Brand Manager

Job Description

Have you ever enjoyed Arnold, Brownberry or Oroweat bread? A Thomas' English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee, Entenmann's or Marinela cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA!

More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves.

This position is located remotely.

We are seeking an experienced CPG Brand Manager who is passionate about driving brand growth and is in-tune and experienced with current Marketing trends to expand a major strategic Bimbo Bakeries USA brand/Category

• Thomas' Breakfast. Along with these duties, the position will be responsible for providing strategic direction to all creative and PR agencies. It is expected from participants to have vast experience in Consumer and Product Research and able to process insights in a compelling and actionable way. You will join a dynamic and fast-paced environment, developing the overarching communication strategy of the brand to drive growth in Household penetration, volume, share and income for the Business.

Key Job Responsibilities:

Support the Brand Marketing group with the overarching communication strategy of the brand

Lead and manage the Creative, PR and Packaging design agencies

Liaison between the Marketing team and the MCO (Marketing Center of Excellence)-Research team for all major Market and Consumer research initiatives for the brand

Liaison between the MCO-Packaging and Graphics team for all major and minor improvements on the packaging of the brand's portfolio

Lead of multiple strategic cross-functional teams including, Research & Development, Commercialization, Manufacturing, Packaging, finance, Procurement and Multiple 3rd party agencies/vendors for the development of T1-T2 new product initiatives

Responsible for the design, development and implementation of the brand's consumer programs in all BBU geographies (Business Units)

Sales presentations, sell sheets and field communication development.

Willingness to travel, approx. 30% of the time to all Business Units in the country

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Job Requirements

Key Behavioral Competencies:

• Accessible and Responsible

• Ability to develop and complete a series of goals and tactics, with minimum supervision

• Sharp operator, creative and resourceful

• Organized work style

• Master at Multi-Task

• Strong at managing priorities and deadlines

• Open to learning/developing new processes

• Aspiring a long-term career in marketing - overachiever

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or a related field. MS or MBA preferred.

• A combination of education, training and experience that results in demonstrated competency to perform the work may be substituted.

• 5 plus years of experience, CPG preferred.

• Proven experience in dealing with wide range of media production projects (Video, radio, print and copy)

• Market and Consumer insights research experience will be considered as a plus

• Excellent organizational and communication (written and oral) skills.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to generate business insights from diverse data sources and use that data to convey compelling selling stories/solutions for the sales force.

• Computer skills and proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (Margin Minder or Micro-strategies if internal)

• Proficient level in IRI suite (Unify)

• Working knowledge of marketing plan development and execution.

• Examples of prior brand strategy work will be requested, along with references

Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, disability, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.