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Job Description:

This role is a key member of the cross-functional business unit (BU) team, developing and executing the national sales strategy and fiscal year plan for the assigned categories. The Sr SPM reports to the Director, Sales Strategy & Planning. This role will lead development of strategic and tactical elements of the BU\'s business plans and 4Ps development, as well as managing the trade budgets monthly.

Additional assigned responsibilities include: analysis to track business progress, development of tactics to achieve category objectives, post-analysis of previous strategies/tactics/initiatives, collaboration with field sales to ensure brand aligned execution and goal attainment, development of communication materials to be used across the organization, and forecasting volume, trade funding and retail distribution growth.

Key interactions are with: SS&P Director, SS&P counterparts, Field Sales teams, Business Unit, Demand and Supply Planning, Revenue Management, Finance and Retail Execution.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Forecasts and manages attainment of volume goals and trade/slotting budgets of assigned categories, while collaborating with field sales to ensure brand aligned execution
• Leads and maintains sales goal and trade allocation process and program for assigned categories.
• Ensures tactical adherence to Category Business Plan and trade spending strategy/direction across all channels. Provides input to development of the category AOP
• Develops 4Ps tactics aligned to category strategies and leads sales planning process for assigned category
• Monitors and tracks key performance indicators and 4Ps objectives
• Ensures Trade program effectiveness and efficiency is maximized and monitors trade spending
• Establishes and maintains the relationships with field sales to facilitate understanding and effective category/trade management at the customer level
• Analyzes business through data \"mining\" (primarily through internal/proprietary systems) and close contact with field sales for additional intelligence
• Develops effective internal and external communications, leveraging category, consumer and marketplace insights
• Key partner during S&OP process, providing customer intelligence and insights, weekly collaboration participation on forecasting
• Reviews and approves plans in forecasting system for assigned categories
• Develops KPI goals by product level and tracks field performance
• Oversees product allocation, if necessary
• Provides key input to demand and financial forecasts
• Manages ad-hoc category requests and projects as necessary
• Establishes, nurtures, and maintains productive working relationships with key external and internal stakeholders

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor\'s degree required. MBA or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Experience: 5+ years of experience working with North American packaged goods categories preferred. Headquarter and field sales and/or branded marketing experience preferred.
• Computer Skills: Highly developed skillset within Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Communication Skills: Communication and interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate with sales organization and internal BU/Supply Chain partners.
• Special Skills: Strong financial acumen, including in-depth financial analysis and resulting impact to business. Expert-level analytical ability using proprietary and syndicated data sources. Formal experience in sales planning and category analytics.
• Travel: Some travel may be required

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

Yes

Work Shif :

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.

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