Associate Brand Manager, ACES Grocery

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn or Facebook for the latest news.

Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minnesota, is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America. 

Post Consumer Brands is looking Associate Brand Manager to foster growth on some of the most loved cereal brands in the world. The ABM works in close partnership with the Associate Director to define and execute the Accelerating Cost Excellence Sustainably (ACES) program.

This role responsible for supporting the development and execution of margin expansion programs to achieve the short and long-term business objectives - through the activation of business analysis, cross-functional team leadership, commercialization and execution of the ACES plan. 

To be successful in this role, the ABM will have a strong understanding of business drivers, passion for understanding consumers and customer value and have the agility to deliver creative solutions that allow us to grow our business.

This role would be located in Lakeville, Minnesota following a hybrid work schedule, 3 days per week in office.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Project Leadership: Work closely with the ACES SWAT team, Commercialization, and cross functional partners through project management and commercialization. Proactively manage multiple ACES projects, working with cross functional team members to identify solutions and deliver projects on time and at or above expected savings. Communicate project status, issues, and opportunities to the broader organization. 

Effective Communication – Manage and prioritize projects to ensure that all cross-functional teams are aligned, prioritized according to business need, and resourced appropriately to ensure we meet expectations of key customers and stakeholders.

Program Leadership and Strategy – Work with Associate Director to build and establish the new Grocery ACES program, including structure, governance, communication, and internal training. Become an advocate for ACES principles and develop expertise in core margin expansion best practices.  Support Annual Operating Plan and Long Range Plan development.  Know the consumer and the competition inside and out – make decisions based on the unique needs of this consumer and/or category in order to protect core brand value and differentiation. 

Business Analysis & Reporting – Provide ACES tracking, including in depth analysis of project progress and projected savings. Work with cross functional partners to track, manage, and capture progress and holistic savings across raw materials, operations, manufacturing and network efficiencies.

Education

BA required, (Marketing or Finance preferred); MBA a Plus!

Experience

• Minimum 2+ years in marketing/brand management or a related field
• Strong understanding of commercialization process preferred

Other Characteristics

• Critical thinker with strong, proven analytical skills
• Experience with market analysis and data extraction
• Demonstrated cross functional team leadership including ability to influence without direct authority and drive accountability across cross-functional team
• Effective communication at all levels of the organization
• Comfort with ambiguity and self-starter who is comfortable chartering new processes
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously
• Prior brand management, operations, manufacturing, or commercialization experience a plus
• Must have strong drive and motivation to exceed expectations