Sr. Manager, BU Sales & Strategy – Ore-Ida

Kraft Heinz • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

The Senior Manager, Business Unit Sales Strategy - Ore-Ida provides leadership and trade management for the Ore-Ida brand. Main functions include process improvement, forecast accuracy, trade efficiency, distribution recommendations, and merchandising strategies that will help to drive profitable revenue/OI growth. Additionally, this position plays an active role in designing customer joint business plans, strategic partnerships, and customer growth summits in collaboration with cross-functional partners. This position has responsibility for steering the Business Unit’s strategic agenda with cross-functional partners such as marketing, finance, field sales, and supply chain to ensure target delivery and collaboration with customer teams.

Requirements

• Seasoned experience with an understanding of FMCG industry; Prior experience in category management or sales required
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capability with experience using data
• Ability to lead cross functional teams, handle simultaneous projects, and deliver within agreed-upon time frames
• Outstanding verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills
• Advanced Excel knowledge and experience working with databases
• Experience presenting to and working with both customers and internal stakeholders across leadership levels

Nice To Haves

• syndicated POS and panel data familiarity a plus

Responsibilities

• Develop robust business proposals that combine brand objectives with customer’s strategic interests.
• Understand and apply category analytics to deliver key insights and business recommendations on assortment, merchandising, pricing, and promotion.
• Supervise distribution build, pricing, and promotional compliance to guardrails across existing and new categories to maintain balance across channels and maximize revenue potential.
• Collaborate closely with Revenue Management and Customer Sales teams to proactively deliver more efficient promotional spend while maintaining customer relationships and competitive edge.
• Monitor trade marketing and shopper marketing budget to ensure spend discipline across categories and work with Customer Sales teams to implement approved infusions to deliver financial goals.
• Deliver sales forecasting accuracy with Demand Planning, Supply, and Sales by leading monthly demand forecasting routines to identify key volume drivers and material updates.
• Contribute thought leadership by identifying whitespace opportunities across different channels through closure of core product distribution gaps, innovation, and profitable promotional plans.
• Manage product supply shortage through efficient communication with Supply Chain and Customer Sales teams to minimize revenue loss and impact to customers.
• Analyze competitive landscape to help the team maintain an efficient go-to-market strategy and react dynamically to competitive threats.
• Develop comprehensive understanding of commercialization process and track progress of new item commercialization against specified launch dates to meet customer needs.
• Own communication routines with Sales teams (often involving 100+ participants) to gather market intelligence and ensure execution of BU priorities, brand strategies, and tactics.
• Participate in customer growth summits, innovation deep dives, and line reviews to develop and deliver short- and long-term customer growth plans
• Develop strong relationships with all cross-functional partners to ensure efficient execution and maximize revenue realization.

Benefits

• Our Total Rewards philosophy is to provide a meaningful and flexible spectrum of programs that equitably support our diverse workforce and their families and complement Kraft Heinz’ strategy and values.
• Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and saving for the future, we offer plans tailored to meet you and your family’s needs. Coverage for benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
• We offer events, resources, and learning opportunities that inspire a physical, social, emotional, and financial well-being lifestyle for our employees and their families.
• You’ll be able to participate in a variety of benefits and wellbeing programs that may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors, for example: Physical - Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Screenings/Assessments Social - Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, Leave of Absence, Flexible Work Arrangements, Recognition, Training Emotional – Employee Assistance Program , Wellbeing Programs, Family Support Programs Financial – 401k, Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Disability

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed