Brand Manager, Specialty Portfolio

Since 1869, we've connected people through food they love. We’re proud to be stewards of amazing brands that people trust. Our portfolio includes the iconic Campbell’s brand, as well as Cape Cod, Chunky, Goldfish, Kettle Brand, Lance, Late July, Pacific Foods, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Pace, Rao’s Homemade, Snack Factory, Snyder’s of Hanover. Swanson, and V8.

Here, you will make a difference every day. You will be supported to build a rewarding career with opportunities to grow, innovate and inspire. Make history with us.

Why Campbell’s…

• Benefits begin on day one and include medical, dental, short and long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance (for individual, families, and domestic partners).
• Employees are eligible for our matching 401(k) plan and can enroll on the first day of employment with immediate vesting.
• Campbell’s offers unlimited sick time along with paid time off and holiday pay.
• If in WHQ – free access to the fitness center. Access to on-site day care (operated by Bright Horizons) and company store.
• Giving back to the communities where our employees work and live is very important to Campbell’s. Our “Campbell’s Cares” program matches employee donations and/or volunteer activity up to $1,500 annually.
• Campbell’s has a variety of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support employees.
  
  

How You Will Make History Here…

Make history at The Campbell’s Company by finding and unlocking pockets of growth within our Meals & Sauces Specialty Portfolio. This portfolio allows for experience working across an array of center store categories simultaneously which requires the ability to trend-spot within multiple consumer need states, prioritize activities and execute within greater complexity.

The Specialty Portfolio is made up of iconic brands like Campbell’s SpaghettiOs, Chunky Chili, Swanson Chicken, Campbell’s Gravy and Campbell’s Beans. This portfolio has the responsibility to deliver profitable and sustainable growth to fuel our division’s strategic plan.

As the Brand Manager on the Specialty Portfolio, you will:

• Develop and deliver the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) P&L commitments
• Develop business and marketing plans using creative and critical thinking, in a complex and ambiguous environment
• Coach and develop Sr. Associate Brand Manager and Marketing Coordinator
  
  

What You Will Do…

• Set the AOP financial and volume commitments in partnership with the larger category team
• Set marketing budgets and deliver P&L target Net Sales, Gross Margin and Marketing Contribution consistent with the group's overall financial commitments to the Company's growth agenda
• In partnership with Demand Planning and Sales, generate monthly consumption and demand forecasts
• Partner with Integrated Marketing Team to understand the performance and ROI of all marketing levers and optimizing investments throughout the course of the year
• Identify untapped areas of demand within core categories to generate new product innovation ideas and manage end-to-end commercialization and in-market execution
• Organizational development, including management and day-to-day coaching of Sr. Associate Brand Manager and Marketing Coordinator
• Provide thought leadership to inspire greatness, divergent thinking, and ongoing inspiration for business building product and marketing ideas
  
  

Who Will You Work With…

• Reports to Sr. Brand Manager, Mexican & Specialty
• Manages 1 direct report, coaches Marketing Coordinator
• Brand Marketers and Category Leadership across the Meals & Sauces portfolio
• Consumer Experience/Activation COE
• Cross-functional partners (Sales, Supply Chain, Finance, etc.)
  
  

What You Will Bring To The Table… (Must Have)

• Bachelor’s Degree Required
• 5 years of relevant experience in consumer brand management
• Strategic thinking ability and creative talent to bring breakthrough ideas to market
• Strong analytic capability and project management skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills: highly collaborative with ability to build solid working partnerships across functional groups
  
  

It would be great if you have… (Nice to Have)

• MBA strongly preferred
• CPG experience strongly preferred
• Food/Beverage industry experience a nice plus
• Proven experience leading a team
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

The target base salary range for this full-time, salaried position is between

$126,800-$182,300

Individual base pay depends on work location and additional factors such as experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training. Total pay may include other forms of compensation. In addition, we offer competitive health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment. Please ask your Talent Acquisition Partner for more information about our total rewards package.

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity for employees and qualified applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, including consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law.