Associate Brand Manager - Classico

The Kraft Heinz Company

About Us

The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. We’re a globally trusted producer of high-quality, great-tasting, and nutritious foods for over 150 years. Our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands.

No matter the brand, we’re united under one vision: To sustainably grow by delighting more consumers globally. Bringing this vision to life is our team of 39,000+ food lovers, creative thinkers, and high performers worldwide. Together, we help provide meals to those in need through our global partnership with Rise Against Hunger. We also stand committed to responsible, sustainable practices that extend to every facet of our business, our consumers, and our communities. Every day, we’re transforming the food industry with bold thinking and unprecedented results. If you share our passion – and are ready to create the future, build a legacy, and lead as a global citizen – there’s only one thing to do: join our table and let’s make life delicious!

Our Culture of Ownership, Meritocracy and Collaboration

We're not afraid to think differently. Embrace new ideas. Dream big. We empower our people at every level – from entry-level intern to senior leader – to own their work. We share a responsibility to think like Owners – to be mindful of the collective and sustained success of Kraft Heinz – which we apply to every situation, every day.

As part of Kraft Heinz, you're supported to grow and achieve. You’re expected to bring your authentic self to work every day, to lead with humility, and drive outstanding performance at every level – and you’ll be rewarded. You’re given opportunities to leave a mark and build a legacy. But you won’t do it alone. You’re supported by passionate teammates along the way, and our collective, collaborative spirit fuels our incredible progress.

https://www.kraftheinzcompany.com/


Position Details

Associate Brand Manager - Classico
Job
Full-time
4/18/2022
Chicago Illinois
Chicago, IL

Description & Requirements:

Marketing is at the core of our world and at the heart of where we make our decisions. Marketers know the consumer. They ask questions. Find answers. They take the extra step to work towards a vision for future success - while driving revenue and profit. As an Associate Brand Manager - you will be at the center for some of the biggest decisions we make.

Associate Brand Managers are leaders in our business. You turn product ideas into iconic brands on the table. Your accountability will span across strategy- advertising- media- and agency management. You’ll drive cross-functional teams of colleagues from category marketing- sales- consumer insights and multiple agency partners to bring the brands innovation plan to life for consumers and drive overall category growth for retailers by focusing on bigger and bolder bets. You’ll craft innovative plans to deliver on annual and longer-term financial goal and bring the brand plan to life for consumers through development and executions of various marketing campaigns. This position is best suited for someone who is inventive- have a bias for action- and excellent communication skills. The incumbent will be able to work both horizontally and vertically across an organization to keep multiple projects and priorities moving forward to achieve success.

Key Components of the Role:

  • Drive the Italian Meals pipeline and new product development strategy and commercialization 
  • Lead major brand renovation initiatives that define the future for our brands and category 
  • Support the creation and validation of a multi-year innovation strategy that is rooted in significant consumer complexities 
  • Collaborate with S&D- R&D- Consumer Insights- Manufacturing- Engineering- Sales and Finance to take innovation ideas from concepts to reality 
  • Lead agency relationships for package design and creative communications for launch support 
  • Aide in sell-in of innovation with customer teams to drive innovation success 
  • Develop consumer programs and in-store partnerships with customer teams at launch 
  • Create breakthrough communications that will ignite brand awareness and equity- driving trial with consumers and long-term growth for the business 
  • Perform in-depth analysis and reporting of multi-channel marketing- promotional campaigns and programs to optimize their performance 
  • Use syndicated data sources to understand own and competitor innovation/renovation performance- bringing forth insights and recommendations that drive business impact 
  • Bring forth a consumer-first approach to day-to-day decisions ensuring the integrity of the brand remains protected while balancing financial and operational considerations
  • 4+ years’ experience in marketing for an established or startup CPG company or experience supporting on the agency side (advertising- consulting- media) 
  • Bachelor’s degree required - MBA preferred 
  • Marketing fanatic with a passion for consumer marketing- insights- trends and innovative product ideas 
  • Operates as an entrepreneur within a team and driven by results 
  • Advanced communication and leadership skills 
  • Strategic capability and marketing plan development; situation assessment- strategy and tactical plan development 
  • Experience in cross-functional team management and relationship building to garner success while driving projects forward 
  • Ability to handle simultaneous projects and deliver in agreed upon timelines 
  • Experience with marketing campaign development


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