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Unilever

Associate Director, Channel Strategy Planning & Operations Cooking Aids & Mini Meals US

Remote - USA · Director

Sponsorship not specified$146k-$219kDetected 66 days ago
Stakeholder ManagementAccount ManagementBusiness DevelopmentSupply ChainResearchLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingS&OP

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Lottery odds (Level IV)94
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About the role

  • You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues in a truly global and diverse culture to ultimately become a better you.
  • End-to-end process thinking Pay: The pay range for this position is $146,200 to $219,400.

Responsibilities

  • Translate data into insight and insight into action by developing and executing robust commercial plans aligned to the Category Growth Strategy and key Category Value Drivers.
  • Lead deep dive commercial analytics to research and sculpt an approach to address business opportunities such as distribution gaps, in-market execution, competitive dynamics
  • Partner with Net Revenue Management/RGM to deliver optimal pricing/PPA and to optimize promotional effectiveness, delivering stronger ROI and enhancements to in-market execution
  • Partner closely with field sales and cross functional teams to ensure best in class Perfect Store activation, flawless execution of national cross category and cross customer tentpole programs, and successful innovation launch planning and execution.
  • The Category Strategy & Planning (CS&P) organization leads category strategy, channel and customer planning, and category and shopper insights for the U.S. CA&MM (Cooking Aids & Meal Makers business within the Foods Business Unit.
  • You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow.
  • Energized by collaborating with cross-functional partners on new and creative ways to solve business problems; solution-focused mindset
  • All applicants will receive fair and respectful consideration, and we actively support the growth and development of every employee.

Requirements

  • Retail, eCommerce, and Omnichannel customer experience required, high level of CPG Food business industry and retailer acumen

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree required, MBA preferred
  • At least +10 years' experience in Customer Development, Account Management, Trade Marketing, Category Strategy, and/or Brand Marketing Operations within Consumer Goods industry.
  • Food experience preferred.

Skills

  • Senior Stakeholder Management & Strategic influencing
  • Talent Catalyst for direct reports
  • Effective mobilizer of cross functional partnerships
  • Pay: The pay range for this position is $146,200 to $219,400.
  • Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.
  • Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.

Compensation

  • The pay range for this position is $146,200 to $219,400.
  • Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.
  • Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.
  • Lead delivery of the out-year plan (partnered with Cat Strat, Marketing) into the annual release of the TCT Materials and annual Foods Summit to launch the next year planning cycle with customers.
  • Own channel and customer financial delivery, including development of annual growth targets, trade investment budgets, and forecasts that ladder directly to the CA&MM P&L and deliver both top and bottom line KPIs.

Benefits

  • Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan.
  • Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
  • If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at NA.Accommodations@unilever.com.

Company info

  • If you are driven by commercial acumen, like winning and are passionate about growing categories with customers then this role is just for you.
  • Set and deploy channel strategy for the category, ensuring holistic, disciplined customer investment across channels and customers to drive sustainable, profitable growth.
  • Serve as the voice of the customer, channel, and shopper within IBP (internal) and JBP (external) processes, while also representing category and brand priorities externally with top strategic customers and internally with Business Development and Category Development Sales teams.
  • The Associate Director, Category Strategy & Planning - Cooking Aids & Mini Meals will serve as the voice of the customer and shopper within the cross functional Cooking Aids & Mini Meals leadership team, ensuring channel and customer insights are embedded into short and long term brand and customer commercial plans that align with retailer strategies and deliver profitable growth for both Unilever and its customers.
  • At Unilever, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do.

Equal opportunity

  • Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities.
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