Sr Assoc Brand Mgr - Breakfast & Ingred

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$100K/yr – $135K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own and coordinate the brand portfolio’s growth through data-driven planning, cross-functional collaboration, and agency-led activation to deliver on-market performance and long-term brand strength.

  • Portfolio Strategy: Translate syndicated data into action by adjusting product mix, pricing, and campaigns to match category dynamics.
  • Annual Planning & Execution: Build and optimize data-backed plans, track progress, and drive execution to hit brand goals.
  • Activation & Partnerships: Guide agency partners to deliver in-market communications and activations that move the needle for the portfolio.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Business Management: Responsible for driving short and long-term growth for the business portfolio including budget management & recommendation, financial delivery of business P&L.
  • Product Portfolio Management: Use syndicated data to analyze item performance in the context of category & competitive trends to understand key market dynamics and recommend strategies to optimize long-term brand growth.
  • Innovation and Renovation: Work with the R&D function to lead and manage innovation pipeline and commercialize new SKUs as well as update artwork and packaging on existing portfolio.
  • Strategic Planning: Create comprehensive data-backed annual planning for brands within managed portfolio. Execute plans and track & optimize existing strategies to help achieve brand goals.
  • Activation and Engagement: Lead and manage agency partners to execute in-market consumer communication across different forms of media and marketing.
  • Category Management : Analyze consumer insights to help shape decisions related to product placement, pricing, and marketing campaigns.
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HomeTown Food Company

3.2 Glassdoor

At Hometown Food Company we don’t only hold some of America’s most beloved baking brands, we’re inspired by them. We believe that like a favorite recipe, great things come from the correct ingredients, years of expertise and plenty of care. Because together, they can grow into something beyond the sum of their parts. As any good baker knows, when you combine the right ingredients and add a little heat, they Rise Together. Hometown Food Company is owned by private equity firm Brynwood Partners.For more information on Hometown, please visit www.hometownfoodcompany.comFor more information on Brynwood Partners, please visit www.brynwoodpartners.com

Founded in 2018
Chicago, Illinois, USA
260 employees (15 in marketing)
46% recommend to a friend
68% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.5%
Direct
46.8%
Referral
5.8%
Social
17.3%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~260

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
13 (5% of company)

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