Marketing Associate - Weiners & Sausages Mississauga - Financial Dr., ON 03-18-2026

The Opportunity: As one of the only CPG companies to be headquartered in Canada, a marketing career at Maple Leaf Foods (MLF) offers you a unique opportunity to develop strategies and act as the general manager of a business, rather than work at a satellite office.

The Marketing

Associate will work with and learn from an experienced Marketing leader. In this role, you will manage a portfolio within the Wieners & Sausage business unit, and will work with your one-up to map out the category strategy. You will provide category reporting & analysis and will lead a cross‑functional team to ensure that strategic priorities and category plans are executed.

This position needs to balance creative skills with critical thinking, project management, and performance measurement. The successful candidate will be someone who wants to build a career in CPG marketing and brings a passion for getting things done.

Any MLF team member interested in being considered for this role are encouraged to apply online by April 01. Applications received beyond that date are not guaranteed consideration.

Reason for vacancy: Existing Headcount

Compensation: $69,000 - $104,000 CAD base pay annually plus annual short-term incentive

Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life: Help to build category strategies and work with their one-up to develop and bring multi-year plans to life to deliver category growth and successfully differentiate MLF from our competitors

Consistently leverage data and develop insights from Nielsen and internal data sources to provide category share & financial reporting and analysis for the category, including weekly, monthly, and annual rhythms as well as ad hoc analyses

Analyze brands, market, and competitive trends and recommend suitable actions

Be involved and lead their category in MLF’s budgeting process

Support the Retail Sales and Brand teams to grow MLF branded share in their category

Lead the commercialization of new product innovations, acting as project manager and working with cross‑functional stakeholders including product development, finance, revenue management, operations, packaging, graphics, & purchasing to ensure successful, on‑time launches

What You’ll Bring: Post‑secondary degree in Business or Marketing

1-3 years previous experience in marketing, sales, advertising, finance, category management or analytics roles within consumer packaged goods or grocery industry

Passion & drive to learn and contribute: must exemplify curiosity, and a keen desire to win

Agility: must be proactive, high energy, and be able to stay focused on key business priorities in a fast‑paced, dynamic business environment

Analytics & Critical Thinking: ability to organize and interpret the data, synthesize insights and consider implications to the business

Ability to lead by influence: well‑developed people, communications, and collaboration skills, ability to effectively engage a cross‑functional team to move projects forward with pace

Project management experience: highly organized and detail oriented, with strong time management skills

Previous experience with P&Ls and PowerBI an asset

What We Offer at Maple Leaf Foods: Being part of a high‑performance, people‑focused 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: We’re 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. Let’s build a better future, together.

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