Manager, Sales Strategy & Execution

Company Description

When it comes to being wild, we know a thing or two. We’re not afraid of trying something new or the hard work it takes to make it happen. It’s in our DNA. We’ve turned a family recipe into a new snacking category. And the wilderness into the world’s largest meat snack business, that’s still proudly family owned and operated.

We’re a company built by innovators, and are driven to not only satisfy your hunger, but to also feed your journey – whether that journey is on the road, on the run, at the campground, at the playground, in the office or in the moment. It’s a journey we share with you. It’s the journey forward of our people, of our communities, of our category…with a reverence for quality and an irreverence for the status quo.

At Jack Link’s Protein Snacks, we see every moment of every day as an opportunity to move forward, to forge new ground. To realize our vision of becoming the World’s #1 Protein Snack Company. We never give up. You never give up. Together, we keep going. Are you wild enough to join us?

Jack Link’s Protein Snacks is a global leader in snacking and the No. 1 meat snack manufacturer worldwide. Family-owned and operated with headquarters in Minong, Wisconsin, Jack Link’s Protein Snacks also has a large corporate hub in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company is made up of over 4,000 passionate team members, across 11 countries, who share an uncompromising commitment to delivering awesome products and feeding the journey of those who move things forward.

The Jack Link’s Protein Snacks portfolio of brands includes, Jack Link’s, Lorissa’s Kitchen, MATADOR Jerky, BiFi and Peperami.

The Manager, Sales Strategy & Execution supports the development and activation of Jack Link’s commercial strategy across U.S. retail channels. This role is responsible for turning insights into action by building customer-ready tools, supporting assortment and merchandising strategies, optimizing pricing and promotional plans, and ensuring strong execution at the shelf.

The ideal candidate is an analytical, organized, and collaborative CPG professional with hands-on experience in sales analytics, category insights, or sales planning. Experience with MAPS fundamentals—Merchandising, Assortment, Pricing, and Shelving—is a strong advantage.

• Support the creation of annual and quarterly sales strategies by analyzing category trends, pricing landscapes, product mix, merchandising opportunities, and retailer shelving standards.
• Translate go-to-market strategies into customer-specific selling stories that highlight Jack Link’s strengths in assortment
  , shelf placement
  , pricing
  , and merchandising execution
  .
• Assist with customer planning processes, including JBP preparation, promotional calendar planning, pricing updates, and sales readiness materials.

• Build customer sell-in decks with a focus on recommendations across Merchandising, Assortment, Pricing, and Shelving (MAPS) to drive incremental growth.
• Develop sales tools such as planogram guidance, assortment recommendations, launch playbooks, distribution trackers, and merchandising execution scorecards.
• Partner with Sales and Category Management to ensure new item launches include optimal shelf placement, display opportunities, and clear pricing guidance.

• Maintain weekly/monthly dashboards tracking distribution, velocity, promotion lift, shelving compliance, pricing competitiveness, and planogram execution.
• Conduct analysis to identify gaps in assortment, shelf placement, and merchandising execution across customers.
• Partner with RGM to analyze price-pack architecture, evaluate promotional ROI, and assess price elasticity within the meat snacks category.

• Collaborate with Category Management to build retailer-specific MAPS recommendations that drive category growth and align with retailer strategies.
• Work with Sales Planning and Supply Chain to ensure execution readiness for promotional windows, resets, seasonal merchandising, and major new item launches.
• Partner with Marketing and…