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Commercial Strategy Sr Mgr, PCD

At Bayer we're visionaries, driven to solve the world's toughest challenges and striving for a world where 'Health for all Hunger for none' is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We're doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining 'impossible'.

The Senior Manager, Commercial Strategy develops the Strategic Account Plans for their respective brand that incorporates Brand Objectives and Strategies, and Shopper Insights to help achieve the Brand's budgeted sales and profit goals. The Senior Manager, Commercial Strategy drives the trade strategies and brand sales fundamental plan through the business planning process through partnership with Sales and Marketing to optimize plans that deliver growth for their brand.

This role also serves as a liaison between all internal cross-functional partners to represent their designated brand.

Your tasks and responsibilities include:

• Oversee the development of the annual Strategic Account Plans for their designated brand pod, driving Bayer brand business goals in line with Customer Requirements while leveraging all data sources including consumer/shopper insights and syndicated data.
• Serve as the voice of Sales and Customer with Marketing providing Sales perspective and proactively champions/influences sales aspects of key initiatives.
• Oversee the development of new item launch strategy and sales communications.
• Act as an organizational advocate to enhance understanding and potential application of shopper engagement.
• Oversee and supports the business planning process for assigned business units.
• Serve as the internal voice of the customer sales teams and lead/address any national or retailer specific strategic opportunities or issues.

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

• Knowledge equivalent to BS/BA degree (MBA desirable) plus 8 years of progressive sales experience in the consumer package goods industry or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Sales experience handling a top account.
• Fit to win competencies: builds effective teams, cultivates innovation, learning and change agility, customer focus, action oriented/drives results, collaborates globally and locally, plans & aligns, drives stakeholder engagement, effectively manages suppliers.
• Financial Acumen: excellent financial management skills to critically assess strategic goals and cost investments versus results; ability to streamline operational processes.
• Understand the customer and the marketplace: exceptional knowledge of retailer landscape and how to impact the total market. Understand the impact of individual decisions to Bayer's total business and relevant long term implications.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Negotiation
  
  Skills:
  
  proven experience in influence management. Proven ability to develop win-win solutions to complex situations and superior problem solving skills.
• Robust analytical capabilities across a variety of data sources and platforms with ability to translate into action-minded recommendations.
• Advanced computer literacy skill required, specifically MS Excel and PowerPoint.

Employees can expect to be paid a salary of approximately $148k-222k. Additional compensation may include a bonus or incentive program (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.. This salary (or salary range) is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant's location, market data/ranges, an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.

This posting will be available for application until at least 7/27/26.