Sr Manager, Category Strategy
Apply NowCompany: Mondelez International
Location: East Hanover, NJ 07936
Description:
Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.
We are seeking a high-potential Senior Manager, Strategic Categories Projects who will have the opportunity to support the Senior Director, Category Strategy on driving transformational growth across our brands. This role is designed as a steppingstone for a future Director-level leader, providing deep exposure to innovation strategy, cross-category collaboration a consumer-centric marketing. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker who can define how we launch innovations, embed a mindful snacking approach across all categories and algin our portfolio across categories to the day-to-day of the consumer.
WHAT THIS TEAM AND ROLE DOES
Innovation & Growth Acceleration
Embedding Mindful Snacking Across Categories
Consumer Centric Marketing Evolution
What extra ingredients you will bring:
The base salary range for this position is $137,300 to $188,825; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.
In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: 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 of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
The United States is the largest market in the Mondelz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, weproduce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands-including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products -are close at hand for our consumers across the country.
Mondelz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. 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.
For more information about your Federal rights, please see eeopost.pdf; EEO is the Law Poster Supplement; Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision; Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
Job Type
Regular
Brand & Portfolio Management
Marketing
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.
We are seeking a high-potential Senior Manager, Strategic Categories Projects who will have the opportunity to support the Senior Director, Category Strategy on driving transformational growth across our brands. This role is designed as a steppingstone for a future Director-level leader, providing deep exposure to innovation strategy, cross-category collaboration a consumer-centric marketing. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker who can define how we launch innovations, embed a mindful snacking approach across all categories and algin our portfolio across categories to the day-to-day of the consumer.
WHAT THIS TEAM AND ROLE DOES
Innovation & Growth Acceleration
- Define the strategy for launching innovations across brands in service of our big growth missions
- Identify, drive and champion bold innovation ideas across categories/brands that will drive category expansion, sufficiency and brand differentiation
- Frame the business case(s) demonstrating incremental growth and value creation for the company
- Assess the sufficiency of our innovation pipeline and determine how R&D should evolve to support breakthrough growth
Embedding Mindful Snacking Across Categories
- Lead the transformation of all categories to include better-for-you options, ensuring our portfolio aligns with evolving consumer needs
- Lead projects to help drive household penetration and increase consumer awareness
- Work cross-functionally with product development, marketing and regulatory teams to establish clear standards for Mindful Snacking for each brand
- Develop a roadmap for embedding health, wellness and sustainability into our innovation strategy
Consumer Centric Marketing Evolution
- Redefine how we market our brands to ensure they align with consumer's daily lives, needs and consumption occasions
- Partner with Insights teams to understand changing consumer behaviors and translate them into actionable marketing strategies
- Collaborate with brand teams to develop new messaging frameworks that enhance brand relevance and engagement
What extra ingredients you will bring:
- 7+ years of experience in category strategy, innovation, consumer marketing or R&D strategy role within CPG or relevant industry
- University degree in Business, Marketing or related field (MBA preferred)
- Ability to shape long-term growth strategies and challenging existing paradigms
- Experience working with product innovation teams, category management or R&D functions
- Deep understanding of consumer trends, wellness movements and modern marketing approaches
- Ability to influence and align senior stakeholders across marketing, R&D and category teams
- Strong leadership presence with the ambition and capability to take on a Director-level role next
- Proficient in category data analysis, consumer insights tools and marketing strategy framework
The base salary range for this position is $137,300 to $188,825; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.
In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: 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 of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
The United States is the largest market in the Mondelz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, weproduce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands-including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products -are close at hand for our consumers across the country.
Mondelz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. 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.
For more information about your Federal rights, please see eeopost.pdf; EEO is the Law Poster Supplement; Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision; Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
Job Type
Regular
Brand & Portfolio Management
Marketing