Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.
This role is for the Senior Associate Brand Manager, Candy Innovation, which will have a specific focus on leading execution of the Everyday Candy pipeline across Sour Patch Kids and Swedish Fish brands. This role will be instrumental in delivering our Vision 2030 Ambition for the Candy business. The Senior Associate Brand Manager will be responsible for innovation commercialization and development across this portfolio with potential to flex into emerging new platforms for the brand.
Role would be a hybrid setting of 2-3 days in our East Hanover, New Jersey office
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Support Brand Manager and Senior Director to create candy innovation strategy and 2–5 year pipeline
Delivery & execution of the multi-year innovation agenda from concept to launch; collaborating closely with the cross functional team to ensure flawless execution.
Lead and collaborate with cross functional team through feasibility, commercialization & launch of innovations
Work closely with sales, consumer insights & finance to develop new item forecasts and projections that align with our financial hurdles, and mitigate waste potential
Partner with sales to develop selling stories and communications in support of innovation sell in
Post launch tracking and integration of learnings into pipeline innovation development
Independent analysis combined with partnership with consumer insights to develop deep understanding of the consumer, brand, and category dynamics to inform winning, relevant innovation across channels.
What extra ingredients you will bring:
2-4 years of relevant work experience required
CPG experience preferred.
Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities
Ability to thrive in and handle ambiguity & fast paced environment
Analytic and creative thinking skills
Strong business acumen and marketing capabilities
Strong leadership / communication / collaboration skills
Demonstrated track record of sales/marketing/commercialization execution
Ability to lead a cross functional team
Experience analyzing syndicated data (Nielsen, IRI) preferred
Education / Certifications:
Bachelor’s Degree is required; Master’s Degree preferred
Compensation:
The base salary range for this position is $95,100 to $130,800; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.
In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.
The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country.
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