CS&P Manager, Condiments

Unilever•Hoboken, NJ

6d•$103,000 - $154,400•Onsite

About The Position

Join us as CS&P Manager, Condiments. This role is part of the world-class Category Strategy & Planning organization within Unilever's US Nutrition business unit, focusing on the Condiments portfolio (Mayonnaise, Mustards, and Sauces). The Category Planning function collaborates with various internal teams (Field Sales, Marketing, Shopper Marketing, Finance, Net Revenue Management, Supply Chain, Trade Marketing) and external partners to bring commercial strategies to retail, including e-commerce, ensuring flawless execution and achieving growth plans. The Category Planning Manager will act as the voice of the customer and shopper, incorporating insights into short and long-term commercial plans that align with retailer strategies. Unilever is committed to providing experiences that foster world-class marketing skills, purpose-driven work, and growth opportunities for long-term career success, supported by comprehensive benefits and a modern headquarters.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
At least +7 years’ experience in Customer Development, Account Management, Trade Marketing, Category Strategy, and/or Brand Marketing Operations within Consumer Goods industry
Results driven and ownership mindset to achieve set goals and KPIs
Proven ability to demonstrate analytical thinking, data-driven decision making, and ability to influence through strategy story-telling through data and insights
Ability to think strategically, and produce results in a highly entrepreneurial environment
Excellent oral/written and presentation skills ; ability to tailor your communication style across a multitude of disciplines leadership levels
Energized by collaborating with cross-functional partners on new and creative ways to solve business problems
Encourages ownership to resolve issues where they are happening. Holds others and organization accountable for delivery.
High comfort level using IRI/Nielsen (POS data), Numerator (panel data)

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred
Retail, eCommerce, and Omnichannel experience preferred

Responsibilities

Translate data into insights and insights into action by crafting commercial plans that execute against Category Growth Strategy across Category Value Drivers.
Partner in S&OP by gathering key demand driving inputs from customer and brand teams to ensure US Condiments has the appropriate demand forecast to support in-market activity.
Craft channel and customer trade budgets and annual growth targets that ladder up to US Condiments P&L business delivery meeting Top & Bottomline financial KPIs.
Analyze Channel pricing, distribution gaps, competitive analysis, trade optimizations, promotional analysis, and shopper insights to build Commercial Plans.
Build key Category and Brand Commercial (including digital/Omni) planning inputs across Integrated Business Planning and Joint Business Planning with key customers such as Walmart, Target, Kroger, Albertsons, Amazon, and Ahold.
Develop Customer Facing Category Strategy with key business partners to translate and localize category strategy into Channel and Category marketing plans for the retail landscape across multiple channels and customers.
Set and deploy channel strategy for their category and deploy holistic customer investment across customers to deliver profitable growth.