Manager, Pack Strategy & Innovation

Overview

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential.

The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

SALARY: $125,600 - $149,150, bonus and long-term incentive eligible

COMPANY: Michelob ULTRA. Cutwater Spirits. Budweiser. Kona Brewing Co. Stella Artois. Bud Light. That’s right, over 100 of America’s most loved brands, to be exact. But there’s so much more to us than our top-notch portfolio of beers, seltzers, and more. We are powered by a 19,000-strong team that shares our passion to create a future with more cheers. We look for people with talent, curiosity, and commitment and provide the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential.

The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

This role is part of the Revenue Management & Sales Intelligence organization and is responsible for the overall pack strategy of innovations, which includes pricing strategy, commercial viability, and financial stewardship. It therefore plays a critical role of commercial expertise to the Marketing, Supply, Logistics, and Innovation organizations.

• Guide brand teams on pack-price strategy and sales considerations.
• Support the Stage-Gate process with Volume projections, Pricing Modeling and P&L creation.
• Work cross-functionally with Innovation, Marketing, Supply, Logistics, and CASE.
• Support the Apollo team with Volume projections, Pricing Modeling and P&L creation.
• Identify and pursue pack price opportunities by analyzing multiple inputs including syndicated data, internal sales data, and research output.
• Maintain strong communication and visibility of innovation projects to the RMSI field teams as well as internal stakeholders, such as the Channel team.
• Identify best practices across innovation execution and management and propose new alternatives to improve existing processes.
• Support iWeek / iSemester with pack strategy guidance for upcoming innovations.

5 days in office

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, engineering, or related field.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze and organize large amounts of data to support recommendations.
• Ability to work in an environment of tight deadlines, and to consistently challenge and be challenged on performance results.
• Ability to manage multiple projects while focusing on details.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and influence a diverse set of stakeholders
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Advanced computer software proficiency including Excel, PowerPoint, and PowerBI
• Previous experience in pricing and/or previous commercial experience in a CPG company.
• Previous experience in syndicated data and/or previous experience in Commercial organization in CPG company is a plus
• US Beer industry experience
• Anheuser Busch Revenue Experience

At Anheuser-Busch, our purpose is to create a future with more cheers. For more than 165 years, we have delivered a legacy of brewing great-tasting, high-quality beers that have satisfied beer drinkers for generations. 99 percent of the products we sell in the U.S are made in the U.S. with more than $700 million in high-quality ingredients sourced from American farmers and more than $7 billion in goods and services purchased from U.S. suppliers, and we have invested nearly $2 billion in our 100 facilities across the country over the past five years.

Through these investments, and as a leading American manufacturer and the nation’s top brewer, we drive economic prosperity nationwide through investments in our people, facilities, and communities. We are the only brewer that invests in the U.S. at this scale.

• Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Wellness and Tax-Advantaged Savings and Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance and Disability Income Protection
• Generous Parental Leave and FMLA policies
• 401(k) Retirement Savings options with a company matching contribution
• Chance to work in a fast-paced environment among a company of owners
• Free Beer!