Brand & Product Manager

Naperville, IL (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Own brand and product portfolio planning with P&L responsibility and cross-functional leadership to drive growth.

  • Own annual and long-range brand and product business plans with a total P&L approach.
  • Must-have: 3–5 years of marketing/CPG brand management and strong data analysis skills.
  • Standout: cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Brand & Community, and agency partners on shopper marketing.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute annual and long-range brand and product business plans with a total P&L approach encompassing both commercial and operational opportunities to manage objectives, growth and profitability for categories and products.
  • Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual business performance analysis utilizing syndicated and panel data to synthesize category, competition, customer, consumer and product performance to support short- and long-term brand and product category plans to make recommendations and lead team to implement opportunistic and/or corrective actions.
  • Engage with Sales partners to review strategic account plans as a part of the annual planning process to ensure alignment with brand and product plans.
  • Lead the preparation and presentation of internal and external brand presentations.
  • Develop deep understanding of owned assortments and products to make consumer-insight backed business decisions.
  • Collaborate with Sourcing partners to navigate supplier changes and/or transitions to maintain product performance and consumer relevancy.
  • Manage the review process of product line performance, trends, insights and feedback to identify opportunities to promote and grow the business and/or needs to consolidate and rationalize the product line.
  • Participate in cross-CBU team strategic projects and analysis as needed to deliver output that is consistent and holistic across the portfolio.
  • Support ways of working to improve inter-team and cross-functional collaboration on projects and processes.
  • Define the product price, promotion and margin guidelines and manage pricing reviews.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required from a four-year college or university with an emphasis in Marketing, Business or related field.
  • Minimum of 3-5 years prior marketing experience. CPG experience preferred.
  • Team player with good interpersonal skills to lead/coach cross-functional teams.
  • Experience being hands-on with a can-do attitude and approach toward navigating opportunities and challenges in a transformative company environment.
  • Strong track record in managing brands with experience exercising both general management and marketing fundamentals.
  • Experience managing brands and products utilizing brand foundation/brand key and brand architecture/design system to build strategies that delivered business results.
  • Possess excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
  • Robust analytical skills essential for market and competitive evaluation, pricing, and product category management.
  • Self-starter with effective project management and multi-tasking skills, with ability to prioritize and meet deadlines with acute attention to detail in a cross functional team environment.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
  • Advanced proficiency in IRI (or Nielsen) for syndicated and panel data.
  • Experience briefing marketing agencies for planning, executing, and measuring marketing campaigns.
  • Ability to travel domestically or internationally as needed.

Benefits

  • Wilton offers great benefits that allow you to manage your well being and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at work. Our comprehensive benefits package includes, for eligible employees: paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and wellness programs. A full list of benefits will be provided to eligible employees at initial offer.
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Dr. Oetker

Since our beginnings in 1891, we have remained true to our origins as a family business. Inspired by our rich heritage, we are committed to our people, consumers, the environment, and society. That’s because bringing people together and creating a taste of home is at the heart of everything we do. Dr. Oetker ranks among the leading food manufacturers in Europe, with 16,000 employees worldwide in more than 40 countries. We think long-term, cross-generational, and resource-saving, endeavoring to minimize our environmental footprint and preserve the world for future generations. From baking products to desserts, snacks to pizzas, we provide a wide range of food offerings to meet the tastes and needs of people around the world.Visit us at www.oetker.com/en/

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