Senior Customer Planning & Strategy Manager - Isopure

Senior Customer Planning & Strategy Manager - Isopure

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Glanbia Performance Nutrition (GPN) is the global leader in sports nutrition. The Performance Nutrition division has developed an impressive portfolio of brands, including Optimum Nutrition, BSN, Amazing Grass, Think!, and Isopure.

We are seeking a dynamic Senior Manager to join our Customer Planning & Strategy team. This position will be responsible for the execution of our Americas Business Unit Customer Planning & Strategy strategies for Isopure and into the joint business plans of all customers.

• You are the liaison between assigned brand team and customer sales teams, ensuring alignment on sales strategy and execution
• Support customer sales teams in achieving sales and profit goals through data‑driven insights, strategic planning, and executional excellence
• Influence creation of and lead commercialization of brand plans across channels; including assortment, display, pricing, promotion, and shelving
• Guide customer‑specific product initiatives (e.g., exclusive items, displays) through the stage‑gate process
• Develop and maintain sales tools and presentation materials for internal and external use, inclusive of customer presentations, line reviews and innovation sell‑in
• Represent brand strategy to sales teams and to customers during sell‑in meetings
• Support execution of shopper marketing programs that align with brand strategies and drive in‑store impact
• Build and leverage strong relationships with cross‑functional counterparts including customer account teams, trade development, marketing and finance
• Drive understanding of our assortment, display, price/promotion and shelving principles by category, channel and customer across the organization to influence strategic initiatives
• Subject‑matter expert on customer resets and customer calendars of retail events

• Bachelor's degree in Business or similar; MBA preferred
• 8+ years sales, brand, channel/trade marketing, customer planning and customer strategy experience in North America
• Experience working with cross‑functional teams and managing projects in a matrixed environment within CPG; direct customer sales is an asset
• Exposure to multiple retail classes of trade – E‑commerce, Mass, Club, Grocery, Specialty/Department, Dollar, Drug
• Ability to influence without authority and communicate effectively across teams
• Strong analytical skills, strategic thinking, and attention to detail; experience with syndicated data tools (NIQ, SPINS, Tableau) and MS Office

The sports, weight management, & active lifestyle nutrition category is experiencing strong growth and GPN has significantly outperformed the market. GPN has a strong, vertically integrated global manufacturing platform and production capabilities across a range of categories. Our award‑winning performance and lifestyle brands inspire our customers to achieve their performance and healthy lifestyle goals. Whether you want to build muscle, reach peak performance or eat more protein‑rich foods we have a product to match.