at Kellanova in Naperville, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Advance your career as an Associate Manager, Commercial Strategy supporting our Salty Snacking business. We are hiring in both the innovation and convenient snack packs cross branded roles. You will play a critical role in shaping our commercial vision. Be at the forefront of driving breakthrough ideas, disruptive product launches, and market expansion. These roles can be based in Chicago, IL (Downtown or Naperville, IL office) or Battle Creek, MI and will work in a flexible, hybrid model with weekly in-office days.
The Salty Snacking category includes iconic brands like Pringles, Cheez-It, and Club Crackers. Our team works with cross-functional partners including Sales, Marketing, Finance, Category Strategy, Revenue Growth Management, R&D, and Supply Chain. Together, you will create a commercial strategy that gets customers excited while growing sales & share. A Taste of What You’ll Be Doing+ Project Management – Frequently execute, monitor, and drive visibility to Product Work Requests (PWR) that are required to execute projects. The ability to deliver projects and inputs accurately and on time will be critical to the success of this role. This position is accountable for chartering new projects, upon demand.
+ Customer Focus – Our customers and field sales will rely on you to represent them. Serve as their voice in the development of strategies, plans, and execution. We will look to you to ensure programs are best in class and will deliver the business needs.
+ Cross-functional Collaboration – This role has significant partnerships across Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Research & Development, and Sales. This individual must be able to work with a group of diverse functions and ensure they are all working towards the same initiatives.
+ Business Insights – Proactively track, analyze, while making strategic and tactical recommendations for the category. It will be necessary for you to provide perspective and solutions to the teams based on learnings from both Kellanova and competitive intel.
We’re Looking for Someone With+ Background in the areas of commercial strategy, sales strategy, field sales or cross-functional project work. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
+ Ability to manage multiple projects with various deadlines, specific time constraints, and conflicting priorities. Must be able to prioritize projects within heavy workload periods.
+ Strong organizational, presentation, and written and verbal communication skills
+ Strong analytical skills: the ability to interpret Nielson Data and market research
+ Excellent skills in Microsoft Office applications
+ The ability to work with many people at various levels of the organization.
What’s Next After you apply, your application will be reviewed by a real recruiter, so it may take us a few weeks to get back with you by email or phone. Visit our How We Hire page (https://www.kellanovacareers.com/en/working-here/hiring-process.html) to get insights into our hiring process and more about what we offer. Need assistance throughout the application or hiring process? Email USA.Recruitment@Kellanova.com . If you join our team, you’ll be rewarded for the difference you make. Our comprehensive benefits offer you the support you need through your life events, big or small. Visit our benefits page (https://www.kellanovacareers.com/en/working-here/benefits.html) & be sure to ask your recruiter for more specific information. Get to Know Us At Kellanova, we are driven by our vision to be the world’s best-performing snacks-led powerhouse, unleashing the full potential of our differentiated brands and our passionate people. Our portfolio of iconic, world-class brands include Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, MorningStar Farms, Special K, Krave, Zucaritas, Crunchy Nut, among others. Kellanova’s Culture of Best means we bring our best to all that we do in pursuit of our vision to be the world’s best performing snacks-led powerhouse. Our culture celebrates boldness and empowers our people to challenge the status quo, achieve results, and win together. Our focus on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) enables us to build a culture of belonging where all employees have a place at the table and are inspired to share their passion, talents and ideas to work. We’re on a journey to be the best. You coming? Estimated travel is 10%. Kellanova is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to provide an inclusive work environment, a seat for everyone at the table, and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding our efforts to advance Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, please visit our website here (https://www.kellanovacareers.com/en/our-impact/equity-diversity-and-inclusion.html) . To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account