Marketing Coordinator, T&HS, US/CAN at Ingredion in Bridgewater, NJ

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LOCATION: Bridgewater, NJ REPORTS TO: Senior Director, USCAN Marketing & Global Dairy Lead WORKPLACE TYPE: Hybrid – Onsite Company Background: Ingredion is a global Fortune 500 provider of ingredient solutions that touch millions of lives, every day. With over 19,000 customers in 120 countries, we create solutions that help nourish, comfort, and delight people all over the world. We are proud to source our strength from nature. That’s why we’re growing sustainably, with an industry-leading product portfolio that includes plant-based proteins, sugar alternatives and clean and simple ingredients that deliver on changing consumer needs while protecting our planet. Although we are best known for our food ingredients, we are much more than a food business. We co-create bespoke solutions with our customers; from cosmetics and beauty, to paper and textiles, to pharmaceuticals, driven by relentless curiosity. We make it our business to anticipate industry trends, and to bring together the potential of people, nature and technology to make life better. We don’t just make ingredients. We create possibilities. Be What’s Next® with us. Position Summary: The Marketing Coordinator supports execution of regional marketing priorities by coordinating cross-category initiatives, managing marketing operations, and driving day-to-day project coordination across the USCAN marketing organization. The role is the primary regional liaison to Marketing Communications, Insights, and other enterprise functions, translating regional business needs into clear briefs, timelines, inputs, and decisions while ensuring the appropriate functional owners lead strategy, content creation, analysis, brand governance, and external communications. The Marketing Coordinator provides dedicated coordination for shared regional activities that span multiple categories and channels, including trade shows, customer events, sales enablement, Marketplace LIVE, and enterprise marketing initiatives. The role connects Category Marketing, Sales, Technical, Insights, Marketing Communications, and other enabling functions so work is aligned, routed to the right owner, and delivered on time. By coordinating these activities, the role enables category marketers to focus on strategy, customer engagement, innovation, and growth. This is a coordination and integration role, not a functional strategy or subject-matter ownership role. Success is measured by alignment, execution, communication, and on-time project delivery across teams. Category strategy, customer strategy, insight generation, technical recommendations, content creation, communications planning, and brand direction remain with the respective functional owners and subject-matter experts. This position is an excellent development opportunity for an early-career marketing professional seeking broad exposure to B2B marketing, cross-functional project management, customer engagement, and go-to-market execution. Core Responsibilities: Marketing Project Coordination Coordinate execution of regional marketing initiatives across categories, channels, and business teams, with clear ownership, timelines, decision points, and handoffs. Develop and maintain project timelines, action plans, and project trackers. Monitor project progress and ensure milestones, deliverables, and deadlines are met. Serve as the regional coordination point across Category Marketing, Sales, Technical, Insights, Marketing Communications, and other enterprise functions; escalate unclear ownership or competing priorities to the appropriate marketing leader. Trade Show and Event Execution Coordinate regional requirements, inputs, logistics, and timelines for trade shows, customer events, innovation workshops, and other marketing activities in partnership with the functions accountable for event strategy, creative, promotion, production, and customer objectives. Connect Category Marketing, Sales, Technical, Insights, Marketing Communications, and event partners