Senior Manager of Strategy & Category, Hu

Job Description

Are you ready to make it happen at Mondelēz International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

This role sets the direction of and then leverages insights & learning from the broader category team to deliver strategic roadmaps, targets, and tracking.

Are you an entrepreneurial sales superstar? With a love of chocolate bordering on the dangerous? Then Hu would be honored to have you on our team.

• Category Strategy & Development: Identify headroom for growth, setting strategic targets on category share & channel distribution across the Hu & Enjoy Life portfolios.
• Define category & competitive landscape informing brand x category roadmap for both annual planning and multi‑year planning.
• Assess consumption performance vs. in‑year & longer‑term roadmaps.
• Identify future fit categories in partnership with the innovation team.
• Support channel & customer development (CCD) team in delivering category toolkits & influencing MAPs strategy.

• Category Insights & Research: Set category learning objectives & required budgets in concert with the Category Insights Manager, Insights & Analytics partners, and Brand team.
• Deliver regular category reporting to North America & North American Ventures businesses to illustrate brand priorities & latest learnings.
• Utilize & prioritize suite of tools developed by the CIM to identify gaps & opportunities for strengthening category x brand insights.

• Category Team Leader: Ensure the category team delivers on proper tracking to key metrics with robust reporting on category trends, competitive brand performance, consumer trends, and customer performance.
• Support CIM in refreshing & expanding the master selling story in support of category reviews.
• Unlock cross‑team communication to ensure alignment of objectives, research, and budgets across broader sales, brand, & I&A teams.
• Oversee team priorities & goal setting, support day‑to‑day management of the category team, and foster growth & development within the team.

• Dynamic, hands‑on leader with demonstrated success as both a top‑performing CPG salesperson and a leader on winning teams.
• Deep understanding of Nielsen & Spins with the ability to develop a category story and key KPIs to outperform category growth.
• Minimum of five years’ experience managing category insights and long‑term strategy growth.
• Self‑starter with the ability to take insights from data and put them to action in conjunction with the RGM team.
• Extensive experience developing and executing highly impactful selling strategies.
• Adept at fostering strong partnerships with sales, marketing, and RGM to develop a cohesive strategy that meets all company objectives.
• Fluent in Microsoft Office and Excel.

Base salary range: $122,000 to $167,750, dependent on experience, skills, education, and budget. Eligible for a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for over achievement based on performance and company results.

Benefits include health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education‑related programs, paid holidays, and vacation time. Some benefits have eligibility requirements and are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

No relocation support available.

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family, with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here we produce well‑loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack at the right moment, made the right way.

Official EEO statement:
Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veteran/Persons with Disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847‑943‑5460 for assistance.

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