Industry 1: Dairy
Industry 2: Food & Beverages
Industry 3: Food Production
Job ID: 38465595772
Category: Sales and Marketing
Location: Chicago, IL
ROLE OVERVIEW
Our client is undergoing explosive growth in North America. In response to this growth, we are building the brand team for the future with the addition of expanded general management brand capabilities on the team. This Senior Associate Brand Manager would play a key role in shaping the future of the business in the U.S. and in building out new capabilities on the team. It’s a great opportunity for a candidate who has learned fundamentals of P&L management, consumption reporting, brand management, and wants high visibility with the ability to influence and drive change.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Reporting to the senior brand manager, the senior associate brand manager will own delivery of several aspects of the businness in North America on a growing brand team.
- Contribute to the development and deployment of the short-term and long-term brand strategy.
- Lead development and roll out of a monthly business tracking process. Translate data into opportunities or actions, and implement action plan on key metrics (market share, volume and revenue trends and drivers, competitive performance).
- Lead customer/shopper marketing strategy, including partnering with sales on ecommerce digital marketing.
- Manage portfolio strategy and assortment optimization with clearly defined roles for each segment of the business.
- Lead monthly demand review process, develop and manage driver-based business & forecast model with demand planning.
- Partner with innovation team to guide innovation through development, customer sell-in, and lead new products through market launch with best in class support plans.
- Lead diverse cross-functional teams with multiple stakeholders, complex inputs, and time sensitive deadlines.
DESIRED SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred
- 3-4 years of experience (or combination of education and experience), experience in Consumer Goods (CPG)
- Leads with curiosity
- Ability to identify opportunities for new processes or frameworks and drive buy-in across the organization
- Strong analytical mindset, ability to translate data into insights and actions
- Financial acumen, ability to navigate a P&L and connect marketing and business strategies to financial levers
- Strong ability to navigate ambiguity and operating in a growing and evolving organization
- Creative problem solver
- Experience leading cross-functional teams in matrixed organization
- Proactive and action-oriented, sees opportunities to add value or optimize and takes action
- Strong project management skills and attention to detail
- Ability to clearly manage key stakeholders while driving work forward
Total Rewards will include a competitive salary and annual bonus. The following are some of the benefits you can avail of: Healthcare; Pension; Paid Time Off; Maternity Leave; Flexible working; Fitness Reimbursement; Charity Donation; Complimentary products; Free car parking and secure bicycle storage; Free healthy snacks and drinks in the office; Reward & Recognition program; Volunteering opportunities; Long Service Awards. Our client is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Applicants must be authorized to work for in the U.S.
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