Customer Sales Planning Manager - Food
About The Position
Clorox is the place that’s committed to growth – for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities, and teammates. Join our team. #CloroxIsThePlace Your role at Clorox: Exciting opportunity for a driven, self-motivated, intellectually curious leader to influence the future trajectory of the Food business unit (Hidden Valley Ranch, Soy Vay, KCM, and Kitchen Bouquet). Come be a part of a fun, high-performing, growth-oriented team that is reimagining how we work! As a Food Customer Sales Planning Manager, you have an opportunity to develop a unique breath of experience as a leader influencing the 3-5 year innovation pipeline, deeply understanding consumer trends and behaviors, planning strategy for a wide range of customers including large, market leading retailers, and driving new go-to-market strategies (inclusive of channel strategies, developing AMPS guidance, creating trial/awareness demand plans, etc).
Requirements
- Proven experience in sales planning within the CPG industry. (Typically requires 5+ years of CPG experience.)
- Deep understanding of and curiosity for customer insights and competitive intelligence, with the ability to translate ambiguous findings into actionable strategies and go-to-market plans.
- Strong leadership and problem-solving skills with experience coaching direct reports and cross-functional teams, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
- Strong analytical skills, with experience in data-driven storytelling, forecasting, and budgeting.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex ideas to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for continuous learning and staying updated on industry trends, customer landscape, and consumer behaviors.
Responsibilities
- Help lead development of customer facing strategic vision, influencing innovation pipeline in service of driving consumer-centric, scaled innovation platforms that deliver short and long term growth aspirations.
- Drive go-to-market strategy across retailers and innovation platforms to best deliver profitable growth for Clorox and customers, leading regular retailer touchpoints and share outs.
- Ability to influence up to create new joint business planning paradigms and test boundaries of what is needed to be successful in a dynamic marketplace.
- Mobilize, train, and influence the field sales organization on new processes, category vision, and multi-type innovations.
- Provide coaching and support as needed to develop strong team and cross-functional relationships.
- Build team culture, Inclusion Diversity Equity & Allyship, and engagement.
Benefits
- comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
