About the role

  • Senior Associate Manager driving innovative merchandise strategies for Taco Bell. Involved in cross-functional collaboration and brand execution, enhancing customer experiences in retail.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the end‑to‑end print merchandising process—from field needs to national execution—to maintain a consistent, cohesive brand voice across all touchpoints.
  • Print Subject Matter expert for business delivery on sales targets year over year.
  • Oversee go‑to‑market planning for each marketing initiative, ensuring on‑time and seamless rollout.
  • Respond quickly to market shifts, adapting plans and solutions at the restaurant level as needed.
  • Facilitate field creative reviews in partnership with external agencies and franchisees to ensure quality and alignment.
  • Leverage diverse research methods and tools—including internal partners, competitive/vendor research, customer surveys, focus groups, interviews, and analytics—to gather and analyze insights on customer behavior and needs across all in-store print programs.
  • Own restaurant customer journey to optimize the guest experience at every stage.
  • Push for greatness by developing and testing new POP tactics.
  • Lead POP tests to determine effectiveness of new tactics, validating support for programs.
  • Working with external partners to develop, distribute, and maintain the national print channel, restaurant experience schematics to support consistent touchpoints and flawless execution.
  • Partner with cross functional teams and vendors on ad hoc restaurant experience projects and support needs (e.g., Hiring, Operations, Technology, Beverages).
  • Collaborate with cross functional partners to ensure the restaurant experience calendar aligns with both marketing and nonmarketing initiatives and upholds brand standards.
  • Partner with Digital Menuboard teams identifying consistency on all menu channels.
  • Manage national and regional production, fulfillment, and shipping vendors to support flawless delivery of print materials.
  • Oversee strategic planning and execution for in-store POP from schematics to roadmaps.
  • Liaison for internal partners and vendors for restaurant POP support and execution.
  • Manage and deliver the annual print merchandising budget, including creative development, production, and shipping costs.
  • Partner with Finance to track and evaluate monthly vendor spending and merchandise budget.
  • Manage the Local Store Marketing website and identify opportunities to enhance, streamline, and automate support for field teams.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree required
  • Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience in marketing or comms
  • An attention to detail and a strong process driver that strives in a fast-moving environment
  • Experience in multi-channel retail industry and / or franchised business a plus
  • Strong strategic ability to visualize the overarching brand strategy into image to drive food crave and elevate the brand
  • Experience working with cross functional teams and agency partners to create multi-channel merchandise
  • Demonstrated leadership, project management, and planning skills
  • Self-motivated with a strong drive for results

Benefits

  • Year-round half-day Fridays
  • Free snacks, drinks and bagel & donut Fridays
  • Onsite childcare through Bright Horizons
  • Onsite dining center and game room (yes, there is a Taco Bell inside the building)
  • Onsite dry cleaning, laundry services, carwash, salon services
  • Onsite gym with fitness classes and personal trainer sessions
  • 4 weeks of vacation per year plus holidays and time off for volunteering
  • Opportunities to support the Taco Bell Foundation’s educational initiatives and programs.
  • Recognition based culture and unique, fun events year-round (recess at work, Halloween Spooktacular, employee art show benefiting Taco Bell Foundation, etc.)

Job title

Senior Associate Manager, Brand Marketing Merch

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$121,000 - $135,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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