Divisional Leader of Marketing - Cincinnati

Divisional Leader of Marketing

At Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, we serve only the most craveable chicken finger meals - it's our One Love! Known for our great Crew and cool Culture, we follow a Work Hard. Have Fun. philosophy. Raising Cane's is the fastest-growing chicken concept around and is on track to be a Top 10 Restaurant Brand in the United States. Each Crewmember is important to our rapid growth and enduring success. Now is your chance to join the Team and Raise The Bar!

The Divisional Leader of Marketing (DLM) is a company and department leadership role responsible for the development of marketing strategies and activation plans. The DLM oversees multiple Regional Leaders of Marketing. The DLM will be responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of marketing strategies, tactics, and programs and provides feedback to cross-functional leaders to influence the evolution of programs.

Must live in or relocate to market.

Your Impact and Responsibilities :

Develops and executes plans at the restaurant, market, regional, and divisional level in alignment to brand standards and designed to achieve the field-based support team's goals

Partners with the Director of Media Planning to ensure the correct strategy is deployed in each DMA, the restaurant marketing team is engaged, and provides market insights

Collaborates with leaders from the field-based support team and FP&A to analyze sales and customer traffic to keep management and leaders informed of trends, underperforming restaurants, incremental spend requests, etc.

Develops and maintains a detailed marketing budget that outlines all costs affecting the restaurant level marketing spend

Collaborates with the recruiting department to source, select and hire high caliber crewmembers that properly balance the company's growth plans, opportunities, and resources

Builds a world class restaurant marketing team and hires, trains, and provides hip to hip coaching to reinforce Cane's brand and marketing philosophies

Aligns with Divisional Leader of Restaurants on priorities, business needs, and goals

Spends time in markets and restaurants to actively participate in daily discussions on restaurant performance, execution of marketing philosophies, and development of plans

Manages program effectiveness by ensuring alignment to ROI methodologies, consistent execution, and follow ups from the restaurant marketing team

Evaluates sponsorship opportunities and manages regional sponsorships and budgets to ensure proper management, execution, and maximization of all sponsorships

Collaborates with the RSO Marketing team to implement systems, campaigns, and programs

Drives sustainable growth efforts and awareness of consideration for Raising Canes

Leverages customer insights to develop effective restaurant marketing plans

Identifies opportunities to drive traffic and brand awareness through grass roots marketing efforts

Oversees the planning and execution of community partnerships

Qualifications :

10+ years of marketing experience required

Experience leading high functional teams with multiple direct reports - remote crewmember leadership experience preferred

Field marketing experience in a multi-unit restaurant / retail environment ("trade area based" marketing planning & execution)

Knowledge and experience working with media and sponsorships including establishing new & maintaining relationships, negotiating contracts, implementing assets, and assessing impact

Experience with new restaurant openings and new market entry strategy development and implementation

Detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities that may be constantly changing

Self-driven, flexible, and highly energetic with strong written and verbal communication skills

Able to work effectively and efficiently both independently and collaboratively

Microsoft Proficient : Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

Able to travel up to 70% within designated area

Bachelor's degree required - Marketing & Communications degree preferred

Possess a valid driver's license

The physical work environment includes working in a fast-paced kitchen environment (which requires extended periods of physical exertion, such as walking, standing, lifting and bending) and interacting with customers. It also includes both inside and outside work in varied temperatures, working with and around food products, common allergens, industrial equipment, commercial cleaning products that require the use of personal protective equipment and physical activities necessary to complete the responsibilities of the job.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.