Marketing Coordinator (Temporary) - San Leandro, CA

At Ghirardelli, we're on a mission to become a one-billion-dollar brand and beyond. We want to be every consumer's first choice of premium chocolate, and we believe we can do that through our products and the way we do business, which are all inspired by our brand commitment to Making Life A Bite Better. We are a company committed to both personal and professional growth and believe that each employee contributes directly to Ghirardelli's growth and success.

The Ghirardelli Marketing Coordinator will be a key support function for the Marketing department to develop and maintain team resources, perform administrative duties, and plan events and meetings.

The Marketing Coordinator will work cohesively and collaboratively across the marketing, sales and administration teams.

• Complete assigned tasks to a high standard, within budget, and within the agreed timeframe

Admin & Executive Support

• Complete administrative tasks for Marketing VP, including calendar management, travel planning, and expense reporting.
• Facilitate information flow by serving as a liaison between VP, directors, and cross-functional teams
• Foster clarity of communication and information sharing among department.
• Donation management.
• Coupon set-up and coordination
• Management and fulfillment of sample requests for marketing activations, production, and team events.
• Create and manage purchase orders and code invoices as necessary to support projects (knowledge based, small part of role).

Event & Meeting Coordination

• Lead, manage logistics and execute the Total Marketing Event calendar, including Offsites, Trainings, and marketing Volunteer events, etc.
• Champion and support total community engagement events (SuitUp, Neighborhood Giving, etc.)
• Coordinate requests from International Marketing to support International Meetings (GDP/MPD, BOD, CEO Meetings)

Questions to discuss/consider

• Coupon set up / management process with Inmar (coupon set- up, coding for billing, etc.)

Minimum Education & Experience Required

• College degree (BA or BS) preferred
• 1-2 years experience coordinating marketing projects
• Excellent organizational, multi-tasking, and interpersonal skills required
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Powerpoint, Excel)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in event planning preferred

Physical, Mental, & Environmental

• Required 3 days per week in office
• Required to regularly sit
• Must be able to work seated or standing for at least 8 hours
• Must be able to concentrate for extended periods of time paying close attention to detail
• Works in a normal office environment
• Required to travel up to 10% of the time