Strategic Assistant, Commercial Strategy

Who We Are

At Jonny Pops, our team is empowered to make an impact at work every day from producing high-quality, innovative frozen novelties to spreading kindness one pop at a time. We look for bright and ambitious individuals who seek out challenges, thrive in fast-paced and high-growth environments, align with our core values, and get fulfilment from seeing their work transform the world around them.

Based in Elk River, MN, Jonny Pops develops, manufactures, distributes, and markets frozen novelties. Retailers from coast to coast including Target, Costco, Publix, Kroger, Cub, along with thousands of regional and local grocers make Jonny Pops part of their assortment.

Growing from a dorm room start-up in 2012, Jonny Pops mission is to make "A Better Pop for a Better World!" Jonny Pops leads the frozen novelties space in innovation and uses simple ingredients with no artificial dyes. Every pop stick includes a kinddeed, spreading kindness every day.

Joining Jonny Pops is an exciting opportunity to be part of a high-growth brand and have a direct impact on the company’s success. Join our team and help us make "A Better Pop, for a Better World!"

The Strategic Assistant, Commercial Strategy is an exciting opportunity to work hands‑on strategic initiatives for a high‑growth, MN‑based business. This position will provide administrative and project management support to the Chief Commercial Officer who oversees Sales, Marketing, and Commercial Strategy and extends support to the CEO.

The Strategic Assistant, Commercial Strategy will serve as a key point of contact with internal and external stakeholders and must be able to anticipate the needs of an executive and proactively address them. The role is accountable for administrative and project management support around strategic initiatives, calendar management, and digital communications (internal and external email, presentation prep, memo drafting). This role will build key relationships within the Commercial division and across the organization, providing professional and timely communication and deliverables.

The ideal candidate for this role is a born teammate, hungry to continuously learn about high‑growth brands, product/consumer/market variables, and interpersonal relationships through working with a best‑in‑class team. The ideal candidate is energized by the opportunity to work with the executive team and grow. This role requires exceptional organizational and communication skills, ability to work at a fast‑pace, and ability to handle confidential information and situations with discretion.

• Coordinate strategy initiatives-
  • Assist with special projects and initiatives across Sales, Marketing, and Commercial functions, often acting as extension of executive to further work.
  • Coordinate and prepare materials for meetings, including agendas and presentations. Take minutes and follow up on action items from meetings.
  • Conduct research and gather information to support executives in making informed decisions.
  • Coordinate and organize events, conferences, and retreats.
• Own complex calendar coordination
  • Proactively identify opportunities to streamline the calendar, prioritize executive time, and maximize Exec time with the team to drive impact and results.
  • Schedule meetings and arrange travel, owning complex calendar coordination for the CCO and CEO.
  • Assess and prioritize incoming requests and inquiries, exercising judgement and discretion in handling requests and ensuring calendar is aligned with organization priorities.
  • Anticipate the needs of the executive and proactively address them, ensuring their efficiency and productivity.
• Deliver excellence in digital communications-
  • Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, building goodwill and relationships, on behalf of the executive, ensuring a professional and positive experience.
  • Prepare and edit email correspondence, presentations, memos, and reports on behalf of Exec. Prepare, review, and send communication internally and externally on behalf of the executive.
• Execute with values‑aligned excellence-
  • Live our values every day:
    Integrity, Alignment, Unrelenting…