Vice President of Market Strategy & Deployment, North America
Vice President of Market Strategy & Deployment, North America
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$ 300000 - 330000
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Job Level:
People Leadership-P3Job Description:
Changing the World One Kibble at a Time
Champion Petfoods is expanding! We are excited to announce we are looking for a Vice President of Market Strategy & Deployment to join our rapidly growing company.
Champion Petfoods is an award-winning pet food crafter with a reputation of trust spanning 35 years. From our humble beginnings founded in a small town in Alberta Canada Champion with its ORIJEN and ACANA brands is a key player in the global premium pet food industry.
Our purposeTo Earn Pet Lover Trust Every Day so Pets Thrive for a Lifetimeprovides the foundation for our highest aspirations as a company. Being a partner to the communities that surround us and the environment that sustains us are top priorities.
We would love to hear from you if you are passionate about personal and professional growth and see yourself as a key player contributing to our continued success as an award-winning company.
Heres the scoop - Summary
The Vice President of Market Strategy & Deployment is responsible for overseeing the development implementation and optimization of comprehensive market strategies for the United States and Canada to drive brand growth customer engagement and market share. This role requires a mix of leadership commercial creativity and analytical expertise to lead cross-functional teams and optimize Champion Petfoods growth strategies across various channels and touchpoints.
You will analyze market trends customer insights and competitive data to develop impactful growth plans that deliver measurable results.
Ultimately this role delivers to our compelling purpose better world for pets.
What a typical day looks like
- Lead a comprehensive commercial strategy team of six (6) associates with oversight of a broader group of eight (8) Associates.
- Develop comprehensive market growth strategies that align with the companys overall vision and goals.
- Translate and deploy into customer commercial plans.
- Strategic co-pilot to the GM of North America; orchestrates both short and long-term planning including performance management via S&OP annual Flywheel AEP etc.
- Deploys global marketing plans by region and customer.
- Provide direction and collaborate with brand experience shopper digital and category teams to optimize plan performance.
- Category leadership including trade optimization.
- Brand Experience & Advocacy; translate and deploy into locally relevant trade customer activity and local market key opinion leaders.
- Shopper Marketing; lead customized plans and tactics with key strategic accounts.
- Forecasting Management; at macro and customer levels short and long term.
- Digital deployment - deploy digital toolkits to activate local social and influencer tactics.
- Brand Protection lead brand protection to track and enforce map policies.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree in marketing business or a related field is required. MBA preferred.
- 10 years of experience demand leadership with at least 5-7 years in a senior leadership within the CPG industry.
- Demonstrated experience developing and executing integrated growth strategies with measurable success.
- Strong analytical mindset to assess performance and make data-driven optimizations.
- A people person skilled in networking within the company building relationships and driving change through influence rather than authority.
- Excellent communication skills adept at structuring documents and quantitative analyses as well as creating PowerPoint presentations for executive-level communication.
- Experienced in leading and coaching teams.
- Ability to travel extensively
Mars Leadership Competencies
- Engages associates (Essential)
- Practices breakthrough thinking (Essential)
- Delivers consistent results (Essential)
- Navigates complex challenges (Advanced)
- Creates collaborative relationships (Advanced)
Functional Capabilities
- Create compelling strategies and plans (Essential)
- Develop and deliver winning propositions (Essential)
- Experiment to learn (Essential)
- Manage the creative process (Essential)
- Portfolio Breadth and Scale (Advanced)
What can you expect from Champion
- Safety:a strong commitment to ensure all people are provided with a safe healthy and respectful environment.
- Earnings: $300000-$330000 annual salary annual bonus eligibility and 401k with company matching.
- Industry Competitive Benefits:Medical Dental Vision and Employee Assistance Programs to meet your individual or family needs.
- Continuing Education:In House & Online Learning & Development as well as an Education Assistance Program.
- Quality:a dedication to uphold the highest standards of authenticity nutritional integrity and food safety to earn the trust of Pet Lovers everywhere.
- Other Perks:Free Bag of Premium Pet Food each month Free Parking and more!
What are you waiting for Join the pack!
Come as you are.
We value diversity in all forms and know the power it can bring. Workplace equality allows for creative ideas to bloom diverse points of views to be heard and increases overall happiness. That sounds pretty good to us.
Champion is an equal opportunity employer. Regardless of your race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability age veteran status or any other creed you are wanted here.
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Skills:
Action Planning Builds Rapport Commercial Acumen Costing and Budgeting Customer and Market Analysis Customer-Focused Expands the Service Negotiation Planning and Organizing Policy and ProceduresCompetencies:
Being Resilient Customer Focus Drives Results Ensures Accountability Manages Complexity Optimizes Work Processes Persuades Plans and AlignsThe base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between the range listed above however base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including but not limited to market location job-related knowledge skills and total compensation package for this position mayalso include other elements if eligible including variable pay medical and dental benefits participation in 401k plan and paid time off benefits. Eligibility for these additional elements depend on the position offeredand the employees work schedule (i.e. part-time schedule store associate). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.
Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
