Retention Marketing Manager

Competitive Benefits
Fitness Center Reimbursement
Product Discounts

* This is a hybrid role based out of/near Fargo, ND or Chicago IL.

Swanson Health Products has been committed to bringing wellness to the world for over 50 years. As a leader in the vitamins, supplements, and natural wellness industry, we focus on delivering science-backed, high-quality products that support healthier lives. We are a digitally driven organization investing in innovation, customer experience, and data-informed growth.

The Retention Marketing Manager will be responsible for growing customer lifetime value by developing, executing, and optimizing marketing strategies that keep existing Swanson customers engaged, purchasing, and building consistent wellness routines.

This role serves as the internal voice of the customer, translating customer behavior, feedback, sentiment, and purchase patterns into actionable retention strategies across the post-purchase, replenishment, loyalty, routine-building, and win-back lifecycle. This is a high-impact, hands‑on role that partners closely across Marketing, Brand, Analytics, Creative, Ecommerce, Merchandising, Product Development, Customer Experience, IT, and Operations to improve repeat purchase rates and long-term customer engagement.

• Own the retention marketing roadmap across the customer lifecycle, with a focus on post-purchase engagement, replenishment, routine building, loyalty, and win-back initiatives.
• Develop and execute strategies that help customers establish and maintain healthy supplement routines, ultimately increasing repeat purchase rates and customer lifetime value.
• Lead retention initiatives including lifecycle messaging, reminder programs, habit‑building communications, replenishment experiences, and other customer engagement strategies.
• Identify opportunities to reduce barriers to consistent supplement use by creating programs, tools, and customer experiences that make it easier for customers to stay on their routines.
• Develop and prioritize testing plans across messaging, timing, cadence, incentives, customer experiences, and physical or digital routine‑building tools.
• Analyze customer purchase behavior, engagement patterns, surveys, reviews, qualitative feedback, and customer service interactions to uncover opportunities to improve retention.
• Serve as the internal expert on customer retention and routine‑building behaviors, sharing insights with Brand, Merchandising, Ecommerce, Product Development, Creative, and Analytics teams.
• Partner with Email and SMS Marketing teams to develop lifecycle messaging that supports replenishment reminders, educational content, routine building, and customer engagement.
• Collaborate with Ecommerce teams to integrate retention and routine‑building experiences into the digital customer journey, including personalized recommendations, account experiences, subscriptions, and post‑purchase touchpoints.
• Work with Merchandising to identify products, bundles, and assortment strategies that encourage consistent supplement usage and repeat purchasing.
• Partner with Brand and Creative teams to develop compelling content, educational materials, and campaign assets that motivate customers to build lasting supplement habits.
• Own reporting and optimization of key retention KPIs, including Repeat Purchase Rate, Customer Lifetime Value, Replenishment Rate, Time Between Purchases, and Customer Churn/Lapse Rate.
• Partner with Marketing Analytics to build reporting, dashboards, customer segmentation, and actionable insights that inform future retention strategies.
• Maintain a test‑learn‑apply mindset, continuously optimizing retention programs based on customer behavior, performance data, and business impact.
• Maintain a positive and professional working relationship with peers, management, and support resources, with a constant commitment to teamwork and exemplary customer service.

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Consumer Psychology, Communications, or a related field; equivalent experience will also be considered.
• 3–6 years of experience in retention marketing, lifecycle marketing, CRM,…