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:$113,800.00 - $193,400.00
Responsibilities:
As part of the dynamic Del Monte Foods, Inc. Marketing team, the Brand Manager - Tomatoes is responsible for delivering continued growth on two of the company's equities-College Inn and Kitchen Basics. This role is pivotal in helping us strategically accelerate growth on our base business and define pathway to potentially expand into new adjacencies.
He/she is a builder, an individual who has the passion and the dedication to grow their business and team through innovative thinking, collaboration, and hard work. He/she takes a holistic approach to marketing, developing not only inspired campaigns, but also developing amazing products, competitive pricing strategies, and new channels of distribution. He/she leads teams that include multiple stakeholders from within the Marketing department and outside of the Marketing department including Field Sales, Finance, Demand & Production Planning, Operations, and R&D.
Position can be a hybrid role based out of the Walnut Creek HQ office (preferred) or be fully remote and located in the following states: AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, MI, MN, NC, NJ, NV, OH, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Strategy
Lead cross-functional teams in the implementation and evolution of our growth pillars over time.
Own both short-term and medium-term brand strategies from creation through execution.
Develop renovation strategies/plans with his/her team as well as innovation strategy in partnership with Innovation team.
Partner with BU VP in developing the over-arching vision and long-term strategies.
Planning & Execution
Lead the development and implementation of the annual brand plan. Deliver both short and long term sales, 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 annual advertising and integrated marketing plans.
Partner with Sales Planning to translate strategies into specific go-to-market tactics across channels and key Customers.
Fill and refresh an 18-month renovation pipeline as well as flawlessly commercialize renovation initiatives.
Lead key stakeholders throughout the organization (R&D, Manufacturing, Sales, Finance, etc.) to both manage the work and ensure effective buy-in.
Finance
Influence all P&L line items for the business, evaluating alternate marketing plans, product/portfolio strategies, pricing/trade promotion plans, and distribution/channel strategies in order to meet financial hurdles and deliver optimum enterprise value.
Own marketing budget for the business 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 2+ years brand and marketing experience (within CPG, preferably Tier 1 Organization)
Key Competencies:
Builds the Future:
A love of food and the role it plays to nourish and enrich our lives.
Entrepreneurial spirit, the ability to take initiative and drive results in a fluid environment.
Builds the Business:
Creates opportunity through resourcefulness and strong bias for action.
Combines a disciplined and fact-based approach with consumer insight and intuition.
Strong analytic skills and the... For full info follow application link.
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.
