Associate Commercial Manager - Shelf Stable

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Full Time Professional Broomfield, CO, US

Salary Range: $85,000.00 To $92,000.00 Annually

At Horizon Organic, we’re growing a culture of passionate people driven to do good for the horizon we all share. We’re building the tomorrow we want to see. Every single day.

Joining our team means being part of a dynamic environment where your skills are valued, and your contributions make a real difference. We offer diverse opportunities for career growth and development. Embark on a rewarding journey with us in shaping the future of organic dairy!

Two generations of families—and counting—have grown up on Horizon Organic® milk. From the start, as the leading organic milk producer in the U.S., Horizon has been committed to delivering innovative, nourishing dairy that growing families can rely on. In 2023, Horizon Organic became a brand of Platinum Equity. Today, Horizon works with more than 500 farmers across the U.S. to bring high-quality, certified organic milk to consumers.

For more information on Horizon’s full portfolio of organic dairy products, visit

We are currently looking to hire an Associate Commercial Manager - Shelf Stable

This role serves as a pivotal connection between the category and sales function. This role translates larger BU objectives into strategic, channel specific strategies. This role will work closely with cross functional partners such as operations, finance, marketing, and sales planning to develop sustainable, profitable growth. This includes tracking and enforcing trade spending guidelines, meeting distribution objectives by brands, and delivering on BU short- and long-term financial commitments.

This is a hybrid position with an expectation of 3 days per week on-site in Broomfield, CO.

• Translate approved business, brand, and channel priorities into clear workplans for assigned products, brands, channels, customers, or initiatives, including objectives, milestones, dependencies, risks, and owners.
• Lead commercialization plans for new products, renovations, and other portfolio initiatives by coordinating launch timelines, deliverables, customer and channel materials, samples, mock-ups, selling decks, and field communications.
• Prepare and maintain customer- and channel-specific recommendations for assortment, distribution, pricing, promotion, merchandising, shelving, and activation using available market, customer, category, and performance data.
• Develop concise selling stories, customer planning materials, and execution tools that connect brand and category objectives to customer needs and channel dynamics; provide direct sell-in support when requested.
• Gather, validate, and synthesize sales, volume, pricing, margin, trade spend, inventory, distribution, service-level, customer, and market information to identify performance gaps, issues, opportunities, and recommended actions.
• Support forecasts, trade and sales plan inputs, performance reporting, and execution trackers; monitor progress against agreed objectives and uplift variances, risks, and resource needs in a timely manner.
• Coordinate cross-functional partners across Sales, Marketing, Category Management, Revenue Growth Management, Insights & Analytics, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Innovation, and Demand Planning to deliver defined commercial priorities.
• Lead execution during operational challenges such as allocation, prioritization, network changes, supply gaps, or service disruptions by organizing information, coordinating stakeholders, tracking actions, and communicating…