Senior Brand Manager, Mayo

About the Role

Key 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)

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

Nice to Have

• Experience with innovation in the food/CPG industry
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of agile methodologies and product development processes

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• MBA preferred

Benefits & Perks

• Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and saving for the future
• Participation in wellbeing events, resources, and learning opportunities that promote physical, social, emotional, and financial well-being
• Performance-based bonus
• Total Rewards programs tailored to support diverse workforce and their families