Senior Brand Manager - Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis, MN (Hybrid)

$129K/yr – $215K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

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Job Summary

Own brand strategy, P&L leadership, and cross-functional team development across integrated marketing, channel activation, and business planning.

  • Translate consumer insights into actionable brand plans and channel activation.
  • Drive growth by steering pricing, promotions, and distribution with cross-functional alignment.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build Brands: Lead purpose-driven brand and channel strategies rooted in deep consumer insights and cultural understanding. Develop and execute integrated marketing plans across media, content, innovation, retail, and eCommerce/omnichannel touchpoints, including digital shelf excellence, discoverability, content strategy, and channel-specific activation.
  • Run the Business: Own P&L performance and deliver growth through strategic choices across pricing, promotion, innovation, margin, and distribution. Lead annual and long-range planning, forecasting, and business performance analysis. Navigate complex cross-functional relationships to deliver cohesive results.
  • Lead Teams: Act as a collaborative leader, guiding cross-functional teams through ambiguity to achieve alignment and execution. Coach and develop Associate Brand Managers and early-career talent, fostering a high-performing and accountable team environment.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Finance, Business, or related field
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in Brand Management, Marketing, Consulting, or Strategy.
  • Brand Management experience.
  • Proven experience leading teams including direct team management experience preferred. Cross-functional team leadership experience also considered.
  • Proven experience managing a business in a matrixed environment.
  • Strong commercial and strategic acumen, with experience owning a P&L.
  • Exceptional communication and influencing skills; ability to clearly articulate complex ideas to diverse audiences.
  • Ability to lead through ambiguity and operate with independence.
  • Familiarity with digital marketing tools, data-driven decision-making, and emerging technologies like AI to enhance brand performance.
  • Track record of coaching and developing talent

Preferred

  • MBA
  • CPG, Fast-Moving Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage, Pet, or Pet Food industry experience

Benefits

  • Beyond base salary, General Mills offers a competitive Total Rewards package focusing on your overall well-being. We are proud to offer a foundation of health benefits, retirement and financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support and perks. Benefits may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors. You may also be eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. An incentive award, if any, depends on various factors, including, individual and organizational performance.

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