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Head of Brand Management & Strategy - Primal Kitch

at The Kraft Heinz Foods Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Job Description
Here at Kraft Heinz, we grow our people to grow our business, because we believe that great people make great companies. When you join our table, you can expect access to an array of holistic wellness benefits* and perks, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 7% 401(k) matching, Business Resource Groups (BRGs) to help foster diversity, inclusion, and belonging for all employees, an industry-leading total rewards package that emphasizes a high discretionary bonus.

*Benefits begin 30 days after hire for hourly employees, and immediately upon hire for salaried employees.
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Head of Brand Management & Strategy - Primal Kitchen at a glance...
The Head of Brand Management & Strategy is a key member of the marketing leadership team accountable for developing the overall brand strategies, customer and category leadership, and financial plan delivery.
This position will have ownership over Retail Strategy, Analytics & Reporting, Media Strategy, Brand Planning and P&L, and Portfolio Strategy. This role blends strategic leadership and execution to bring to life our short-term and long-term brand goals. This role manages a team of six and reports to the Head of Marketing.
What's on the menu?Retail & Omnichannel Strategy:
Customer sales stories for new items, all categories, and all customers
Provide category leadership for key customers, attending meetings and presenting brand plan
Reporting and tracking of retail analytics
Analysis, approval and tracking of retail shifts (eg promotions, margin structure, etc)
Oversee the Omnichannel Marketing team to provide optimal support to retail partners, media buying and brand initiatives via Shopper MarketingAnalytics & Reporting:
Own the relationships for all our key data partners: SPINS, Nielsen, IRI, Numerator and more
Report weekly and monthly on consumption data and panel data
Report monthly to leadership in monthly business reviews on brand and category performance
Track all customer and consumer changes via panel and consumption
Owns insights and consumer testingBrand Planning & P&L:
Manages brand forecasting routine by gathering and analyzing inputs across sales, marketing, operations, and external inputs to drive financial and operational modeling
Runs weekly and monthly routines for cross functional forecasting
Creates and manages customer and item forecasting for new and existing SKUs
Own, plan, and execute the revenue management strategy
Own and analyze the margin profile of the business and create strategies for improvement
Reviews and approves P&L decisions in partnership with Finance and Head of MarketingPortfolio Strategy:
Develop multi-year forecast and propose required initiatives for success
Create and own the innovation and renovation pipeline (short-term and long-term) based on performance and insights
Provide recommendations and guidance on changes to claims and positioning for packaging and communications strategy
Fully brief the innovation and R&D teams on the concepts - flavors, size, formats, pricing - to deliver on the innovation targets
Create the GTM strategy for innovation - short-term and big bets
Test and learn with innovation to build the pipeline of the future
Partner with the Innovation and Product team to drive the execution of the brief and packaging briefing for the graphics team
Partner with Communications team on brand support strategies and consumer insights
Expand the brand into new channels and geographies with away from home and international partners
Recipe for Success - apply now if this sounds like you!
Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing or related work experience
7+ years in related fields in the CPG industry: category management/marketing, brand management preferred; Natural Foods experience is highly preferred
Ability to manage a team and help with prioritization, mentorship, and team growth
Must have experience owning and implementing brand P&L and revenue management decisions
Experience with media buying and omnichannel strategy
Must have an advanced skill set in building and optimizing within Excel and PowerPoint
Strong numerical and analytical skill set with the ability to interpret quantitative data and manage... For full info follow application link.

It is the continuing policy of The Kraft Heinz Company to afford full equal employment opportunity to qualified employees and applicants, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental handicaps, military or veteran status, sexual preference, or any other protected condition or characteristic in conformity with all applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations.
Final candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without Company sponsorship. Exceptions requesting work visa sponsorship will be reviewed on a case to case basis.

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Job Posting: 11926410

Posted On: May 24, 2024

Updated On: Jun 13, 2024

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