Marketing Enablement Manager
Listed on 2026-09-26
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Marketing / Advertising / PR
Marketing Management, Marketing Communications, Marketing Strategy
Position Summary
The Marketing Enablement Team (MET) exists to clear the path for our marketers to do what they do best: build emotional connections that inspire consumers to always reach for our brands. We build and refine the capabilities, processes, and practices that make great marketing possible - now and into the future.
As the Marketing Enablement Manager, you are at the center of how Beer Marketing operates. You will own and drive critical cross-functional processes - from things like commercial planning and budget management to integrated team ways of working, learning & development, and risk management. You'll partner with leaders across Brand Marketing, Brand Activation, Sales Enablement, Finance, IT, and Strategy to connect the dots, reduce friction, and accelerate the impact of a ~100-person marketing organization behind some of the most iconic brands in the industry.
This is a highly visible, high-impact role for someone who thrives on solving complex operational challenges, influencing the organization, and building the infrastructure that makes a world-class marketing team run.
Responsibilities- Strategic Initiatives
- Lead cross-commercial strategic projects such as Local Market Strategy - including data model refinement, playbook development, and integration into the commercial planning process.
- Partner with IT to identify and prioritize technology solutions that improve marketing operations (e.g., budget tools, reporting dashboards, collaboration platforms).
- Support the socialization and activation of portfolio-level strategies across the marketing organization.
- Planning Initiatives and Ways of Working
- Commercial Planning & Collaboration
- Own the end-to-end Commercial Collaboration process - from kickoff through summer BU meetings and CAP - including deck development, content guidance, feedback tracking, and cross-functional coordination between Marketing and Sales/SET.
- Develop and manage the integrated commercial planning calendar, defining ownership, timing, and key accountabilities across Marketing, Sales, Finance, and Strategy.
- Budget & Financial Process Management
- Support the annual budget planning process, including timelines, templates, governance structures, and decision rights - partnering closely with Finance, Strategy, and Marketing leadership.
- Drive day-to-day budget process improvements in partnership with IT and Finance, including tools assessment, taxonomy standardization, and systems-driven upgrades.
- Integrated Team Ways of Working
- Support and evolve integrated team structures (brand pods and integrated brand teams), including roles, responsibilities, decision rights, meeting cadences, and communication practices.
- Create frameworks, tools, and training materials that empower brand directors and cross-functional teams to operate with clarity and accountability.
- Communication & Team Culture
- Lead change management efforts informed by stakeholder listening tours, surveys, and cross-functional collaboration to simplify how teams work together.
- Contribute to Marketing Town Halls, Beer Marketing Summit planning and broader team engagement initiatives.
- Commercial Planning & Collaboration
- Learning & Enablement
- Capability Support
- Build and maintain onboarding and transition guides that ensure new marketing talent is set up for success from day one.
- Develop the Beer Marketing learning calendar and coordinate training initiatives with cross-functional partners (SET, HR/Talent Development, IT).
- Partner with Global HR, Subject Matter Experts and key vendors to design and deliver learning programs across the marketing organization - including data analysis training, commercial planning education, and functional capability building - through live, virtual, and on-demand formats.
- Capability Support
- Compliance
- Risk Management
- Lead the monthly Risk Committee process, maintaining guidance and documentation while partnering with Communications and Enterprise Risk Management to align, train, and continuously improve risk practices.
- Risk Management
- Other responsibilities as required
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
- Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods and work on a computer for extended periods. Lifting may be required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Role is based in Chicago
- 5+ years of marketing, marketing adjacent, or enablement experience
- Ability to influence without authority
- Ability to navigate a matrixed environment
- Works well in fast-paced environments;…
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