Sr Manager, Portfolio Strategy

Mondelēz International • East Hanover, NJ

1d • $140,300 - $192,940 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Portfolio Strategy will support the Senior Director, Strategy on driving transformational growth across our brands. This role is designed as a steppingstone for a future Director-level leader, providing deep exposure to cross-functional collaboration, innovation strategy, and consumer-centric marketing. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker who can define how we launch innovations, embed a mindful snacking approach across all categories and align our portfolio across categories to the day-to-day of the consumer.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in category strategy, innovation, consumer marketing or R&D strategy role within CPG or relevant industry
• University degree in Business, Marketing or related field (MBA preferred)
• Ability to shape long-term growth strategies and challenging existing paradigms
• Experience working with product innovation teams, category management or R&D functions
• Deep understanding of consumer trends, wellness movements and modern marketing approaches
• Ability to influence and align senior stakeholders across marketing, R&D and category teams
• Strong leadership presence with the ambition and capability to take on a Director-level role next
• Proficient in category data analysis, consumer insights tools and marketing strategy framework

Responsibilities

• Partner with Category leadership to define the strategy for launching innovations across brands in service of our big growth missions
• Identify, drive and champion bold innovation ideas across categories/brands that will drive category expansion, brand differentiation, and growth sufficiency
• Frame business case(s) demonstrating incremental growth and value creation for our highest priority innovation
• Assess the sufficiency of our innovation pipeline and partner with Category, Finance, MSC, R&D, and Sales teams to support breakthrough growth
• Lead the transformation of all categories to prioritize enduring snacking trends, ensuring our portfolio aligns with evolving consumer needs
• Partner with Insights teams to understand changing consumer behaviors and translate them into actionable marketing strategies
• Partner with Innovation and Brand teams to drive household penetration and increase consumer awareness of new product lines
• Work cross-functionally with product development, marketing and regulatory teams to embed sustainability into innovation strategy
• Develop roadmaps as needed, and partner with cross-functional teams to embed future fit capabilities to serve evolving consumer and customer needs

Benefits

• health insurance
• wellness and family support programs
• life and disability insurance
• retirement savings plans
• paid leave programs
• education related programs
• paid holidays
• vacation time
• highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior