Brand Manager, Key Accounts

Responsibilities

• Support the execution of long-range portfolio and marketing strategies for the chain foodservice business, leveraging consumer insights, category trends, competitive intelligence, and market analysis.
• Partner with Insights, Innovation, and Go-to-Market teams to identify and champion growth opportunities and develop compelling customer propositions.
• Act as the voice of the customer and consumer, influencing cross-functional teams to advance innovation and base business growth initiatives.
• Support the annual operating planning process, including innovation planning, commercial objectives, and marketing investment allocation.
• Develop and execute portfolio strategies that create clear market positioning and drive sustainable growth.
• Lead commercialization of innovation initiatives, including co-creation projects and share-gain opportunities with customers.
• Track portfolio performance and strategic initiatives, making recommendations and adjustments to achieve business objectives.
• Contribute to monthly Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes, helping align demand, supply, portfolio mix, and growth priorities.
• Analyze portfolio, category, and SKU performance to identify opportunities to improve profitability, customer value, and business results.
• Conduct ongoing portfolio reviews and lifecycle management activities to ensure portfolio health, efficiency, and competitiveness in the marketplace.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field required; MBA preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of Brand Management or Marketing experience with P&L ownership within the food Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry.
• Previous experience managing a P&L and delivering profitable business growth.
• Knowledge of foodservice marketing principles, concepts, strategies, and techniques.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate financial and business data into actionable insights.
• Experience utilizing consumer research, syndicated data, and market intelligence to develop insight-led strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to develop portfolio, brand, and category growth strategies.
• Strong project management skills, including experience managing multiple complex initiatives simultaneously.
• Experience working within Stage-Gate innovation and commercialization processes.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and build collaborative relationships internally and externally.

Preferred

• MBA preferred.

Benefits

• Benefits: At McCain, we’re on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person’s needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with applicable law and can vary by work level, location, and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.