Title:  Junior Marketing Activation Manager

As a Junior Marketing Activation Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract for the Mediterranean region, you’ll be an integral part of the MED Marketing Activation team, reporting directly to the Senior Marketing Activation Manager. In this role you will be responsible for shaping & executing Brand Activation and promotional plans (central & local) across three categories: Cereals, Salty Snacks & Wholesome Snacks.

You’ll collaborate closely with agencies, distributors, and cross-functional teams to bring our brand strategies to life. Based in our Athens, Greece office, this role offers the flexibility of a hybrid working model. Occasional travel to local markets and distributors will be required to ensure strong alignment and flawless execution on the ground.

A Taste of What You’ll Be Doing:

• Support Brand Execution: Bring our Masterplans to life—from media to in-store—ensuring shopper experiences are engaging, insight-led, and aligned with brand strategy.
• Drive Brand Performance: Analyse portfolio performance across brands and markets, identify key drivers, and uncover growth opportunities.
• Activate Locally: Implement marketing and customer activities such as events, sampling, consumer promotions, guerrilla marketing, loyalty programs, digital campaigns, prize competitions, and in-store activations.
• Agency Collaboration: Partner with local agencies to develop impactful brand activation plans across all three categories.
• Toolbox Development: Work with central teams to create and adapt toolkits that empower markets to activate our Masterplans and Local Magic Initiatives with excellence.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Sales, Supply, and other departments to support innovation launches and maximize brand impact.
• Budget Management: Oversee BTL budgets, reviewing investments to ensure alignment with brand and market priorities.
• POS Development: Create and manage point-of-sale materials for brand and customer marketing activities.
• Communicate & Collaborate: Maintain daily contact with cross-functional and central marketing teams to ensure strategic alignment and drive market growth.

We’re Looking for Someone With:

• Experience in a marketing or brand-focused role
• A team player with a proactive mindset and a can-do attitude.
• Strong ability to set clear goals, monitor progress, and creatively solve problems to achieve impactful outcomes.
• Curiosity and drive: You ask questions, bring new ideas to the team and are excited to take on new challenges. You’re comfortable managing multiple tasks, staying organised & adapting quickly to change
• Comfortable presenting to both small and large audiences in Greek and English.
• Fluent in Greek and proficient in English, both written and spoken.

What’s Next

After you apply, your application will be reviewed by a real recruiter, so it may take us a few weeks to get back to you by email or phone. Visit our How We Hire page to get insights into our hiring process and more about what we offer.

Need assistance throughout the application or hiring process? Email European.recruitment@kellanova.com

If you join our team, you’ll be rewarded for the difference you make. Our comprehensive benefits offer you the support you need through your life events, big or small. Visit our benefits page & be sure to ask your recruiter for more specific information.

Get to Know Us

At Kellanova, we are driven by our vision to be the world’s best-performing snacks-led powerhouse, unleashing the full potential of our differentiated brands and our passionate people. Our portfolio of iconic, world-class brands includes Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, Coco Pops, Kellogg’s Corn Flakes, EXTRA, Krave, Frosties, Special K among others.

Kellanova’s Culture of Best means we bring our best to all that we do in pursuit of our vision to be the world’s best performing snacks-led powerhouse. Our culture celebrates boldness and empowers our people to challenge the status quo, achieve results, and win together.

Our focus on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) enables us to build a culture of belonging where all employees have a place at the table and are inspired to share their passion, talents and ideas to work.

Mars has agreed to acquire Kellanova in a combination that will shape the future of snacking! The transaction is anticipated to close within the first half of 2025 (subject to Kellanova shareowner approval and other customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals). The companies remain separate until closing.

You can learn more at www.futureofsnacking.com  and our hiring teams will be happy to discuss further questions if your application advances in the hiring process.

What does it take to be the best? Someone like you.

Kellanova is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to provide an inclusive work environment, a seat for everyone at the table, and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding our efforts to advance Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, please visit our website here.