Vendor Marketing & Brand Partnerships Manager

Vendor Marketing & Brand Partnerships Manager Contract Position | Remote About Natura Market At Natura Market, we’re on a mission to help Canadians discover the best wellness, grocery, snack, beverage, and lifestyle brands from around the world. We work with hundreds of brands and are constantly creating new opportunities to help them grow their sales and visibility through our platform. We’re looking for a highly motivated Vendor Marketing & Brand Partnerships Manager to take on a remote general contractor position to help us build stronger relationships with our vendor partners and drive incremental marketing revenue. Role Overview This role is responsible for working directly with our vendor partners to identify, pitch, sell, and execute marketing opportunities across Natura Market. You will act as the primary point of contact for vendor-funded marketing initiatives, helping brands understand how they can increase awareness, traffic, and sales through placements across our website, email, social media, promotions, sampling programs, and other marketing channels. This is a contractor role with flexibility and autonomy. We’re looking for someone entrepreneurial, commercially minded, and comfortable managing relationships while driving revenue growth. Key Responsibilities Vendor Relationship Management • Build and maintain relationships with existing and prospective vendor partners • Conduct regular outreach to brands and marketing teams • Identify partnership opportunities that align with vendor objectives • Serve as a trusted advisor to brands looking to grow their presence on Natura Market • Vendor Marketing Sales Pitch and sell vendor-funded marketing opportunities, including: • Homepage placements • Category page placements • Email features • Newsletter sponsorships • Social media campaigns • Product launches • Seasonal campaigns • Sampling opportunities • Gift guide placements • Promotional events (linedrives, MCBs, etc) • Bundle and cross-promotional opportunities • Develop customized proposals based on brand goals and budgets • Negotiate participation and secure commitments from vendors • Campaign Coordination • Coordinate with internal marketing, merchandising, and creative teams • Ensure campaigns are launched accurately and on schedule • Track campaign deliverables and execution • Manage vendor communications throughout the campaign lifecycle • Reporting & Performance • Provide vendors with campaign recaps and performance insights • Track vendor marketing revenue and participation rates • Identify opportunities to increase repeat participation • Maintain organized records of outreach, proposals, and campaign results • Qualifications • 2+ years of experience in: • Brand partnerships • Account management • Vendor marketing • Retail media • Sales • CPG marketing • Ecommerce marketing • Strong communication and relationship-building skills • Comfortable conducting outreach via email, phone, and video calls • Highly organized and self-directed • Experience working with CPG brands is a strong asset • Experience in ecommerce, grocery, wellness, or retail is preferred • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously • What Success Looks Like Within the first 6 months, you will: • Establish regular communication with key vendor partners • Build a pipeline of vendor-funded opportunities • Increase participation in marketing programs • Generate incremental vendor marketing revenue • Create repeatable processes for outreach, sales, and reporting • Ideal Candidate You are: • Commercially minded and revenue-focused • Comfortable selling and negotiating • Confident communicating with brand managers and marketing teams • Proactive and highly organized • Entrepreneurial and able to work independently • Excited about wellness, food, beverage, and emerging consumer brands • Compensation Compensation will be based on experience and may include a combination of: • Monthly retainer • Project-based compensation • Performance-based incentives tied to vendor marketing revenue generated

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