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Senior Brand Manager – Mayo
| Company | Kraft Heinz |
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| Location | Chicago, IL, USA |
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| Salary | $137400 – $171700 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, MBA |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required, MBA preferred
- 8+ years of experience in marketing for an established or startup CPG company, with prior experience in innovation
- Experience in both employee management & cross-functional team management; self confident individual who can lead a team and work collaboratively
- Demonstrated ability to influence teams and experience managing multiple stakeholders
- Ability to simplify complex problems and make decisions quickly in pursuit of constant forward progress
- Critical thinker with a consumer centric & growth mindset – learn fast vs. avoid failure
- Strong personal motivation in fast-paced, often ambiguous environment, with a bias for action
- Strong “big picture” perspective, while also delivering the innovation initiative at hand
- Outstanding verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills to internal/external partners
- Excellent strategic and analytical skills; ability to use syndicated data sources to assess competitive space, bringing forth insights and recommendations to integrate into overall strategy
- Excellent organizational and project management skills
- Understanding of Financial P&L
Responsibilities
- Develop and drive global innovation strategies that align with the company’s overall business objectives in the Mayonnaise category
- Lead a dedicated Agile Pod team (5+ person cross-functional team focused on launching new innovation)
- Foster a culture of innovation, experimentation, and continuous learning within the team
- Collaborate with business units and cross-functional teams to develop and implement innovation initiatives
- Build and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders across the organization, influencing and negotiating to drive innovation initiatives forward
- Communicate complex innovation strategies and plans to non-technical team members
- Drive significant revenue growth through innovation initiatives, achieving specific innovation metrics such as time-to-market, customer adoption, or return on investment
- Be responsible for the P&L, competitive analysis and retailer sell-in materials (in partnership with business unit)
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.
