, and educational materials for retail environments
- Ensure in store executions clearly communicate the value proposition and premium positioning of AG1
- Partner with Brand, Creative, and Sales to deliver consistent and high quality retail experiences
- Support testing and optimization of merchandising solutions across retail partners
- Leverage shopper, retailer, and syndicated data to inform strategy and decision making
- Analyze performance to identify opportunities to improve effectiveness and efficiency
- Translate insights into clear recommendations for future programs
- Partner with Analytics, Retail, and Finance to track and report results
- Track key performance metrics including velocity, incrementality, trial, repeat, and brand lift
- Provide regular performance updates and recommendations to stakeholders
- Continuously refine programs based on results and learnings
- Support development of reporting frameworks for shopper marketing initiatives
- Manage shopper marketing budgets and track spend and performance across programs and retailers
- Partner with Finance and Sales on planning and forecasting
- Ensure resources are used efficiently while maintaining high quality execution
- Partner closely with Sales, Brand Marketing, Growth, Ecommerce, Finance, Supply Chain, and agency partners
- Ensure strong alignment across teams on priorities, timelines, and execution
- Communicate clearly with stakeholders and keep partners informed on program status
- Help resolve issues and remove obstacles to keep programs on track
- Help build scalable tools, templates, and processes to support retail growth
- Improve ways of working across teams to increase efficiency and consistency
- Support documentation of best practices for shopper marketing and retail execution
- Identify opportunities to simplify and strengthen workflows as the business grows
- Mentor and support junior team members as the function grows
- Share knowledge and best practices across the team
- Contribute to building strong shopper marketing and retail capabilities
- Help create a culture of ownership, collaboration, and high standards
Requirements:
- 8+ years of experience in shopper marketing, retail marketing, customer marketing, or related roles
- Experience at brands with a significant direct-to-consumer business preferred
- Experience working with large retail partners such as Costco, Target, Walmart, or similar
- Experience supporting omnichannel marketing programs across physical and digital retail environments
- Strong understanding of shopper behavior and retail marketing strategy
- Experience with merchandising, promotional strategy, and retail media
- Analytical and data driven, with experience using syndicated or retailer data
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Experience managing budgets and tracking performance
- Excellent communication and cross functional collaboration skills
- Strong appreciation for premium brands and high quality execution
- Comfortable building structure in a fast growing environment
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work through ambiguity
- Self starter with strong ownership and accountability
- Passion for health, wellness, and scaling a premium consumer brand
- Background in supplements, health/wellness, lifestyle, or premium consumer brands preferred
- Experience in high growth or fast paced environments preferred