About the role

  • Manage Innovation and Renovation projects from start to finish, partnering with cross-functional team and PMO to commercialize new items through Tate’s Stage Gate process
  • Build business case for Innovation, including market analysis and initial size of prize projections for sell-in to the Executive Leadership Team
  • Develop compelling category and selling stories in partnership with Sales and Consumer Insights, to maximize innovation sell-in and build retailer excitement
  • Develop launch kits, POS materials and sell sheets for Sales team, actively supporting new item sell-in
  • Develop packaging design briefs and lead packaging artwork development for Innovation and Renovation items, in partnership with Design agency
  • Draft New Product Development briefs to guide the internal R&D team through product development
  • Lead tracking of innovation performance post-launch (ACV, velocity, etc.), and identify gaps to plan; present findings to Commercial Team in Monthly IBP Step 1
  • Keep a pulse on food and premium cookie category trends, analyzing change in behaviors or preferences that could inform new innovation
  • Assist the Marketing Director & CMO in building out the innovation pipeline, participating in ideation sessions and concept development
  • Contribute to the strategy of the Innovation pipeline and support commercialization activities

Requirements

  • Bachelors Degree in Marketing, Business, or related field
  • Minimum 4+ years in CPG Marketing, with experience commercializing Food Innovation a must
  • Experience working with syndicated consumption data (SPINS, Nielsen, IRI)
  • Extremely strong analytical skills, coupled with ability to turn data into actionable insights
  • Experience in both smaller entrepreneurial and large corporate environments
  • Ability to build strong relationships with business partners and lead cross-functional projects
  • A desire to drive Tate’s future and purpose and to accelerate your career development
  • Ability to influence cross-functionally with marketing, sales and external agencies and within the larger Mondelez organization
  • Externally and consumer-obsessed
  • Influential presenter and storyteller
  • Natural collaborator
  • Adaptable, agile and calm under pressure
  • Powerful communicator that listens and then speaks with impact
  • Approximately 20% travel

Benefits

  • health insurance
  • wellness and family support programs
  • life and disability insurance
  • retirement savings plans
  • paid leave programs
  • education related programs
  • paid holidays and vacation time
  • eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results
  • Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company
  • No Relocation support available

Job title

Associate Brand Manager, Innovation

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

$106,300 - $146,200 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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