at Del Monte Foods Inc. in Rochelle, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Company and Position Information:
Del Monte Foods, Inc. (DMFI) is a multi-national food company headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA, with a powerful portfolio of brands, including iconic Del Monte, Contadina and College Inn. Our premium-quality meal ingredients, snacks and beverages can be found in six out of ten U.S. households.
At Del Monte Foods, we believe in supporting one another. In helping our people shape their own careers - in letting them grow outward, upward and across disciplines. We are tending to the greater good, providing accessible, nourishing, great-tasting food for all. We are Del Monte Foods - Growers of Good.
The salary range for this role is:$126,200.00 - $227,100.00
Responsibilities:
Strategy
Set the vision and long-term strategies for a key business unit.
Lead the development, implementation and evolution of this business unit with cross functional team.
Own both short-term and medium-term brand strategies from creation through execution.
Evaluate consumer, customer and competitive trends to inform strategies and business plans.
Develop renovation and go-to-market strategy in partnership with internal and external partners and cross functional team.
Planning & Execution
Lead the development and implementation of the annual brand plans. Deliver both short and long-term share and investment results.
Drive learning agenda to identify and define initiatives to amplify the growth potential in our brands and multi-year growth pillars. Lead cross-functional teams to bring those to market.
Lead development and implementation of the annual integrated marketing plans. Partner with Sales Planning to translate strategies into specific go-to-market tactics across channels and key Customers.
Partner with Insights and R&D to fill and refresh our long-term renovation pipeline. Partner with Innovation team and R&D to develop our long-term innovation pipeline
Network with key stakeholders throughout the organization (R&D, Manufacturing, Sales, Finance, etc.) to both manage the work and ensure effective buy-in.
Organizational Development and People Management
Select, coach, train, and manage career development of direct reports.
Manage Associate Manager to deliver objectives.
Finance
Influence all P&L line items for the brand, evaluating alternate marketing plans, product/portfolio strategies, pricing/trade promotion plans, and distribution/channels strategies to meet financial hurdles and deliver optimum enterprise value.
Lead cost savings opportunities where applicable to improve margins.
Own marketing budget for brands to ensure spending is within budget and properly allocated.
Other duties as assigned
Del Monte Foods Leadership Behaviors:
As leaders we:
Ground Our Teams
Connect our teams to a clear strategy.
Provide the support our teams need for success.
Hold ourselves and our teams accountable.
Create the Climate
Solve problems together with our teams.
Enable smart risk taking.
Empower our teams to make decisions and take action.
Nurture the Good
Are intentional about building trust.
Lead with empathy.
Grow and develop our teams.
Qualifications:
Bachelors' Degree in Business or related field. MBA strongly preferred.
Strong professional background with 6+ years brand and marketing experience (within CPG, preferably Tier 1 Organization)
KEY COMPETENCIES
Builds the Future:
Builds a clear picture of the growth path for their business.
Identifies and focuses resources on the biggest priorities.
Identifies and builds a pipeline of product line with external and internal partners and cross functional team.
Builds the Business:
Comfortable alternating between roles-an advocate for the brand and the consumer as well as a business leader, influencing outcomes and pushing towards excellence.
Crafts marketing and business plans that create long-term competitive advantage.
Creates opportunities and solutions through resourcefulness and strong bias for action.
Combines a disciplined and fact-based approach with consumer insight and intuition.
Builds People and Teams:
Can motivate and influence people across management levels and bring visibility to COS fruit business.
Motivates and develops talent across their direct and indirect teams.
Creates an inclusive and creative environment.
Builds Trusts:
Works collaboratively with internal and external agency and cross functional partners
Acts with high degree of ownership and personal accountability.
Uses clear and concise verbal and written communication to lead upwards and across the organization.
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Del Monte Foods, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, medical condition, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
