Sr. Manager, Trade Marketing Confections

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

*** This Hybrid role is based out of East Hanover NJ. ***

*** This role does NOT offer relocation. ***

The Senior Manager Trade Marketing Confections owns the commercial strategy customer planning and go-to-market execution for the Confections Division. This role is responsible for translating brand and category strategies into customer-ready plans and driving strong execution in partnership with Sales Marketing Category Finance and Supply Chain.

This role serves as the commercial integrator for the channel owning planning performance management and trade investment to deliver profitable growth and best-in-class execution.

How you will contribute:

Channel Strategy & Customer Planning

Own the channel/division commercial strategy aligned to company and category growth objectives.

Lead customer and channel planning including Joint Business Planning growth plans innovation planning and annual activation strategies.

Translate brand category and portfolio strategies into channel-specific commercial plans.

Identify growth opportunities using customer shopper and market insights.

Partner with Sales and Category to shape assortment pricing promotion and activation strategies for the channel.

Planning Forecasting & Performance Management

Lead the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and in-year forecast processes for the channel.

Own monthly and quarterly performance reviews identifying risks opportunities and corrective actions.

Track and manage volume revenue and trade investment performance vs plan.

Drive strong financial discipline and ROI on trade and commercial spend.

Continuously improve forecast accuracy planning quality and performance visibility.

Go-to-Market Execution

Own the end-to-end go-to-market process for the channel from planning through in-market execution.

Lead execution of promotions innovation launches displays and activation plans.

Partner with Supply Chain and Operations to ensure plans are aligned feasible and executable.

Ensure strong coordination between strategy sales execution and operational delivery.

Cross-Functional Leadership

Act as the channel commercial lead across Sales Marketing Category Finance and Supply Chain.

Lead key cross-functional forums for the channel (planning meetings performance reviews alignment sessions).

Influence stakeholders to drive alignment on priorities trade-offs and execution.

Provide clear communication and direction across complex cross-functional workstreams.

Team & Capability Leadership

Lead and develop the channel trade marketing team.

Build strong planning trade strategy and execution capabilities within the channel team.

Improve tools processes and ways of working to increase speed clarity and impact.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

Strong delivery vs plan for the channel (volume revenue profit)

Clear aligned channel and customer strategies

High-quality planning forecasting and performance management

Strong in-market execution of promotions and launches

Trusted partnership with Sales and cross-functional leaders

More about this role

What you need to know about this position:

What extra ingredients you will bring:

Education / Certifications:

Bachelors Degree

Job specific requirements:

10 (for Director) 8 (for Sr Manager) years in Trade Marketing Sales Strategy Category Commercial Planning or related roles

Experience owning customer or channel plans and trade budgets

Strong commercial and financial acumen

Proven ability to lead cross-functionally and influence senior stakeholders

Experience leading teams or major workstreams preferred

Travel requirements:

Work schedule: (Core Hours)

Salary and Benefits:

Business Unit Summary

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here we produce 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 brandsincluding 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.

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