Brand Manager

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$/yr - $/yr

Del Monte Foods (DMFC) is a multi-national food company headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA, with a powerful portfolio of brands, including iconic Del Monte, Contadina and College Inn. Our premium-quality meal ingredients, snacks, and beverages can be found in six out of ten U.S. households.

At Del Monte Foods, we believe in supporting one another. In helping our people shape their own careers - in letting them grow outward, upward and across disciplines. We are tending to the greater good, providing accessible, nourishing, great-tasting food for all. We are Del Monte Foods – Growers of Good.

Position will be a hybrid role based out of the Walnut Creek, CA HQ office. The salary range for this role is: $ - $

As part of the dynamic Del Monte Foods Marketing team, the Brand/Business Manager – Broth is responsible for delivering continued growth on two of the company’s equities—College Inn and Kitchen Basics. This role is pivotal in helping us strategically accelerate growth on our base business and define a pathway to potentially expand into new adjacencies.

He/she is a builder, an individual who has the passion and the dedication to grow their business and team through innovative thinking, collaboration, and hard work. He/she takes a holistic approach to the overall business with responsibility for the P&L on the entire Broth business. The role will be responsible for developing not only inspired campaigns but also developing amazing products, competitive pricing strategies, and new channels of distribution.

He/she leads teams that include multiple stakeholders from within the Marketing department and outside of the Marketing department including Field Sales, Finance, Demand & Production Planning, Operations, Innovation, and R&D.

• Lead cross-functional teams in the implementation and evolution of our growth pillars over time.
• Own both short-term and medium-term brand strategies from creation through execution.
• Develop renovation strategies/plans with his/her team as well as innovation strategy in partnership with the Innovation team.
• Lead margin improvement initiatives on College Inn and Kitchen Basics, collaborating with Finance and other cross-functional roles.
• Partner with BU VP in developing the overarching vision and long-term strategies.

• Lead the development and implementation of the annual brand plan. Deliver both short and long-term sales, share, and investment results.
• Develop the AOP inputs for the Broth business outlining growth and business drivers for each fiscal year.
• Drive learning agenda to identify and define initiatives to amplify the growth potential in our brands and multi-year growth pillars. Lead cross-functional teams to bring those to market.
• Lead development and implementation of annual advertising and integrated marketing plans.
• Partner with Sales Planning to translate strategies into specific go-to-market tactics across channels and key Customers.
• Fill and refresh an 18-month renovation pipeline as well as flawlessly commercialize renovation initiatives.
• Lead key stakeholders throughout the organization (R&D, Manufacturing, Sales, Finance, etc.) to both manage the work and ensure effective buy-in.

• Influence all P&L line items for the business, evaluating alternate marketing plans, product/portfolio strategies, pricing/trade promotion plans, and distribution/channel strategies in order to meet financial hurdles and deliver optimum enterprise value.
• Own marketing budget for the business to ensure spending is within budget and properly allocated.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field. MBA strongly preferred.
• Strong professional background with 4+ years brand and marketing experience (within CPG, preferably Tier 1 Organization)
• Understanding of P&L and bias for action to improve.
• Demonstrated ability to bring consumer insights to life across all product and marketing touchpoints.
• Proven ability to build integrated marketing campaigns.
• Experience leading…