Customer Planning Manager

Bimbo Bakeries USA•Wayne, NJ

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas’® English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee®, Entenmann’s® or Marinela® cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA! More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves. #LI-NP1 Come join the largest baking company in the world and our family of 20,000 associates nationwide!

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Sales, Marketing or Business-related field preferred.
Minimum of 3 years in either Sales Management, Customer Accounts, Pricing Management, Trade Planning, Revenue Growth Management or other relevant experience
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Computer skills and high proficiency in Excel with proficiency in Powerpoint and Word is required
Knowledge of syndicated data like Circana or Nielsen, ability to analyze data and communicate meaningful insights

Nice To Haves

proficiency with Navigator and Margin Miner is a plus

Responsibilities

Co-responsible for developing the Trade Plan for the overall Profitability/Healthy Performance of all assigned Customers.
Increasing our return on investment through customer shopping programs, aisle architecture and assortment management.
Development of Quarterly Trade Calendar in collaboration with the Account Lead
Conducts all quantitative pre and post promotion Breakeven Analysis
Utilize trade management tools including but not limited to: ROI Analytical Tools, Margin Miner and syndicated data (Circana / Nielsen) to understand Customer performance
Gain alignment on all forecasts with Customer Executive and accurately input into our Trade Planning Module
Ensure weekly calendars are accurate and communicated accordingly
Continuously adjust Promotional Plans, driven by Customer, Customer Executive, trends, forecast accuracy, strategy/guardrail change and/or course correction.
Responsible for highest integrity of internal / external promotional pricing forms
Work with the Customer Lead on the development and execution of Customer Shopping Programs
Development of executive level Power Point Presentations
Abide by 3 Key Rules to achieve highest profitability
Use the Standardized Price List
Utilize established Guardrail Frequency (Except Upon Approval)
13Wk / 26Wk / 52Wk Avg Realization should be monitored and managed to ensure we are consistently exceeding our profitability targets.