Senior Brand Manager

Since 1869 we've connected people through food they love. Our history was created by remarkable people, ideas, and innovations. It serves as inspiration and foundation for our future success. We’re proud to be stewards of amazing brands that people trust. We foster a culture of belonging where people come first, and diversity is embraced. And we live our values, always, while setting the highest standards for performance.

Here, you will make a difference every day. You will be part of a dynamic, collaborative, and competitive team. You will be supported to build a rewarding career with opportunities to grow, innovate and inspire. Make history with us.

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Senior Brand Manager

At Campbell Company of Canada, we believe in searching for the best and the brightest professionals at every level and in every specialty who live into our values.  The 5 C’s of Campbell – Care, Character, Collaboration, Competitiveness, Creativity – demonstrate the best of who we are today and who we aspire to be.  Living our values will foster an inclusive, high-performance culture.  Our employees act with intention, lead with integrity, and are truly passionate about what they do to bring our purpose to life Connecting People Through Food They Love.

We have an exciting opportunity in our Marketing Function.  This role is based out of our Mississauga Head Office location (60% in-office, 40% remote).

Details

Job Title: Senior Brand Manager – Retail

Business unit: Canada

Function: Marketing

Location: Canada

Reports to: Director of Marketing

# and titles of direct reports: 2 Brand Managers, 1 Associate Brand Manager

General Summary

Provides business leadership on a large-scale, priority business through multi-year strategic planning and in-year execution of best-in-class marketing programs and will lead broader company initiatives in order to hit Net Sales and share growth targets. 

Primary Responsibilities:

Deliver Annual Operating Plan (Business Management)

• Manage in year executions against Annual Operating Plan (AOP) targets, including analysis of business results, Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) management, etc.
• Own monthly Integrated Business Planning volume recommendation to Director of Marketing including consumption reporting
• Own Advertising and Communication (A&C) budget allocations, forecasting, invoicing and reporting c
• Responsible for the launch and execution of brand strategies and implementation of brand plans
• Evaluate return on investment (ROI) of marketing plans to facilitate in-year optimizations, broader company learning and to hit in year business targets

Own Integrated Marketing Communications plans (Integrated Marketing Communications)

• Responsible for the development and communication of integrated marketing communications (IMC) brief, securing alignment from Director of Marketing and agency partners (Creative, Media, Shopper, Public Relations (PR), etc…)
• Accountable for the delivery of key IMC milestones, including creative presentations, assets production and feedback management while fostering a collaborative relationship with agency partners
• Develops and shares recommendations (on brand positioning, creative, activations) with the Director and/or Vice President of marketing and agency partners 
• Oversees execution of marketing activations, ensuring programs are executed with excellence in conjunction with cross-functional teams
• Assesses the impacts of marketing initiatives on brand health and business results with the support of Marketing Communications, Shopper Marketing and Insights, with focus on providing recommendations to increase effectiveness
• Leverages data/analytics (e.g. Marketing mix Analysis) to inform tactical plan and in year optimizations with support from Marketing Communications

Lead New Product Launches (Innovation)

• Lead innovation development from ideation to concept creation to development and execution
• Actively collaborate with the cross-functional team during product development to champion consumer needs and remove project barriers
• Gain stakeholder alignment and lead the project through the internal stage gate process
• Identify key white space opportunities to fill the multi-year and in-year innovation pipeline
• Track in year innovation performance adjusting strategy/tactics as needed to hit targets

Develop Strategic Plans (Strategic Planning)

• Independently leads brand/category situation assessment, mining multiple sources of data to determine critical business issues and opportunities
• Leads the development of the multi-year strategy plan, setting brand and business objectives, outlining priorities and generating key tactics to deliver growth
• Effectively gains senior leadership alignment to recommendations
• Translates strategy plans into exciting Annual Operating Plan and effectively rallies the organization around them
• Builds relationships across functions and cross-border (US) to drive greater enterprise productivity, innovation and alignment

Key driver of company culture and people development (Team Management)

• Own the development of talent through direct report feedback, coaching, assessing development needs, and capability building
• Actively prioritize direct report project list to ensure it is in line with business priorities, individual development needs and capacity
• Maintain relationships with, and help mentor, team of marketers and resource partners
• Foster strong agency relationships through day-to-day interaction
• Take a leadership role within the total company and lead broader Company initiatives

Minimum Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business / Commerce (preferred)

Experience: 7-10 years of progressive marketing (and/or comparable SBM) experience with consumer-packaged goods, or similar (e.g. retailer or other industry)

Skills, Knowledge & Behaviours:

• Exceptional in leading diverse, cross functional teams, working on complicated projects
• Effective in IMC briefing, leading positioning & creative development and assessing creative and media plans
• Effective in leading development of in year and long-term category/brand strategic plans
• Effective strategic and analytical skills with the ability to draw actionable conclusions from multiple data sources
• Effective Financial Acumen including Profit and Loss (P&L) proficiency
• Effective communication and presentation skills
• Exceptional Passion for the Consumer
• Effectively resilient and persistent, comfortable with ambiguity and managing through adversity
• Exceptional knowledge of Nielsen and familiarity of customer Point of Sale (POS) LDIA and Circana) data
• Effective with MS Office suite

Why choose Campbell’s for your next opportunity?   

·       GREAT PEOPLE:  We take our work seriously, but we also celebrate, laugh, and have fun. We are stronger together when we are open, honest, and, above all, real. You are not just a number here, you’ll be a direct contributor to the company’s success and your voice will be heard. 

·       HYBRID and FLEXIBLE WORK /PERSONAL TIME OFF:   Employees enjoy a combination of in-office and remote working arrangements, personal days, vacation programs and office closure during the Christmas break. 

·       COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION:  We offer a competitive base salary + bonus potential at every level in the organization.  We also provide a Defined Contribution Pension Plan, and support your long-term savings goals through our group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), saving and Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSA). 

·       INCLUSIVE CULTURE:  “Inclusion and diversity at all levels of the business are critical for achieving our strategic goals.  At Campbell, we’re committed to building a winning culture that enhances inclusivity in the workplace and commits to listening to, learning from, and understanding one another in every interaction.  We believe that diverse perspectives are a key ingredient in our recipe for success.” CEO, Mark Clouse 

·       PROFESSIONAL and CAREER DEVELOPMENT:  Supported by our commitment to talent development, we offer many learning and development opportunities from initial onboarding, regular Lunch and Learns, a library of self-paced learning, external education allowances, mentorship, high-visibility project opportunities and regular feedback. 

·       ICONIC BRANDS and CHALLENGING WORK:  Work for a company with beloved and iconic legacy brands. Across our teams and in all roles, every employee is empowered to bring their best ideas forward and to jump in and collaborate to innovate and solve the problems they’re passionate about.   

As an employer committed to employment equity, we encourage applications from members of equity-seeking communities including women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.  We will accommodate individuals with disabilities through each stage of the recruitment and selection process based on individual need.  Please advise us of any needs when your interview is booked and we will do our best to meet them. 

If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit your application  http://www.campbellsoup.ca/en-ca/about-us/careers 

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