Brand Manager, Baby Ruth & Butterfinger Special Projects

Parsippany, NJ (Hybrid)

$119K/yr – $158K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead brand strategy and cross-functional innovation for Ferrero, owning budget, analytics, and go-to-market execution.

  • Owns brand marketing strategy, budgeting, and cross-functional launch execution.
  • Must-have: 5+ years in CPG brand marketing with P&L awareness.
  • Standout: Strong analytics toolkit (IRI/Nielsen) and agency leadership.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Business and Brand Analysis, Monitoring and Reporting
  • In-depth market, competitive and brand analysis to assist in formulating brand strategy within a fast-moving consumer packaged goods category
  • Analyzes business and brand results to ensure strategies are working and objectives are being realized, recommending course correction where relevant
  • Maintains understanding of the competitive environment to assess impact on business
  • Prepares and creates engaging, meaningful and persuasive presentations
  • Owns and actively manages brand marketing budget
  • Lead qualitative and quantitative market research briefing through to interpreting result and making recommendations for innovation and renovation
  • Leads innovation development with cross-functional team from concept to opportunity assessment through launch within our internal stage gate process
  • Partners with Finance to ensure profitability with innovation
  • Work closely with Category management and Trade Marketing to develop compelling sell-in stories/toolkits to ensure customer acceptance of innovation

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s degree in Business is a plus
  • At least 5 years’ experience in consumer-packaged goods brand marketing
  • Interest and knowledge in the Brand Experience, Analytics and Communications (specifically, Campaign Management)
  • Consumer market curiosity to find opportunities beyond the day-to-day results delivery that will create the future growth of brands
  • Exposure to the basics of delivering marketing campaigns, and understands how to plan and execute a marketing or shopper campaign
  • Works with external agencies through multiple project lifecycles
  • Demonstrates the ability to lead internal and external partners in brand/business initiatives with proven results
  • Exposure and full understanding of the P&L drivers and drainers
  • Manages A&P, explains adjustments based on financial processes, reconciling POs, contracts and working with legal on SOWs and MSAs
  • Has led conversations on relevant projects in weekly meetings with cross functional teams while working autonomously to ensure on-time delivery

Preferred

  • Master’s degree in Business is a plus
  • Interest and knowledge in the Brand Experience, Analytics and Communications (specifically, Campaign Management)
  • Consumer market curiosity to find opportunities beyond the day-to-day results delivery that will create the future growth of brands
  • Exposure to the basics of delivering marketing campaigns, and understands how to plan and execute a marketing or shopper campaign
  • Works with external agencies through multiple project lifecycles
  • Demonstrates the ability to lead internal and external partners in brand/business initiatives with proven results
  • Exposure and full understanding of the P&L drivers and drainers
  • Has led conversations on relevant projects in weekly meetings with cross functional teams while working autonomously to ensure on-time delivery
  • Demonstrates knowledge of relevant Consumer & Shopper insights
  • Exposure or ownership of forecasting demand from a particular product or brands/business

Benefits

  • comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and other benefits.
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Ferrero

Founded in 1946 by Pietro and Giovanni Ferrero, the Ferrero Group is a family-owned business in its third generation. It has been built by talented people who share a commitment towards continuous improvement to achieve the highest quality and care. This same commitment is put into everything we do for our consumers and characterizes the environment in which we operate.Some of the world’s most iconic confectionery products come from Ferrero, including Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, and Kinder Surprise®. Sold in more than 170 countries, our products are part of the collective memory and traditions of consumers all around the world; loved by generations.In 2015, we entered a new era of acquisitions. Since then, we have acquired several brands and businesses, including Fannie May, the confectionary division of Nestlé, and Eat Natural, expanding our footprint and product offering also into the healthy snack segment.The secret to our global success is our 38,767 employees across the world, all dedicated to delivering the care and quality to craft the business, the careers and the brands we are proud of. From the moment you join us, we make sure you can nurture your curiosity and natural abilities. We provide the resources you need to succeed personally and professionally in a diverse work environment that is multicultural, innovative, and highly rewarding.In 2021, Ferrero was the confectionary company with the best reputation in the world, according to RepTrak. This achievement reflects our determination to bring consumers only the very best; an approach which is at the heart of everything we do. Our dedication to quality and excellence, our heritage and our family values, as well as our respect for the environment and the communities in which we work, are all seen in our desire to sustain and celebrate life’s special moments.Be part of it! Visit www.ferrerocareers.com to explore the opportunities Ferrero can offer when you craft your career with us.

Founded in 1946
Niederanven, Luxembourg, LUX
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